Lead Solution Architect
Inspire People · Leeds · posted 24 days ago
Going rate £54,900UK median £60,288
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2133IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
Going rate for this occupation: £54,900 · UK median pay £60,288
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Where this salary sits
- UK pay for this occupation
- This role£80,000 to £90,360stated
- Going rate£54,900
- UK median£60,288
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| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £35,504 |
| 25th | £45,860 |
| 50th | £60,288 |
| 75th | £81,932 |
| 90th | £100,418 |
| Going rate | £54,900 |
| UK median | £60,288 |
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Lead the architecture behind Bank of England's flagship programme modernising how regulatory data is collected and managed.
The Bank of England, in partnership with Inspire People, is seeking a Lead Solution Architect with strong Azure expertise, knowledge of data-collection platforms and the ability to produce clear, high-quality architectural artefacts. Hybrid working from London or Leeds, salary up to £90,360 plus an 8% cash benefits allowance, 10-25% discretionary annual bonus and a non-contributory pension. 21-month FTC with a view to becoming permanent.
About the Lead Solution Architect role
You will help shape the design and delivery of a new regulatory data collection platform, handling large volumes of data submitted by banks, insurers and other financial firms.
Working across the full architecture lifecycle, you will define how data is collected, validated, processed and integrated with the Bank's wider data environment. You will also support technology and supplier selection, shape the target architecture and ensure solutions meet the Bank's security, data and architecture standards.
As a Lead Solution Architect you will:
Develop technology strategies, roadmaps and architectural artefacts (HLDs, blueprints, target states) that guide enterprise and regulatory platforms.
Lead architectural governance, presenting at design forums and ensuring alignment with Bank-wide standards.
Shape secure data architectures across Azure services, including ingestion, validation, modelling and metadata design.
Partner with stakeholders across Technology, Data, Policy and Delivery to influence decisions and provide thought leadership.
Support procurement processes, vendor assessments and technical requirements across key programmes.
Essential skills for the Lead Solution Architect include:
Strong Azure capability (ADLS, Databricks, App Services, identity and integration patterns).
Knowledge of data collection and submission platforms.
Experience designing scalable, secure architectural artefacts and roadmaps, including HLDs, blueprints and target states.
Strong understanding of data ingestion, validation, processing and integration.
Cloud architecture experience, with Azure preferred.
Strong API and integration design experience.
Understanding of data governance, lineage, traceability and data quality.
Experience producing architecture designs and working through governance and assurance.
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