Solution Architect

Solution Architect Overview

Arup is seeking a solution architect to join and help expand its client-facing solution and enterprise architecture capability. The role sits within a multidisciplinary consulting environment and focuses on designing sustainable digital solutions, supporting their implementation, and helping shape technology direction for clients. The work is varied and may also extend to digital solutions that support Arup’s own building engineering and design services.

What the role involves

• Leading high-level design discussions and architecture activities directly with clients.
• Working alongside software development teams to provide architectural assurance during delivery and implementation.
• Creating technology strategy and analysis that informs solution direction and client decision-making.
• Helping design and deliver digital solutions that use cloud services, data integration, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and GIS applications.
• Occasionally contributing to solutions that complement Arup’s wider engineering and design work.
• Operating as part of a collaborative consulting team that brings together different disciplines to deliver outcomes for clients and communities.

Experience and background sought

• Applicants should have worked in at least one built environment market, such as energy, water, rail, highways, aviation, buildings, or sustainability.
• Experience in the energy sector is especially desirable.
• Candidates should have delivered technology projects or products in an IT function, IT services organisation, or IT consulting setting.
• A strong grasp of one or more architecture disciplines is expected, including solution architecture, data architecture, cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP, integration architecture, or enterprise architecture.
• The role requires experience with business analysis, digital requirements management, and project management techniques.
• Applicants should be comfortable writing non-functional requirements and managing associated risks and dependencies.
• Experience across the software development lifecycle is important, along with familiarity with both agile and waterfall delivery methods.
• Experience with the Government Digital Services Framework is also required.

What Arup offers

Arup says it provides a reward package that reflects the contribution of its members and supports shared success. In addition to competitive, fair, and equitable pay, the organisation offers benefits that support health, wellbeing, learning, and flexibility.

• Profit share.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Accident insurance.
• Income protection cover.
• Flexible benefits to support individual and family wellbeing needs.
• Access to learning opportunities and development support.
• The chance to do meaningful work with social value and real impact.
• An employee-owned structure that gives members a say in the direction of the organisation and the work it chooses to pursue.

Culture and inclusion

Arup describes itself as an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. It welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and identities, including differences in age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype, mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and family status.

The organisation also highlights internal employee networks that support inclusion across race and cross-cultural working, gender equity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and disability inclusion. It states that it aims to create equitable spaces and systems and to foster an environment where people can express themselves and make a positive difference.

Application process and contact

Interested candidates are invited to apply through Arup’s careers process. If you have questions about the role, you can contact Marek Mazurowski by email. Arup asks applicants not to send CVs directly to that email address in order to remain GDPR compliant.

The company notes that it is committed to making its recruitment process and workplace accessible. Candidates who need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the role, are encouraged to get in touch with Marek Mazurowski for support.

Arup also advises applicants to apply early because the closing date is 11 July 2026 and the role may close sooner if a large number of applications are received.

The company includes a reminder that it will never request payment or bank details during recruitment and states that it does not consider speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies outside its preferred supplier list.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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