Solution Architect - Data

Solutions Architect – Data

Help us unlock the value of data to shape better outcomes for our members.

We’re looking for a Solutions Architect with a passion for data to help shape how data is used across Skipton. This isn’t a narrow data platform role. You’ll operate as a core Solutions Architect, designing end-to-end solutions across a complex landscape—while bringing deeper expertise in data to ensure everything we build is driven by insight, enabled by strong data foundations, and aligned to long-term strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Play a key role in turning strategic ambitions into practical, deliverable solutions, influencing transformational change, collaborating closely with engineering and product teams, and embedding architecture into delivery to create meaningful, lasting impact.
• Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, strategy, and target-state capabilities.
• Partner with product owners, delivery leads, and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into clear, actionable designs.
• Guide and influence technical decisions, balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
• Provide architectural governance and assurance across the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify risks, trade-offs, and opportunities to improve simplicity, reuse, and coherence.
• Champion modern architecture approaches, including API‑led integration, cloud‑native design, and reusable platforms.

We work in a hybrid way, balancing flexibility with collaboration. For this role, you'll typically spend three days a week in our Skipton office, with the remaining two days working from home.

What You’ll Need

• Strong solution architecture experience with the ability to design scalable, end‑to‑end solutions across applications, platforms and data ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of how data supports business capabilities, customer outcomes and strategic decision‑making.
• Experience developing enterprise‑scale solutions, balancing immediate delivery needs with long‑term data quality, governance and integrity.
• Solid knowledge of data architecture principles, including data modelling, integration patterns, pipelines and information flows.
• Familiarity with modern cloud‑based data platforms, analytics technologies and data‑driven solution architectures.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across business, engineering, architecture and analytics teams within agile delivery environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and explain complex technical concepts at all levels.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a max of 30 days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague Mortgages and access to Skipton products and services at discounted rates
• Flexible working to help balance your commitments
• Private medical insurance, health and wellbeing app, volunteering opportunities, cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounted gym memberships
• Lifestyle perks such as a Home and Tech voucher, which can be used at John Lewis, Currys, and IKEA

Closing Date

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

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