Solutions Architect

The Opportunity

Are you passionate about defining modern technology solutions which help an organisation realise its strategic business objectives? At William Grant and Sons, we’re looking for a Solution Architect (12 month Fixed Term) who will play a pivotal role in ensuring the continued evolution of our business and brands. This is your chance to join a team where innovation meets heritage, and where your expertise will help define the technology landscape underpinning our iconic portfolio.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Lead the design, implementation, and governance of technology solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of internal and external SME’s to deliver solution architecture artefacts which underpin business change.
• Support the improvement of technology led change across the business to help promote a strong innovation culture.
• Remain informed of industry changes and technology evolution looking for opportunity to bring those changes to life at WG&S.
• Provide expert architectural and technical guidance to technology change initiatives ensuring compliance with Enterprise Architecture guidance and direction.
• Define technology architecture and solutions in line with our technology vision and roadmap.
• Lead architectural engagement with third-party vendors, ensuring proposed solutions align with architecture direction and industry best practice.
• Play an integral role in project delivery by providing expert architectural and technical guidance, while ensuring design thinking is embedded from the outset and throughout.

About You

You are a proactive professional with a strong analytical mind and a passion for information security.

To excel in this role, you should have:

• Strong, proven technical skills in defining and implementing technology solutions that align with organisational objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to create clear, high-quality solution architecture documentation for complex technologies.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with the capability to translate technical concepts, designs and thinking into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Skilled at fostering collaboration within teams, inspiring colleagues, and contributing to shared objectives, plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proactive in supporting team development, driving continuous improvement, and aligning solution architecture with organisational goals.
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills capable of delivering insight and technical guidance to both peers and business colleagues.
• Experience operating within an Architecture lead environment governed by a Technical Design Authority.
• Display a natural curiosity and passion for technology and technology led innovation.

What can we offer you?

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.