Senior Solution Architect

ph3Company Description /h3pSopra Steria offers tailored, end-to-end corporate technology and software solutions to help clients make bold choices and deliver results. Successfully so With more than 51.000 colleagues in 30 countries, we rank as Europe’s leading digital solutions provider. Some of the most successful companies in Europe rely on our technology due to our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and value in business development. /ppThe world is how we shape it. Let’s shape it together. /ph3Job Description /h3pWe are looking for a bSenior Solution Architect /b to act as the technical bridge between client and market requirements and our Development Integration delivery teams. /ppPositioned at the heart of execution, you ensure that proposed solutions are architected, built, and integrated effectively, safeguarding quality, consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability. /ppYou provide technical credibility throughout the sales cycle and translate customer needs and commercial commitments into realistic, sustainable solutions that our delivery teams can successfully implement. /ppbKey Responsibilities /b /pullibBid Proposal Support: /b Lead technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, and tenders, including solution design, technical documentation, architecture diagrams, effort estimation, and risk identification. Ensure a clear and well-documented handover of won opportunities to the Development Integration teams, preserving the technical intent and commitments made to the client. /lilibSolution Definition: /b Take ownership of the solution architecture from bid handover through delivery, ensuring that the solution delivered remains aligned with agreed client requirements. /lilibFeasibility Estimation: /b Assess the technical feasibility of proposed solutions in collaboration with delivery teams, ensuring that scope, cost, timelines, and technical assumptions are realistic. /lilibSolution Architecture: /b Design end-to-end solution architectures across applications, integrations, data, and infrastructure that are technically sound, cost-effective, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards. /lilibIntegration Architecture: /b Design robust integration solutions using APIs, middleware, event-driven patterns, and data flows to connect client systems, internal platforms, and third-party services. /lilibDelivery Governance: /b Define and promote architecture standards, design patterns, and technical guardrails across development and integration projects. /lilibTechnical Leadership: /b Guide development squads and integration teams on architecture decisions and facilitate design and architecture reviews throughout the project lifecycle. /lilibRisk Quality: /b Identify technical risks early, recommend mitigation strategies, and safeguard non-functional requirements including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. /lilibVendor Tooling: /b Contribute to the evaluation and selection of integration platforms, middleware, and development tooling in line with enterprise architecture standards. /lilibCross-Project Consistency: /b Promote architectural consistency, reusable patterns, and knowledge sharing across multiple development and integration projects. /lilibClient Technical Relationship: /b Act as a trusted technical point of contact for clients during delivery, supporting discussions around architecture, scope, technical decisions, and change requests. /li /ulh3Qualifications /h3ulliExtensive experience in bsolution architecture, software architecture, or technical leadership /b within software development and systems integration environments. /liliStrong knowledge of bapplication architecture, API and integration design, and modern software engineering practices /b, including microservices, event-driven architecture, and CI/CD. /liliExperience translating bbusiness and commercial requirements into concrete, feasible technical solutions and delivery plans /b. /liliExperience providing architecture guidance or governance across multiple projects and development teams. /liliSolid understanding of non-functional requirements, including bperformance, scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability /b. /liliExperience with integration platforms and patterns such as bESB, iPaaS, API gateways, and message brokers /b. /liliFamiliarity with enterprise architecture frameworks and modelling approaches such as bTOGAF, ArchiMate, UML, or the C4 model /b. /liliAbility to collaborate effectively with both bbusiness and commercial stakeholders and technical teams /b. /liliRelevant certifications, such as bTOGAF or cloud and integration certifications such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or MuleSoft /b, are an advantage rather than a requirement. /li /ulpbWhat Will Help You Succeed /b /pulliYou build strong connections between bclients, commercial stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams /b. /liliYou can translate commercial requirements and commitments into bpragmatic