Solutions Architect


Company:	East Midlands Combined County Authority
Salary:	£54,143 to £59,748 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Chesterfield, S40 1SA
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Oct 2026

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Summary

Solutions Architect

Salary: £54,143 – £59,748 per annum, with an additional £10,000 Market Forces Supplement (MFS).

Directorate: Resources

Reports to: Head of Digital & Data

Location: Chesterfield

Politically Restricted: No

Shape the technology architecture of a new organisation

The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is building an organisation with an ambitious vision for the region, making the East Midlands more prosperous, sustainable and fairer, while creating opportunities for people and businesses.

Technology will be fundamental to achieving that ambition.

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Solutions Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership across EMCCA's digital and technology landscape.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the architecture of a new organisation from the ground up, designing secure, scalable, integrated and future-ready technology solutions that support public service transformation and EMCCA's wider regional ambitions.

The role

As Solutions Architect, you will operate at both a strategic and delivery level, translating organisational priorities into robust technical solutions.

You will define and maintain architecture standards, frameworks and governance, while providing expert assurance across programmes, projects, procurements and technology investments.

Working closely with senior leaders, internal teams, local authority partners, government bodies and technology suppliers, you will ensure that technology decisions are aligned to business needs, statutory requirements, security standards and long-term value.

You'll have the opportunity to influence everything from enterprise architecture and cloud strategy through to data, integration, cybersecurity, infrastructure and business applications.

This is a role for someone who can see the bigger picture while also getting into the detail when required.

What you'll be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Defining and maintaining EMCCA's enterprise architecture framework, standards and governance processes.

• Developing technology roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities, transformation plans and available budgets.

• Providing architectural leadership across major digital transformation programmes.

• Designing high-level and detailed solution architectures, including logical, physical, data and integration models.

• Designing secure, scalable and resilient solutions across cloud, applications, data and infrastructure.

• Championing cloud-first approaches across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments.

• Developing integration strategies using APIs, middleware, microservices, event-driven architecture and data exchange standards.

• Embedding secure-by-design principles, including identity and access management, encryption and appropriate security controls.

• Ensuring architecture aligns with relevant cybersecurity frameworks and guidance, including NCSC principles and the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF).

• Supporting EMCCA's data strategy, including data governance, master data management, interoperability and data architecture.

• Providing architectural assurance across programmes and projects, reviewing technical designs, procurement specifications and supplier proposals.

• Identifying and managing technical risks, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity, data protection and regulatory requirements.

• Producing high-quality architecture artefacts, including solution blueprints, standards, reference models, roadmaps and solution designs.

• Supporting procurement activity through technical requirements definition, supplier evaluation and assessment of proposed solutions.

• Building effective relationships with internal stakeholders, local authorities, government organisations and technology partners.

• Providing expert advice across areas including enterprise architecture, cloud, data, integration, CRM, case management, infrastructure and networking.

• Promoting reuse, interoperability, accessibility and inclusive design across EMCCA's technology landscape.

• Contributing to corporate strategy, digital transformation and organisational design discussions.

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