Solution Architect
| Company: | Experis |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH11 4DG |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 13 Oct 2026 |
Summary
A leading UK organisation is looking for an experienced
Solution Architect to join a major ERP transformation programme on an initial 6 month contract.
You'll play a pivotal role in the implementation of a new ERP platform, ensuring the solution integrates effectively with the wider technology landscape and supports long-term business objectives. Working closely with senior stakeholders, vendors, and delivery partners, you'll provide architectural leadership across the full programme lifecycle.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence the design and delivery of a large-scale business transformation programme while operating as the technical authority for solution architecture and integration design.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the end to end solution architecture for a major ERP implementation.
- Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and technology strategy.
- Design and oversee integrations between the ERP platform and wider business systems.
- Review and challenge designs produced by implementation partners and third-party vendors.
- Identify architectural risks, dependencies, and technical constraints, driving appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Lead technical workshops, design reviews, and architecture governance activities.
- Provide architectural guidance across design, build, testing, deployment, and transition phases.
- Support data migration, cutover planning, operational readiness, and service transition activities.
- Produce and maintain architecture documentation, decision logs, and solution roadmaps.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience working as a
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, system integrations, APIs, middleware, and data flows.
- Experience governing and assuring solutions delivered by ERP vendors, systems integrators, or third-party partners.
- Strong architecture governance and Design Authority experience.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, supportable technical solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
Solution Architect on ERP implementation or transformation programmes.
Desirable Experience
- Experience delivering ERP programmes involving platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, COINS, IFS, or similar.
- Experience designing enterprise data platforms, Lakehouse architectures, Data Warehouses, or reporting solutions.
- Exposure to ERP data migration, testing, deployment, and integration workstreams.
- Experience leveraging automation, AI, or intelligent workflow technologies to improve business processes.
Nice to Have
- Experience within infrastructure sectors.
- Knowledge of Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Operations, Land, or Construction business processes.
- Previous experience of COINS ERP implementations.
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