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NTT DATA
Job Title: Solution Architect, Public Sector Consulting
Location: Hybrid Variable - London or Birmingham, United Kingdom
Department: Technical Consulting
Reports To: Head of Technical Consulting
What you'll be doing:
We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our expanding team delivering high-impact digital and data transformation for UK central government clients. We are seeking a hands-on experienced technical consultant with a passion for solving complex challenges in government. You will have a proven track record of shaping large-scale solutions across cloud platforms, legacy estates, and service integration layers—ideally within a consultancy, systems integrator, or public sector delivery environment.
You will be confident working across both business and technology domains, comfortable influencing technical and business stakeholders, and experienced in aligning solution architecture with user needs, operational constraints, and public sector standards. You will bring both broad technical understanding and a pragmatic mindset, helping clients achieve meaningful change at pace.
What you’ll be doing:
• Supporting clients and colleagues to develop strategies, solutions, high-level designs, and driving effective delivery of complex solutions in the public sector
• Engaging with stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into composable, scalable solution architectures that are secure, compliant, and future-ready.
• Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to shape delivery models that meet client and user needs.
• Contributing to governance and assurance, assuring architectural coherence across delivery workstreams, and adherence to government standards (e.g. GDS, NCSC, Cabinet Office, MOD).
• Collaborating with colleagues and wider team to shape IP, frameworks, and go-to-market offerings.
• Support the development of architecture capability within the business.
What experience you'll bring:
• Experience designing and implementing digital and data solutions in the UK Government or wider Public Sector.
- Experience in a solution architecture or enterprise architecture role, within government or regulated industries.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture patterns, public cloud services (Azure, AWS), application design, integration patterns (API, event-driven), & data platforms.
• Demonstrable success in shaping client strategies, designing operating models, and engaging in business case development and benefit modelling.
• Experience of bid and pre-sales involvement, including shaping client proposals, contributing to SOWs, and presenting to commercial and technical stakeholders.
• A sound understanding of government standards and frameworks, including the Digital Service Standard, GDS assessment criteria, NCSC cloud security principles, and relevant assurance models.
• Experience working in agile delivery environments and collaborating across business and technology domains.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to articulate and advocate for strategic solutions at executive level.
- Your will be a strong influencer, having the ability to build good working relationships with delivery partners at all levels within the organisation
- You must be able to bring solutions to life to help our customers understand and embrace the value of change & technology
- Experience in managed services or operational environments (such as defining service architectures) would also be advantageous
Education and Experience
- Track record in delivery of technology implementation within public sector
- Technical leadership experience, preferably in roles within a consulting or systems integration.
- Sales or pre-sales experience, covering a range of deal types and sizes across consulting, systems-integration and managed services.
- Good knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle and in delivery of software products
- Experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework, GDS Service Standard, Jira & Confluence
- CPD demonstrating understanding of architectural concepts, across application, cloud infrastructure, data, and integration for example certifications such as TOGAF, SAFe, or cloud architect qualifications (Azure/AWS)
- Degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
Who we are:
At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.
what we'll offer you:
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.
You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/
We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
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“Upon joining the NTT DATA UK family, you will experience a culturally diverse organisation living our values of Clients First, Teamwork and Foresight as we partner with our customers every day.
At NTT DATA UK, we are proud to support and invest in our people. We offer a variety of rewarding career paths and opportunities to develop professionally - with access to cutting edge innovation.”
Niccolo Spataro, CEO, NTT DATA UK
