Solution Architect

Solution Architect

Reference number: JR250470

Location: Hybrid working - home and our office by London Bridge

Working pattern: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles: 1

Grade: IT5B

Salary: £83,400 - £87,300

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our team.

Role Summary

You will be responsible for the design, implementation, governance, and integration of application data, and technical solutions across Kaplan UK's diverse range of educational and professional services. This includes apprenticeships, accountancy, tax, finance, banking courses, and professional assessments, ensuring that all solutions meet the specific needs of these varied business areas, conform to relevant standards, and align with Kaplan's overarching enterprise architecture and technology strategy.

As a Solution Architect you will:

• Working with cloud environments, specifically AWS and Azure, you will ensure conformity with out architecture principles. You will select appropriate technologies, approaches, and building blocks to solve a wide range of business problems independently.

• You will be an active member of the Technical Design Authority (TDA), responsible of bringing your designs to the TDA for presentation and approval, as well as reviewing other designs. You will work collaboratively with other architects, analysts, developers, and DevOps engineers, providing leadership and direction to ensure that software and technical solutions are fit for purpose, reliable, secure, and comply with functional and non-functional requirements as needed.

• Reporting directly to the Architecture Team Lead, you will also be responsible for developing and maintaining an architecture framework and related set of repositories and processes to ensure that the architecture practices and outputs are delivered to a high standard, deriving true value for the UK and wider Kaplan businesses.

  
  

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who may be currently working as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect, who is looking to expand their skills and build their career with an industry leader. 

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What you’ll bring to the role

●      Agile software development frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban

●      Secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC)

●      DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code to support modern delivery approaches

●      Working to industry-recognised architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and DAMA.

●      Experience as an active member of Technical Design Authority (TDA) or Architecture Review Boards (ARB).

●      Expertise in designing and maintaining AWS and Azure cloud architectures, ensuring security, availability, scalability, and cost-efficiency

●      Experience incorporating AI technologies into solution designs to enhance automation, decision-making, and overall system efficiency

●      Proven experience designing high-performing and highly available solutions

●      Strong understanding of security threats (e.g. OWASP Top 10) and the common strategies and technologies used to protect systems and data

●      SOX, ISO27001, ISO22301, PCI and PII security standards, requirements and guidelines, and worked in an environment that adheres to these standards

●      Infrastructure and networking technologies, such as load balancers, firewalls, routers, IDS/IPS, DNS, DCHP

●      Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory services, including DNS and Group Policy Management

●      Enterprise Data Platforms such as Microsoft Fabric

●      Familiarity with low-code/no-code platforms like Google AppSheet

●      Knowledge of automation tools like RPA and UIPath

What we do

Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we've helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals.

We are part of the Kaplan group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education and assessment providers. We operate in over 30 countries and maintain relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities, professional bodies and over 10,000 businesses. Our vast breadth and scope in terms of both capabilities and assets sets us apart.

What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

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Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than Thursday 23rd October 2025. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.

Application Support

If you require support completing your application or wish to talk to someone about the role before applying please email the Recruitment Team kaplanstaff.recruitment@kaplan.com.

Disability Confident Scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role as per the job description and any screening or testing stages.  Details of how to request your application be considered under the Disability Confident scheme will be shared with all applicants upon submission of an application.

Furthermore, all applicants invited to attend interview will be given information on how to request reasonable adjustments to attend.

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