Solution Architect (Supply Chain)- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Solution Architect to work for our client within the Retail sector. This is a Fixed-term contract role based in London.

Our client, a major UK retailer, is undergoing significant transformation across its Supply Chain technology estate. The successful candidate will lead and shape solution architecture across supply chain capabilities - spanning inventory, stock movements, replenishment and store operations - working closely with Product, Engineering, Business and Domain Architecture teams to define end-to-end and transition architectures that support ongoing modernisation and legacy decommissioning. This is a role that spans both strategic design and hands-on delivery: shaping roadmaps and key design decisions while producing designs detailed enough for engineering teams to build from directly.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architectures, transition architectures and key design decisions across Supply Chain capabilities
• Optimise solution design across applications, delivering flexible designs at sufficient detail for engineering teams to progress delivery
• Guide application modernisation and legacy decommissioning activities
• Shape integration, API and event-driven architecture and data flows across the supply chain estate
• Produce architecture impact assessments and ensure alignment to architecture principles, standards, security requirements and North Star strategies
• Research and identify emerging technology opportunities to enhance technical delivery
• Collaborate with information governance, information security and operations communities to ensure consistent, effective solution integration
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Produce clear architectural artefacts, simplifying complex technology decisions for stakeholders at all levels