Solution Architect

Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at www.necsws.com As a Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in bridging customer requirements with technical delivery. Working in partnership with Sales, Product, Professional Services, and Delivery teams, you will provide technical governance, assurance, and architectural leadership to ensure bids, products, and solution designs are robust, scalable, and deployment-ready. You will be accountable for producing high-quality solution designs that meet customer and business objectives, while providing end-to-end technical oversight throughout project delivery. You will ensure solutions are implemented in accordance with architectural standards and best practices, enabling their successful transition into live operational service. Job activity & responsibilities: Provide technical oversight and pre-sales support throughout bid activities. Collaborate with Product Management to influence and shape product roadmaps. Review and assess new solution proposals, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, best practices and organisational objectives. Develop proof-of-concept solutions to validate product capabilities and architectural approaches. Provide technical governance and oversight over the project deliveries across your assigned solution portfolio, working proactively with all stakeholders. Maintain and continuously improve technical documentation, including work instructions, standards and operational procedures where required. When assigned to a critical project delivery: Support Project Managers with planning activities, including task definition, effort estimation and resource requirements. Assist Project Managers in validating project equipment schedule and infrastructure requirements. Conduct site surveys and technical assessments, documenting findings and recommendations within formal reports. Produce high-quality solution designs. Present solution designs, technical recommendations