Senior Solution Architect – Retail, Travel & Hospitality

Senior Solution Architect – Retail, Travel & Hospitality

If you’re a seasoned technologist who thrives in fast‑moving, customer‑centric environments, this is the kind of role that puts you at the heart of transformation.

We’re looking for a Senior Solution Architect with deep experience across retail, travel, or hospitality applications to shape end‑to‑end solutions for high‑scale digital and operational programmes. You’ll work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to design architectures that are robust, modern, and ready to scale.

What You’ll Lead:

• End‑to‑end solution architecture across digital, commercial, and operational domains
• Design of customer‑facing and colleague‑facing applications across retail, travel, or hospitality journeys
• High‑level and low‑level designs that guide engineering teams with clarity and direction
• Integration patterns across booking, payments, loyalty, POS, supply chain, and in‑store systems
• Architecture governance, technical assurance, and alignment to enterprise standards
• Collaboration with cross‑functional squads (Product Owners, BAs, Engineers, UX) to drive delivery outcomes

What You Bring:

• Strong background in retail, travel, or hospitality technology ecosystems
• Experience designing solutions for high‑volume customer journeys (e.g., booking, check‑in, e‑commerce, POS, loyalty, fulfilment)
• Ability to work hands‑on with engineering teams, shaping designs that are practical, scalable, and delivery‑ready
• Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures, APIs, microservices, and integration patterns
• Comfortable operating as a tech lead / agile architect within delivery squads
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• A degree in Computer Science (2:1 or above)
• A willingness to travel 1-2 days per week (the rest remote)