Solution Architect

JOB TITLE: Solution Architect

SALARY:  up to £71,000 pa dependent on experience plus fantastic benefits

LOCATION: Milton Keynes

HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires a minimum of 20% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.

HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time Permanent (35 hours per week)

CLOSING DATE: 31st October 2025 We reserve the right to close the advert earlier If we receive a high volume of applications.

Fantastic opportunity to join our team of experienced Architects!

Are you ready to lead architectural design for high-impact transformation programmes? At VWFS UK, we’re on a mission to be The Key to Mobility — and we’re looking for a Solution Architect to help us get there.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of solution architecture across strategic initiatives including our Contract Management Transformation, Fleet Programmes, and Digital Programme. You’ll collaborate with UK and global teams to define, develop, and deliver innovative architecture solutions that drive real business outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead solution architecture and design for a key business domain
• Develop high-level designs aligned with our architecture roadmaps and standards
• Define Solution Building Blocks that support our application and platform strategies
• Partner with IT teams to ensure seamless implementation and service readiness
• Translate complex requirements into actionable architecture blueprints
• Provide full-stack architecture services to development teams and technology partners

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience leading architecture development across complex systems
• Deep expertise in at least one architecture domain (Business, Application, Data, Technology, Security)
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration, messaging models, and Agile/Lean architecture practices
• Experience with EA tools (LeanIX, Alfabet, Bizzdesign, Sparx EA)
• Cloud platform expertise (AWS, Azure), API design, event-driven and microservices architecture
• Understanding of SOAP, REST, and modern integration patterns
• Ability to produce high- and low-level technical designs for diverse audiences.
• Ideally, experience in Financial Services, Automotive Finance, or a regulated environment.

Qualifications (preferred):

• TOGAF certification
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure)

Bonus Skills:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement (including C-Suite)
• People leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Emotional intelligence and teamwork mindset

What’s in it for you?

Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)

Pension:  Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.

Car schemes*: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance

OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.

Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).

Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover),  access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.

We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.

Why join VWFS UK?

You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference through architectural design ownership, helping us to achieve our mission.

Our mission is straight forward; we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. That means we make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isn’t just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.