Solutions Architect

Working at CreateFuture CreateFuture is a Version 1 company and AI-native consulting partner where people do work that matters and are supported to do it well. We work alongside organisations such as PayPal, adidas, NatWest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, building digital products and services that make a difference while always putting people first.

We’re a team of creators. We write code, shape delivery, build go-to-market strategies, develop AI solutions and create the practices that support our people. We work side by side with our clients, challenging what’s not working and helping them to build the future. Our commitment to craft, quality, and culture has helped us scale to over 600 people in just a few years.

Our UK Benefits

• 35 days leave (including bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Financial coaching + 5% pension match.
• 40 hours of paid learning and development.

View our full list of UK benefits. CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and has won Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row.

Join us on our journey. Let’s create tomorrow, together, today.

About the role and team:

Our Solutions Architects work pragmatically and efficiently, developing scalable, robust systems and solutions. Working closely with our clients and engineering teams, you will play an integral role in influencing technology choices, balancing customer requirements, off-the-shelf tools, and timelines to design unique solutions and MVPs. As an expert in your field, you will guide clients across the full project lifecycle from discovery to delivery, applying architectural best practices. You will also provide leadership, mentoring, and support to engineering team members while establishing strong senior-level stakeholder relationships.

What you’ll be doing:

• Translate business requirements and strategic objectives into pragmatic, scalable technical solutions.
• Embrace and embed AI into day-to-day architecture practices, engineering workflows and solution delivery.
• Use AI tools to accelerate solution design, documentation, prototyping, code generation, analysis and technical decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate AI into client solutions, translating business problems into viable AI-enabled architectures.
• Assess technology options, evaluate trade-offs and make informed architectural recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with engineering teams, product owners, delivery managers and business stakeholders in an agile delivery environment.
• Work across multiple clients, industries and technology domains, adapting to different organisational contexts.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for technical improvement, innovation and modernisation.

We’d love to talk to you if you:

• Have proven experience as a Solution Architect within a consultancy or client-facing technology environment.
• Have a strong understanding of modern solution architecture principles, patterns and practices.
• Understand generative AI, LLMs, RAG, AI agents, orchestration patterns and associated architectural considerations.
• Understand responsible AI, data privacy, security, model governance and the operational considerations of deploying AI solutions.
• Have curiosity and willingness to experiment with emerging AI capabilities, continuously evolving personal practices and helping clients realise the benefits of AI.
• Have experience designing and delivering solutions across cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Possess broad technical knowledge spanning application architecture, integration, data, infrastructure and security.
• Understand cloud-native technologies, containerisation and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Have knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, messaging platforms and API management.
• Understand security architecture, identity management, data protection and regulatory considerations.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Are comfortable operating in an agile delivery environment, balancing architectural governance with delivery pragmatism.
• Possess commercial awareness, with an understanding of project economics, estimation, risk and client value.

What we’ll offer you:

We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed.

We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look.

Our hiring process

We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process.

It usually looks like this:

• Call with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Role specific capability interview

Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens.

Inclusion at CreateFuture

We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work.

If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help.

We look forward to your application!