We have an exciting opportunity for a Solution Architect to join our award-winning Business Change and Technology team on a 18 month FTC. Reporting into the Solution Architect Team Manager you will be creating high level design solutions to meet our business objectives, while working with Vendors and other internal stakeholders.  This position requires a strong technical background working with Azure, coupled with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

This role will involve a mixture of office and home working, with our Head Office based in Birmingham City Centre.

About us..

Serving with pride since 1898, Mitchells & Butlers are the heart of UK hospitality. In fact, you already know us, even if you don’t realise it! We own and run more than 1,600 pubs, bars and restaurants including the stylish All Bar One brand, legendary Miller & Carter steakhouses, and the iconic Toby Carvery. We are Mitchells & Butlers, and we set the industry standard.

You’ll be well rewarded…

• Working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility with working hours to fit around your personal commitments.
• 33% off at all our brands, including our hotels. Whether it’s date night at Miller & Carter or a family roast at Toby Carvery, we’ve got you covered.
• A pension that pays, where we’ll more than match your contributions (x1.5 of your contributions, up to a maximum of 5% of your salary).
• Private healthcare, dental plan, cycle to work, and keep fit schemes.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus option to buy up to 2 weeks extra holiday.
• Opportunity to opt in to Sharesave Plan, enabling you to save to buy shares or have money returned.

What makes Mitchells & Butlers a great place to work?

To us, a career isn’t just about ‘clocking in’. We really care about our colleagues, and we’re an employer that keeps a promise. In fact, as one of the largest employers in the country, with over 44,000 people working for us, we have the responsibility of valuing every contribution from a diverse workforce that are representative of our guests, and who make us stronger. We continue to build a culture that values our differences and embraces them as strengths, and we recognise that there is always work to be done.

What you’ll be doing as our Solution Architect…

• Use M&B architecture method to lead the identification of potential solutions able to fulfil business requirements and make recommendations to the business based on architecture principles & guidelines.
• Where possible, avoid hard dependencies between projects.
• Present findings & recommendations to IT Architectural Forum, identifying where the proposed solution does not adhere to architecture principles and why.
• Ensure that all licensing implications are understood and documented in support of the detailed solution design.
• Build market & sector knowledge to ensure awareness of potential solutions / solution providers.  Share knowledge with other IT teams to enable engagement with the business.
• Work with 3rd party solution providers to produce roadmaps for all architecture components.
• Identify opportunities for decommissioning legacy systems and document licensing implications.
• Maintain documentation on the current architecture (Application, Data, Infrastructure and Licensing) ensuring changes are reflected in a timely manner.
• Align with Enterprise architecture plans to support strategy execution.
• Member of the Architecture Forum responsible for supporting design and approvals.

What you’ll need to bring to this Solution Architect role…

• Proven background operating as a Solution Architect or Cloud Architect specialising in MS Azure.
• Experience in Micro-service and API-led architecture design.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• The ability to produce, implement or enhance all architecture concepts, roadmaps, principles or effective strategies.
• The ability to think laterally and constructively question established process.
• Five years of experience in an architecture role.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrable understanding of architecture methodologies.
• ITIL foundation – Appreciation of ITIL and Service Design techniques.
• Microsoft Azure Certifications.
• Could you be a great addition to our team? Apply for this Solution Architect role today and we’ll be in touch to explore how you could be part of our exciting future.

Closing Date: 11.59pm on Monday 4th March 2025