Solution Architect

Location: This role will initially be based in Bradford but we're moving our office to Leeds Valley Park in summer 2026, so you'll be based there in the future - Hybrid Working (2 days in the office a week - Bradford/Leeds) Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Solution Architect - Integration& AI to join the Technology team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. The Technology team is key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

We're looking for a talented Solution Architect to play a pivotal role in designing and shaping enterprise-scale solutions across our Azure ecosystem. Combining expertise in integration architecture, APIs and Azure cloud services, you'll help deliver secure, scalable and resilient solutions that drive business transformation. Working closely with stakeholders, engineering teams and platform specialists, you'll translate complex business needs into innovative technical solutions, championing API-led and event-driven architecture principles. You'll also help drive the adoption of emerging AI capabilities, ensuring AI-powered solutions are implemented in a secure, governed and strategic way using Azure AI technologies. If you're passionate about modern cloud architecture, integration excellence and leveraging AI to create real business value, this is an exciting opportunity to influence the future direction of our technology landscape.

Where you fit in:

As our Solution Architect - Integration& AI you will:

• Partner with business stakeholders, solution architects and delivery teams to understand business needs and translate them into innovative, future-ready solution designs.
• Design, shape and govern scalable, secure and highly available solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies, ensuring they meet both current and future business demands.
• Drive the adoption of AI-powered capabilities by integrating Azure AI services into solutions, ensuring they are secure, compliant, observable and aligned with governance standards.
• Play an active role in architecture forums and design authorities, championing best practice and contributing to the continuous evolution of architectural standards and frameworks.
• Promote and embed API-led and event-driven architecture principles across programmes, enabling seamless connectivity, scalability and reusability.
• Provide expert technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, supporting the successful delivery of robust, high-quality solutions.
• Define, establish and uphold governance standards across APIs, integrations and platform services, ensuring consistency, reliability and security.
• Lead and support the transformation of legacy integration platforms, driving the transition to modern, cloud-native Azure integration solutions that enhance agility and performance.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, influencing strategic technology decisions and helping shape the organisation's cloud and integration roadmap.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within a Microsoft Azure environment.
• Strong knowledge of integration architecture, API design and messaging patterns.
• Experience designing secure, scalable and resilient cloud-based architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services such as Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus and API Management.
• Working knowledge of C#, Python, particularly for automation, integration or AI-enabled solutions.
• A key understanding of Databricks and modern data architectures.
• Experience integrating Power Platform solutions through APIs and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• A strong understanding of security, identity, access management and data protection.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Well-Architected Framework and best practice architecture governance.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn't always easy! Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you've got experience as a Solution Architect and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

The closing date for this role is the 14th August 2026.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. You will also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required. Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.