IT&D Lead, Solution Architect

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT and D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Solution Analyst / Solution Architect to support the delivery and adoption of Reckitt's architecture ways of working and architecture community of practice.

This role sits within the Enterprise Architecture team and reports to the IT&D Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture (Governance & Solution Architecture).

The successful candidate will work across a broad technology landscape, partnering with Enterprise Architects, Capability Teams and IMEX teams to ensure technology solutions align with business requirements, architecture standards and strategic objectives.

The role is responsible for creating and maintaining solution designs and associated architecture artefacts, supporting the effective delivery of technology initiatives across IT&D. As part of the Solution Architecture team, the individual will contribute to projects and demands across multiple capability areas, helping teams select and design appropriate technology solutions.

Your responsibilities

• Create solution designs that meet business requirements and integrate effectively into Reckitt's technology landscape.
• Define and document how functional and non-functional requirements will be addressed.
• Promote the use of approved platforms, integration patterns, data standards and architecture best practices.
• Work with Infrastructure Architects to ensure solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with hosting and integration requirements.
• Ensure the quality and consistency of solution designs and associated deliverables.
• Provide architecture support throughout project delivery and implementation.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and solution design artefacts.
• Provide technical advisory support to capability and IMEX teams, helping them align with architecture standards, patterns and reference architectures.
• Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of architecture reference materials, including standards, patterns and decision trees.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure alignment with architecture principles and strategic technology direction.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects and platform teams to ensure approved architecture patterns and roadmaps are reflected in solution designs.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security teams to ensure security requirements are incorporated into solution designs.
• Apply pragmatic and agile approaches to solving business and technology challenges.

The experience we're looking for

• Experience working as a Solution Architect or senior solution/design analyst within a technology or business domain.
• Knowledge of technologies and architectures supporting digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance competing priorities and constraints.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in a clear and accessible way.
• Experience creating solution designs, architecture artefacts and technical documentation.
• Good understanding of core IT technologies or relevant functional domains.
• Experience contributing to the development and adoption of architecture standards, patterns or reference architectures.
• Experience working with modern technologies, tools and delivery approaches within enterprise environments.
• Commercial awareness.
• Comfortable working in a changing and sometimes ambiguous environment.
  
  

Nice to have

• Exposure to architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience working with cloud, data, integration or security-related technologies.

The skills for success

Solution Architecture, Business Analyst, Solution Design, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Stakeholder Relationship Management 

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.