Solution Architect

Ecolab

Pre-sales Engineer supporting Global High Tech in water treatment solutions. Engaging with clients and designing tailored technical solutions while collaborating across teams.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeNorthwich • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityIoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Solution Architecture: Design end-to-end technical architectures for water treatment, monitoring, and sustainability platforms. (Reference architecture)
Client Engagement: Collaborate with sales, engineering, and service teams to understand client challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
Proposal & Communication Development: Draft, edit, and deliver proposals that integrate input from sales, marketing, and technical experts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the communication bridge across commercial and technical functions.
Customer-Centric Focus: Prioritize contractor requirements in all communications (where our PO comes from).
Quality & Consistency: Maintain consistency in tone, branding, and messaging across proposals and communications.
Continuous Improvement: Collect feedback from contractors and internal teams to refine communication strategies.
Innovation: Drive adoption of smart water management technologies, including IoT, predictive analytics, and digital twins.
Compliance & Security: Ensure solutions meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity best practices.
Collaboration: Partner with product managers, R&D, and field engineers to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions.
Documentation: Maintain architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and technical governance standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, or similar)
Proven experience in designing complex technical solutions or architectures (industrial systems, water treatment, or infrastructure projects)
Experience in solution architecture, systems engineering, or technical consulting roles
Strong capability to design end-to-end system architectures
Knowledge of: Water treatment systems Monitoring and sustainability platforms Familiarity with IoT, digital platforms, predictive analytics, digital twins
Ability to define and maintain: Technical roadmaps Reference architectures Technical governance frameworks
Solid understanding of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity principles
Experience working closely with customers and sales teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Ability to design tailored, value-driven solutions addressing client challenges
Strong communication skills to present complex architectures to non-technical stakeholders
Ability to align multiple stakeholders and drive solution development from concept to deliver
Experience working in matrix and international environment
Strong attention to technical governance and standardisation
Strategic mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities
Ability to balance big-picture thinking with technical detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company and a team that is passionate about growth
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
A culture that values safety first, including training and personal protection.

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Hard Skills & Tools

solution architecturesystems engineeringtechnical consultingwater treatment systemsmonitoring platformssustainability platformsIoTpredictive analyticsdigital twinstechnical governance frameworks

Soft Skills

client engagementcross-functional collaborationcustomer-centric focusstrong communication skillsstrategic mindsetproblem-solving capabilitiesattention to detailability to align stakeholderscontinuous improvementinnovation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringMaster’s degree in Engineering