River Island

Solution Architect

River Island

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

CloudERP

About the role

  • Provide architectural leadership for ERP and corporate platforms, defining the target-state architecture across Finance, HR, Procurement, Property, Legal, and enterprise back-office systems.
  • Own and evolve the ERP and corporate platform roadmap, driving a phased approach that delivers incremental modernisation (e.g. upgrades, automation, optimisation) while shaping longer-term transformation direction.
  • Define future-state architecture leveraging modern patterns such as SaaS solutions, modular architecture, API-led integration, and event-driven design where appropriate.
  • Translate business strategy, regulatory requirements, and corporate operating needs into scalable, compliant, and resilient architectures.
  • Define and govern integration patterns, data flows, and technology constraints across the ERP and corporate ecosystem, including finance (reporting, audit, and controls), HR, payroll, procurement, property, and enterprise reporting systems.
  • Ensure ERP and corporate platforms support accurate financial reporting, auditability, and regulatory compliance, including statutory and management reporting requirements.
  • Act as the architectural authority for corporate platforms, providing direction and trade-offs to Finance, HR, Technology, and Executive leadership.
  • Enable ERP and corporate platforms to support modern operating models, improved automation, and timely business insight, while maintaining strong governance and controls.
  • Identify and manage architectural risk across scalability, security, compliance, resilience, and long-term maintainability.
  • Uplift architecture and engineering capability through standards, reference architectures, and decision frameworks, enabling consistent and scalable delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems)
  • Significant experience in Solution Architecture and enterprise engineering, with deep expertise across Finance, HR, Procurement, and corporate platforms
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale ERP and finance transformation programmes
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end Finance processes, including Record-to-Report, financial reporting, audit, controls, and regulatory compliance
  • Experience with modern enterprise architecture patterns, including SaaS ERP, cloud-native platforms, APIs, and DevOps practices
  • Demonstrated experience operating in agile, product-led delivery environments at enterprise scale
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead architectural decision-making across complex organisations
  • Experience integrating ERP platforms with broader enterprise ecosystems (HR, payroll, procurement, property, analytics, and operational systems)
Benefits
  • Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself to the latest products, and a bargain staff shop on site!
  • Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more through the Retail Trust.
  • A free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café to fill you needs. Various social events to socialise throughout the year.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment support for unique family setups.
  • Flexible working is a given, on top of payday and summer early finish Fridays.
  • Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and receive matched funding.
  • Support with upskilling through on the job training and qualifications. A succession plan if you want to progress.
  • A generous bonus scheme & private pension plan.
  • The choice to opt in for healthcare through provider AXA.
  • 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday twice a year for whatever the need!
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Hard Skills & Tools
Solution ArchitectureERPSaaSAPI-led integrationevent-driven designcloud-native platformsDevOpsfinancial reportingauditregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
architectural leadershipinfluencing senior stakeholdersdecision-makinggovernancerisk managementcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreeComputer ScienceEngineeringInformation Systems