Job Overview

Job Title: Solutions Architect   

Contract: Permanent (full-time)    

Salary: £80,000 (per annum)     

Location: London/ Hybrid   

Application Closing Date: Friday 11th April 2025  

Job Purpose

BMJ Group is one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers with a vision for a healthier world. We influence health policy and practice, and our products and services are used by leading healthcare organisations, research institutes and companies around the world.  

We’re looking for a Solutions Architect who will serve as a crucial link between product and development teams, ensuring technical solutions align with both product needs and BMJ’s technology strategy. 

The role involves designing and overseeing the implementation of technical solutions while managing technical risks and identifying innovation opportunities.

If this is you, please get in touch. In return we can offer you a varied and interesting role with an innovative and competitive global company.  

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Solution Design & Implementation 
  • Design and oversee the implementation of technical solutions that meet product requirements.
  • Ensure solutions align with BMJ's architectural standards and approved technologies.

• Liaison Between Product & Development Teams
  • Act as a bridge between product teams and development teams, translating business needs into technical requirements and explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Risk Management & Strategic Input
  • Provide regular feedback on technical risks and opportunities.
  • Contribute to strategic decision-making.

• Innovation & Product Enhancement
  • Deeply understand product needs and customer requirements to drive innovation.
  • Evaluate and recommend new technologies for scalability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness.

• Collaboration & Cross-Team Alignment
  • Work with the other Solutions Architect to align product decisions with technology strategy.
  • Coordinate with the Platform Solutions Architect to ensure product-level architectural decisions align with overall platform and technology strategy, and to maximise the use of cloud platform capabilities.
  • Participate in the Architecture Review Group for alignment with broader organizational goals.

• Development Best Practices
  • Guide development teams on software architecture, code quality, and technical debt management.
  • Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to enhance the user experience.

• Technical Roadmap & Documentation
  • Develop and align technical roadmaps with product and organisational strategy.
  • Maintain and share institutional knowledge through documentation.

• Organisational Culture & Leadership
  • Actively champion engineering excellence, innovation, and cross-team collaboration.
  • Adopt a future-looking perspective, regularly partnering and discussing with product teams to align technical capabilities with long-term product and business strategies.

Skills & Experience

• Technical Expertise:
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Extensive experience (8+ years) in software architecture and development, with a strong background in web technologies and distributed systems.
  • Deep understanding of software design patterns, microservices architecture, and API design.
  • Skilled in serverless architecture and database management (ie RDBMS, NoSQL)
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to BMJ's technology stack ie Java, Python, ReactJS framework, XML, JSON
  • Strong knowledge of cloud technologies, preferably AWS, and experience with containerization and orchestration technologies.
  • Understanding of search engines and knowledge graphs
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.

• Problem-Solving & Strategy:
  • Ability to solve complex technical challenges and balance short-term needs with long-term goals.

• Communication & Collaboration:
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working with remote teams and asynchronous communication.

Why work for us

Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.

Flexible Work and Workplace Perks

• Flexible work available to all employees: Remote first; Core hours; 9-day fortnight

• Discounted onsite gym and fitness classes 

Generous benefits

• Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%

• Discounted dental and travel insurance

• Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package

• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan

• Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward 

Work-life balance and wellbeing

• Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.

• Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days 

• Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married

• Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities

• We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry. 

• If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you. 

• Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.

• Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

• Personal development plan 

• Mentoring scheme

• Career Coaching

• Opportunities to pursue professional development

• Strengths-based development