Solution Architect (EMV)

Closing date: 18 September 2026

Salary scale: £59031 - £80,077 per annum

Rail Delivery Group (RDG) partners with Britain’s train operators to put customers at the heart of everything we do, delivering essential services and dedicated experts who keep the nation’s railway running efficiently. From journey information, reservations and Railcards to improving performance, safety and accessibility, we drive the services and people that keep the railway moving. Anyone who has travelled by train or booked a journey for friends or family, will have used our services. We are integral to the running of the railway and play a crucial part at every stage of the customer journey – making sure we are delivering a better railway for all our customers, now and in the future. As we embark on a new era for rail, we are now looking for a Solutions Architect to join us. If you are motivated by meaningful work and want to play a role in the future of Britain's railway, we'd love to hear from you!

What is the purpose of this job?

Together with the rest of the architectural team, you will design technical solutions to meet business objectives, defining a path through technical challenges during program inception through to delivery, adapting architecture and communicating changes to stakeholders, so that programs avoid technical blockers and align with the company’s technology roadmap.

What can I expect to do in this job?

It is expected that you will take ownership of parts of the solution space, with responsibility to define the architecture using well know diagrammatic representations (C4, UML, BPM etc) as well as textual descriptions and verbal presentation of your design. You will also need to adapt the style of your designs to meet the different audiences (technical, business, public). Participate in discussions about your designs with the rest of the architectural team, where you will be expected to articulate and defend the reasoning of your design as well as concede to consensus to accommodate the teams’ views.