Closing date: 2 March 2025 Recruitment Partner: Noaman Hussain Who we are International Technology & Advanced Analytics (IT2A) is a multi-national function of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) based in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America and the USA. We use emerging technology and robust data to transform our pharmacy and retail offerings, improve experiences for customers and patients and enhance our operational effectiveness. Partnering with some of the finest tech providers and utilising a cutting-edge tech stack, we support two of the UK’s most trusted and established brands - Boots and No7. We’re a team of specialists spanning security, hosting, architecture, software engineering, networks, project delivery and more. A proud equal opportunity employer, we passionately embrace team member diversity and provide a positive and inclusive working environment for all. About the role We're looking for a Solutions architect to be hand’s on to design and deliver creative solutions across multiple capabilities of the Security function. The delivery of high-quality solution designs for the projects you are working on. Provide an open communication link between the leaders of the security towers, the Delivery team and IT to ensure that solutions are fit for purpose of high quality and recognise future strategic intent such that they support that strategic direction. Help develop the roadmaps for the business and technology. Build & maintain a deep understanding of the organisations security strategy, security frameworks and integrate into the broader IT and Business strategies. Ensure design governance is met within healthcare and are produced on target. Partner with other Architects to gain their expertise, input and estimates where required. Support the production and validation of estimates for Roadmaps and Projects, ensuring that all design components have been included and the costs represent best value for money. This includes validation of designs/estimates provided by third parties. Provide advice on important design decisions arising from the requirements/epics/user stories that inspire high cost/complexity versus business value and propose adjustments and/or alternative solutions to deliver maximum value. Support the Security Architecture team through the creation and maintenance of Architecture Standards, Patterns, and Building Blocks to lead solution re-use, delivery pace, quality assurance and cost efficiency. Define the Outline Solution Architecture, and ensuring all main design decisions are identified and prioritised. Be accountable for the technical delivery of your projects by taking ownership for the end-to-end design, ensuring that detailed design and development follow the architectural deliverables. Review detailed designs and the solution at main points during the project to ensure that the integrity of the end-to-end integrated design has been maintained. Oversee and perform peer reviews of the Outline Designs, High Level Designs and Detailed Designs produced by other resources, partners and third parties. What you’ll need to have Experience in solution design and have a strong interest in security and security design concepts. Experience of Solution architecture. A broad and balanced understanding of IT capabilities, methods, and technologies. Experience of design and development of IT Solutions Cloud Hosting (Microsoft Azure), Web Services and Micro-services with an understanding of Security such as PCI & GDPR and customer-facing technologies. Ideally experience with security technologies such as IGA’s, SIEM, SOAR, DLP and ZTNA. Ideally experience with Azure infrastructure and services and the deployment of society tooling to ensure strong security controls. Our benefits Retirement Savings Plan Discretionary annual bonus Generous employee discounts Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme. We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by WBA and may not be accurate. What's next Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best. We are a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis. Keywords IT