Solution Architect

Carnival corp.; Hedge End; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cruise line company in the UK is seeking a talented Solution Architect to design and lead innovative technical solutions. This full-time position offers hybrid working flexibility and a comprehensive benefits package, including a car allowance and healthcare. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in solution design, strong collaboration skills, and a passion for technology. Join a dynamic team where your work will make a real impact on customer happiness and business success!

Benefits

Employee Discounted Cruising

Annual bonus

Car Allowance

25 days leave plus bank holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Shares Plan

Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes

Qualifications

• Breadth of experience in solution design and architecture across diverse organizations.
• Expertise in defining and documenting technology solutions.
• Solid understanding of application, infrastructure, integration and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and document solution architectures aligned with business requirements.
• Lead technical workstreams with suppliers and internal teams.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies supporting evolving system platforms.

Skills

Solution design

Collaborative problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Job Description

At Carnival UK, we’re on a journey to transform our technology landscape—and we’re looking for a talented Solution Architect to help lead the way. If you're passionate about designing innovative, scalable solutions and want to make a real impact in a dynamic, customer‑focused business, this could be your next big move.

As a Solution Architect, you’ll be at the heart of shaping how technology supports our business goals. You’ll work across a wide range of applications, translating complex business needs into clear, effective technical solutions. This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, enjoys solving complex problems, and is excited by the opportunity to influence the future of technology at Carnival UK. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the business and technology teams, ensuring our solutions are not only fit for purpose but also aligned with our long‑term strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and document solution architectures that align with business requirements, IT strategy, and existing systems.
• Lead technical workstreams, working closely with suppliers and internal teams to ensure robust, end‑to‑end solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership across a range of applications, systems and stakeholders.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies that support our evolving system platforms.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and governance processes.

Position Requirements

Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for the role but also a passion for technology and a keen eye for detail.

• Breadth of experience in solution design and architecture, ideally gained across diverse organisations—demonstrating adaptability to varying methodologies, cultures, and ways of working.
• Expertise in defining and documenting technology solutions and reusable solution design patterns.
• A solid understanding of application, infrastructure, integration and data architecture.
• Proven ability to collaborate across large teams and influence stakeholders.

About You

You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet can work with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications in technology are just the start; we’re looking for a team member who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.

• Comfortable with ambiguity, you see it as a space for innovation and creative thinking.
• Communicating with a wide range of stakeholders comes naturally, and you know how to tailor your message to different audiences.
• Complex problems don’t intimidate you—in fact, you enjoy breaking them down and finding clarity.
• Change energises you, especially when it brings opportunities to improve, evolve, and make a lasting impact.

Why Join Us?

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full‑time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond salaries and benefits, here’s what we offer:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Annual bonus.
• Car Allowance.
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme.
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme.
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment.
• In‑house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Shares Plan.
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal.

Application Note

Given the opportunities we provide, we encourage prompt applications. We are committed to finding the right blend of talent and passion, and our recruitment process may close earlier than advertised for roles with high applicant volumes.

Don't miss this chance to leverage your qualifications in a role where you can truly shine. Apply today and let’s explore how your skills and ambitions align with our opportunities!

Recruitment Journey

For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit https://bit.ly/CUKCandidateJourney.

About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have beenled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi‑million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.