Solutions Designer

Job reference

R1082

Date posted

24/07/2026

Application closing date

Blank

Location

Horsforth, Leeds

Salary

The starting salary will be from £47,389 up to £56,535 per annum (pro rata) in Grade 8, depending on qualifications and experience

Package

Please refer to the attached Candidate Information

Contractual hours

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Professional

Solutions Designer - Critical Technology

Leeds Trinity University is a renowned institution located in the heart of West Yorkshire, dedicated to providing a transformative educational experience. With a rich history dating back to 1966, we have grown into a dynamic and inclusive community that champions academic excellence, personal growth, and professional success. We offer state-of-the-art facilities, a supportive environment, and a strong sense of community, making it a great place for students and colleagues to thrive.

We are seeking an experienced Solution Designer to translate business requirements into innovative, secure and scalable technology solutions that support the University's strategic objectives. This role will specialise in infrastructure, networks and cyber security, joining a new team of Solution Designers who will develop our architecture function across systems and critical technology.

Reporting to the Delivery Partner, Student & Academic, you will work closely with stakeholders, developers and infrastructure teams to design and deliver integrated solutions across a complex technology landscape. This role is critical in ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, aligned with architectural standards, and capable of meeting the evolving needs of students and staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions that align with business and strategic objectives.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and specifications.
• Develop and maintain solution architecture documentation, standards and blueprints.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and integrated with existing systems.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, from concept through to implementation.
• Collaborate with developers, infrastructure specialists and delivery teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend appropriate tools and platforms.
• Conduct risk assessments and support the development of mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate solution approaches.
• Support Agile delivery and promote continuous improvement and innovation.

About You

You will be a collaborative and technically strong Solution Designer with experience designing complex IT solutions in large, diverse organisations. With a strong background in infrastructure, cloud and network technologies, you will be able to translate business requirements into secure, scalable and integrated solutions. You'll have excellent stakeholder management, communication and documentation skills, a solid understanding of enterprise architecture, system integration and technical governance, and experience working within Agile delivery environments.

You'll be confident evaluating technologies, making recommendations that support business outcomes, and working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience within higher education or other complex organisations, together

This role will be located at Leeds Trinity University campus in Horsforth. Through our agile working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely and at our city centre campus, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

This advert will close once we receive a suitable number of applications, interviews are expected to be held throughout August.

If you have any queries about the application process, please email Sign in to view email or call 0113 283 7130.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: Women, LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

Please note that we do not accept speculative CVs or unsolicited calls from recruitment agencies.