EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) near Cambridge, UK, is hiring a Senior Solutions Architect to design AI-enabled digital services and lead its development team. The three-year contract pays from £4,395 a month after tax, and EMBL offers visa exemptions to international recruits. Deadline: 17 November 2026, 23:59 CET.
Who can apply
Nationality
EMBL recruits internationally and encourages applications from all nationalities. The posting sets no nationality condition, so Tunisians can apply, and successful international candidates are offered a visa exemption.
Experience
Significant experience in a senior solution architecture, digital architecture or software engineering lead role, including technical leadership of development teams.
Skills
Practical experience of AI-enabled services (LLMs, retrieval, agentic patterns), modern application architecture, APIs, cloud or containers, CI/CD, security, privacy and WCAG accessibility.
Funding and what it does not cover
Grade 7, with a monthly salary from £4,395 after tax, before pension and insurance contributions, plus benefits. The contract is for three years, renewable up to nine years.
Covered
Visa exemption for staff from outside the UK
Non-resident allowance and an education grant for private schooling
Relocation package with an installation grant (conditions apply)
Private medical insurance and 30 days of annual leave
Help to travel home every second year
You pay
Pension and insurance contributions are deducted from the salary
