Bloomreach SME / Solution Architect

The Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Bloomreach CMS Solution Architect / Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) to play a key leadership role on a major digital transformation programme within the UK healthcare sector.

This is a high-profile opportunity for a Bloomreach specialist to shape the strategy, architecture, governance, and implementation approach for a large-scale website consolidation programme.

Acting as the programme's trusted advisor and technical authority, you'll guide stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure the successful design and adoption of a scalable, secure, and future-ready digital platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead Bloomreach SME and trusted authority across the programme.
• Define the Bloomreach platform strategy, target architecture, and implementation roadmap.
• Lead the design of enterprise-scale content and platform architectures.
• Provide expert guidance on content migration, governance, taxonomy, metadata, and content modelling.
• Support multi-vendor delivery teams, providing architectural leadership throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Facilitate workshops, design reviews, and architecture governance forums.
• Advise on platform scalability, security, resilience, and operational sustainability.
• Engage with business, technical, and programme stakeholders to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Define and promote Bloomreach best practices across the programme.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 8+ years' experience delivering enterprise CMS and Digital Experience Platform (DXP) solutions.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing Bloomreach CMS platforms.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale website transformation, migration, or consolidation programmes.
• Strong understanding of headless CMS architectures and modern digital platforms.
• Experience designing content governance frameworks, taxonomy structures, metadata models, and publishing processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, consulting, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable digital architecture solutions.

Desirable Experience

• Healthcare, public sector, or other highly regulated industry experience.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG.
• Experience with federated publishing models.
• Understanding of enterprise search, AI-driven content discovery, and metadata strategies.
• Experience supporting large-scale content migration and transformation initiatives.