Solutions Architect

Salary: £37,000 - 77,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience designing enterprise-scale distributed systems
• Strong background in Microsoft .NET and Azure cloud technologies
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures
• Experience with microservices and cloud-native architectures
• Strong understanding of application and cloud security principles
• Experience producing architecture documentation, including C4 models and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams
• Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset
• Innovative, proactive and committed to continuous improvement
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Confidence influencing technical direction and architectural decisions
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery
• Willingness to challenge existing approaches constructively and build consensus across teams

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology strategy
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure and maintainable solution designs
• Provide technical leadership throughout delivery, guiding engineering teams and ensuring architectural best practice
• Lead technical discovery, solution design, feasibility assessments and architecture governance
• Design cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, balancing performance, resilience, scalability and cost
• Define and validate non-functional requirements, including security, observability and reliability
• Drive platform modernisation through cloud-native technologies, automation, AI-assisted engineering and API-first, event-driven architecture
• Produce and maintain architecture artefacts, including ADRs and C4 diagrams
• Evaluate emerging technologies, lead proof of concepts and influence future technology direction
• Coach engineers and collaborate with product, delivery and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• microservices
• ASP.NET
• Architect
• LESS
• REST

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We are Conferma, a global payment technology company founded in 2005 and acquired by Sabre with additional investment from Mastercard. We operate the worlds largest payments platform for virtual cards, connecting to more than 90 commercial card partners, over 400 travel management companies and more than 150 travel technology partners. Our teams work together to make travel connections easier for people around the world, and we offer a collaborative, inclusive environment where people feel they belong and are empowered to succeed. This role sits within our Architecture team, which has real influence over technical direction, AI-assisted engineering and the evolution of our technology platform. We offer a competitive salary, a 10% bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including pension, life assurance, private medical cover, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, holiday purchase, additional leave for life events, enhanced parental leave, employee assistance support and access to a range of rewards and discounts. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and to ensuring equal opportunity for all.

last updated 31 week of 2026