Solution Architect

Salary: £55,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed applications.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture on Microsoft Azure, including AKS, Functions, API Management, Key Vault and Application Insights.
• Solid background in software engineering, ideally .NET, and modern integration patterns such as REST, messaging and event-driven architecture.
• Strong grasp of security fundamentals, including identity and access management, OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect, secure API design and threat modelling.
• Ability to translate non-functional requirements such as availability, performance, data and operability into concrete design choices.
• Experience producing clear architecture artefacts and making decisions traceable, such as ADRs, C4 diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery environments and tooling such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Git and CI/CD.
• Experience in a client-facing environment, with the ability to lead workshops and influence senior stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to simplify complex topics for mixed audiences.
• Comfort working with cross-functional Agile teams, balancing pragmatism with governance.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and a habit of challenging assumptions with evidence.
• Experience with data platforms such as SQL or NoSQL and integration middleware is beneficial.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform or Bicep and container platforms beyond Azure is beneficial.
• Experience integrating enterprise SaaS platforms and complex identity landscapes is beneficial.
• Experience in regulated environments and familiarity with privacy and data protection considerations is beneficial.

Responsibilities:

• Lead workshops to clarify business outcomes, constraints and non-functional requirements.
• Translate requirements into architecture decisions, options, risks and assumptions that stakeholders can sign up to.
• Collaborate with product, security, data and operations teams to align solution direction and governance.
• Define target-state architecture and transition approach, including integration, data flows and operating model.
• Produce and maintain architecture artefacts such as C4 diagrams, ADRs, HLD/LLD and API contracts that are usable by delivery teams.
• Design resilient, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions on Azure, including identity, networking and observability.
• Make pragmatic technology choices, such as build vs buy decisions, and document trade-offs.
• Support pre-sales and delivery assurance activities, including estimates, risks, assumptions and contributions to Statements of Work.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to engineers, unblocking complex problems and coaching leads.
• Establish and assure engineering standards, including CI/CD, testing, code quality and security controls, to support predictable delivery.
• Track architecture risks and dependencies and communicate clear status to senior stakeholders.

Technologies:

• API
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Confluence
• DevOps
• Git
• Support
• JIRA
• Network
• NoSQL
• OAuth
• OpenID
• REST
• SQL
• Security
• Terraform
• ASP.NET
• AWS
• Architect
• GCP
• OpenShift
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP

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We are a business with a global reach that empowers local teams and delivers exciting work that is changing the world. Our consulting, applications, business process, cloud and infrastructure services give you the opportunity to achieve great things with brilliant colleagues and clients on exciting projects. We offer an inclusive work environment built on mutual respect, accountability and continuous learning, supporting collaboration, well-being, growth and agility. We also provide tailored benefits for physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, continuous learning and development opportunities, flexible work options, and a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We are a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer and support a range of Inclusion Networks, including Womens Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and Parent Network.

last updated 34 week of 2026