Lead Solutions Architect

Description

My well known, London based Client is urgently recruiting for a Lead Solutions Architect to join their growing technology team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their platforms.

The Role

As the Lead Solutions Architect, you'll bring a deep understanding of cloud-native technologies, modern application architectures, and DevOps practices to drive the design and delivery of innovative solutions across our organisation. You'll lead by example-guiding engineering teams, setting architectural standards, and ensuring we deliver robust, scalable, and secure applications.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading the design of end-to-end enterprise solutions across multiple projects and business areas

Acting as the design authority and architectural lead for cross-functional development teams

Coaching and mentoring engineers and architects to elevate architectural maturity across the business

Engaging with stakeholders to translate complex technical challenges into clear, actionable strategies

Championing agile, DevOps, and continuous delivery practices to drive quality and speed

What You'll Bring

10+ years of experience in solution architecture and/or software engineering across a wide range of technologies, languages, and frameworks

Proven experience architecting cloud-native enterprise applications in Microsoft Azure (Azure Solution Architect certification or equivalent is a strong plus)

Expertise in C# and the .NET ecosystem, delivering robust enterprise-grade applications

Hands-on experience designing distributed microservices and event-driven integrations

Proficiency with modern web frameworks and technologies such as React, Angular, Vue, JavaScript, SPA/SSR, and REST APIs

Experience designing composable architectures (JAMstack, MACH), enabling scalable, API-first, modular solutions

Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management standards (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, Azure AD, Auth0, Okta)

Solid background leading Agile/Lean/Continuous Delivery teams

Expertise in CI/CD tools and DevOps practices (e.g., GitHub, Azure DevOps) and driving maturity in these areas

Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to varied audiences

A creative, innovative mindset with a talent for identifying opportunities and crafting compelling solution strategies

The role is 2-3 days per week onsite in London, please only submit your CV if you can be onsite and are happy to be onsite 2-3 days per week and operate inside IR35 and through an umbrella company.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a great Client and make a difference, please send an up to date CV for an immediate response and more information the role

Ad ID: 5417268675