Lead Solutions Architect

Lead Solutions Architect

• Opportunity: Permanent Position
• Office Location:  Central London (King’s Cross Station)
• Hybrid Model: 2 days per week in the office
• Industry: The Global Professional Services firm

Role Summary: A hands-on solutions architect leading the Applications and Data cross-functional Architecture team, delivering enterprise Azure solutions. Drive cloud strategy, AI/ML adoption, and architectural governance for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments.  In-depth solution architecture with Azure Enterprise landscape, Azure DevOps, and integration solutions. Managing suppliers on project delivery with hands-on design experience of Microsoft Azure services, leveraging Logic Apps, Durable Functions, APIM, Containers, and other PaaS services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor the Architecture team (Data, Applications, Integration Solutions)
• Design and implement Microsoft Azure architecture, landing zones, governance, and enterprise-scale architecture
• Drive solutions architecture roadmap, integration projects, and governance
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, including network topology, designs, patterns, principles, and standards
• Advise on Agile/DevOps practices and cloud strategy
• Manage technology selection and supplier relationships on project deliveries

Qualifications and Requirements:

• With Past 5 years experience in a senior or lead architecture role within complex enterprise environments
• Experience managing an Enterprise architecture team, including performance review, KPI goal setting, and team career development
• Certified TOGAF 9 or higher
• Deep Microsoft Azure enterprise architecture (landing zones, governance), SaaS, Azure DevOps solution, and API integration and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on Azure services (Logic Apps, APIM, AKS, Functions)
• Zero-trust security model implementation
• Extensive experience with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar
• Microsoft security stack (Purview, Defender, Sentinel)

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