Solution Architect - Integration, M&A, OUTSIDE IR35

Solution Architect / Digital Solution Architect / Senior Solution Architect / Integration Architect

£650-£680 per day / Outside IR35 / 6 Month initial contract / 1/2 days per week on site near Bristol

Overview:

As the Solution architect you will be responsible for defining and delivering the end-to-end technology architecture and system integration strategy across a newly acquired business.

The role will ensure seamless business and data integration across core operational, finance, ERP, CRM, and various other platforms, enabling rapid onboarding of acquired portfolios while maintaining operational continuity and data integrity.

This is a software/application architecture focused position, where you would have ideally worked on an M&A project previously with a particular focus on Integration architecture.

Key Responsibilities;

Solution architecture & technical Leadership:

• Technical leadership of the integration projects
• Managing technical delivery partners
• Ensure alignment between business, data, application, and technology architectures
• Ensure performance, data volumes and other NFRs are considered in the design
• Ensure the clients Architecture standards and processes are followed. Interfacing with architecture team and various stakeholders

Systems Integration

• Lead integration strategy across:
• Finance & ERP
• CRM
• Define API, middleware, and data integration approaches.
• Oversee system onboarding for acquired businesses and assets.
• Manage integration sequencing aligned with Programme timelines

Data & Governance

• Define master data ownership and integration standards.
• Ensure financial, resident, and operational data consistency.
• Support data migration and reconciliation strategies.
• Establish architectural governance and design authority processes.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Programme Manager, Workstream Lead, Business SMEs, and vendors.
• Translate business integration needs into technical solutions.
• Provide architectural assurance across delivery workstreams.
• Manage third-party system integrators and implementation partners.

Key Deliverables

• Technical co-ordination, resolving issues, offering guidance
• Architecture & Integration Blueprint/HLD
• Integration Playbooks
• System Integration Roadmaps
• Data & Interface Architecture Designs
• Technical Due Diligence Assessments
• Architecture Governance Framework

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading technical integration delivery within M&A or transformation programmes.
• Experience designing API-led or event-driven architectures.
• Experience in design and delivery of data integration and/or migration pipelines using Snaplogic, Boomi, or other similar iPaaS toolsets
• Experience in design and delivery of operational data stores (ODSs) using cloud MongoDB or SQL databases
• Demonstrated delivery integrating:
• ERP platforms
• CRM ecosystems
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and middleware platforms.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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