Solutions Architect

Solution Architect

Rate - £650 - £750 Outside IR35

Location – Leeds (Two / Three days a week on site)

Duration - 6-month initial contract

Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Solution Architect to join one of our clients’ growing teams. This is an exciting opportunity for a technology leader to play a pivotal role in shaping, designing, and delivering robust, scalable application architectures across a range of complex enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end solution design for business-critical applications.
• Translate business and technical requirements into coherent architectural designs.
• Define application architectures in alignment with enterprise strategy, governance, and standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including business analysts, developers, testers, and project managers to ensure delivery success.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and platforms to support solution needs.
• Ensure non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability, maintainability) are met.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect in enterprise-scale application environments.
• Strong background in software development and application design.
• Familiarity with modern architectural patterns (e.g. microservices, event-driven, API-first).
• Knowledge of integration technologies and platforms (REST, SOAP, message queues).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable.

Desirable:

• TOGAF or equivalent architectural certification.
• Background in Agile/DevOps environments.