Solutions Architect - Azure, AI

We're hiring a Solutions Architect to help our client power the next phase of their Unified Platform, a secure, scalable, event-driven SaaS ecosystem built for the AI era.

This is a high-impact role: you'll shape architecture across multiple systems, steer technical strategy, and define how the platform evolves, integrates, and grows.

What You'll Do

  • Architect scalable, resilient Azure-based solutions.
  • Drive adoption of Event-Driven Architecture and decoupled services.
  • Lead cloud strategy, ensuring secure, cost-optimised, cloud-native design.
  • Bring emerging tech and AI-ready patterns into the platform.
  • Mentor engineers and collaborate across product, engineering, and business teams.
  • Ensure governance, security, and architectural best practice.

What You Bring

  • 6–8+ years in Solutions Architecture or senior technical leadership.
  • Hands-on experience with EDA (Kafka or similar).
  • Deep Azure cloud expertise.
  • Strong API design skills (REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI).
  • Background in microservices, micro-frontends, and modern integration patterns.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Interest or experience in AI/ML integration.
  • Excellent communicator who can influence at every level.

Why This Role?

You'll shape a platform used at scale, influence critical architectural decisions, and drive innovation in a business primed for rapid growth.

Job Details

Company
Shape IT Recruitment
Location
Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
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