Solution Architect - Legal or Professional Services, Microsoft Stack (Apps, Cloud & Infrastructure)
Solution Architect - Legal or Professional Services, Microsoft Stack (Apps, Cloud & Infrastructure) - Global
£85k - £100k + 10% bonus + excellent benefits
London (City) & 40% remote
We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise technology solutions within a professional services environment. Reporting into the Architecture function, you'll shape end-to-end solutions that align with business strategy, security requirements and architectural standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own solution architecture across business and technology transformation programmes.
- Produce and govern High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
- Design solutions across applications, cloud, infrastructure, data and security.
- Lead architecture workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Evaluate and implement COTS and SaaS solutions, with a preference for configurable platforms over bespoke software development.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security and governance standards.
- Support vendor selection, technical decision-making and architecture assurance.
Essential Experience:
- Solution Architecture experience within Legal Services, Professional Services or other complex, regulated & global environments.
- Strong Microsoft technology background including M365, Azure, Power Platform in addition to COTS and SaaS solutions
- Experience across: Application Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture & Integration Architecture
- A technical background prior to moving into architecture (eg engineering, devops, DBA, networking)
- Proven delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (inc. presenting to non-technical stakeholder)
- Experience producing architecture documentation including HLDs, LLDs and solution roadmaps.
- Polished and confident communications skills
- Experience of multi-vendor environments
£85k - £100k + 10% bonus + excellent benefits
London (City) & 40% remote