Solutions Architect

Manchester (3 days onsite)

Our client is seeking experienced Solution Architects to support large-scale digital transformation and modernisation initiatives within a complex enterprise environment. This role is focused on designing scalable, secure, and high-performing end-to-end technology solutions across legacy and cloud-native platforms. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and delivery leadership to shape architecture strategy and guide implementation across modern application ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions covering applications, integrations, infrastructure, security, and data
• Produce high-level and detailed architecture designs, diagrams, interface specifications, and solution documentation
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards
• Evaluate technology options and recommend appropriate architecture approaches
• Support modernisation and migration of legacy platforms into containerised microservices architectures
• Collaborate with business leaders, Product Owners, delivery teams, and engineers to shape solution direction
• Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution assurance activities
• Guide engineering teams on implementation best practices, design patterns, and architecture standards
• Support Agile delivery and DevOps adoption across engineering programmes

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years’ experience in Solution Architecture within enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of legacy technologies and platforms including mainframes
• Experience modernising legacy applications into cloud-native/containerised microservices solutions
• Strong knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Data Mesh principles
• Hands‑on experience across technologies such as:
• Java
• Angular
• React
• REST APIs
• Event‑driven architecture
• Strong experience with API and microservices security implementation
• Experience with cloud hosting concepts and modern cloud architectures
• Hands‑on experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of secure interoperability standards, architecture patterns, and engineering governance

Soft Skills & Domain Experience

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking capability
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments
• Knowledge of pensions/annuities or UK workplace pensions highly desirable

If this is relevant to your experience, please send me your CV and we’ll be in touch.

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