SharePoint Solution Architect

Overview

London, United Kingdom Posted on 04/02/2026

VE3 is a technology and business consultancy focused on delivering end-to-end technology solutions and products. We have successfully serviced enterprises across multiple markets, including the public and private sectors. Our services span all aspects of business, providing a holistic approach to managing an organization. We are committed to providing technical innovations and tools that empower organizations with critical information to facilitate decision-making that results in business transformation through cost savings and increased operational efficiency. Our commitment to quality is adopted throughout the organization and sets the foundation for delivering our full suite of capabilities.

Job Description

SharePoint Solution Architect

Role Purpose

The SharePoint Solution Architect is accountable for the end-to-end architectural design of a large-scale, cloud-based SharePoint Online document repository, ensuring the solution is secure, scalable, compliant, and future-proof.

The role provides architectural leadership across information architecture, security, governance, metadata strategy, and migration design, working closely with programme leadership, digital teams, and information governance stakeholders.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design a metadata-driven SharePoint Online document management architecture capable of securely storing and managing high-volume, sensitive employee records.
• Define the overall information architecture, including site collections, document libraries, metadata schema, search configuration, and retention readiness.
• Ensure the solution is reusable and scalable, aligned to a "design once, use many times" principle.

Security & Compliance

Design role-based access control (RBAC) models using Entra ID / Azure AD security groups.

Ensure compliance with:

• UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018
• Public sector information security standards
• Organisational information governance policies

Embed auditability, access logging and least-privilege principles by design.

• Define the target-state migration architecture from multiple legacy repositories into SharePoint Online.
• Approve migration safeguards, rollback strategies, and validation approaches.
• Define handling strategies for macros, hyperlinks and complex document types.

Governance & Assurance

• Act as design authority and support solution approval through relevant technical and programme governance forums.
• Provide architectural assurance throughout build, migration and handover phases.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven delivery of high-volume, sensitive data repositories (e.g. payroll, HR, finance).
• Strong expertise in metadata-led design, search optimisation and information architecture.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft 365 security and compliance controls.
• Experience working in regulated or public sector environments.
• Experience replacing or consolidating legacy EDMS platforms.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview and retention concepts.
• Approved SharePoint solution architecture
• Security and access control design documentation
• Migration architecture and mapping artefacts
• Architectural assurance through to handover