Lead Solution Architect

Overview

A well-known university in London is seeking to recruit a Lead Solution Architect for an initial 3-6 month contract role, 1-2 days on site per week to start asap.

Responsibilities

• Leading the end-to-end architectural design and implementation of software solutions, ensuring adherence to modern design patterns and standards.
• Driving the adoption of cloud-native, modular, and adaptable services, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Providing technical leadership and architectural oversight across both internally developed products and externally sourced (SaaS) applications.
• Collaborating effectively with stakeholders to translate business needs into well-architected solutions and communicating complex technical concepts clearly.
• Supporting the development of technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and technical roadmaps in partnership with the Director of Strategy and Architecture.
• Championing best practices in software development, fostering a culture of excellence, and mentoring engineering teams.

Key Skills

• 10+ years industry experience of solution architecture / software engineering across multiple technologies, languages, and frameworks
• Experience of architecting cloud-native enterprise applications with Microsoft Azure - certification such as Azure Solution Architect or similar.
• Experience of designing highly scalable and distributed cloud-based micro-services and event-driven integrations.
• Experience of designing and developing enterprise applications using C# and .NET framework
• Experience of modern web application frameworks, practices, and technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue, JavaScript, SPA, SSR, REST)
• Experience designing and implementing composable architectures (e.g., JAMstack, MACH), enabling modular, scalable, and API-first solutions that support rapid integration and adaptability in cloud-native environments.
• Experience of modern Identity and Access management standards and technology (OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, Azure AD, AD, Auth0, Okta)
• Effective coaching and leadership skills and an ability to oversee multiple projects and act as a design authority
• Strong communication and presentation experience and the ability to explain technical details and challenges to a wide variety of people
• Ability to look at solutions in creative and unconventional ways, recognize opportunities to innovate, and engage partners in a vision and strategy

This role requires outstanding communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to architect solutions that address complex business and technology challenges in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Please apply today if interested in the role.