Senior Solution Architect

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect (Part-Time, 6-Month Contract, Inside IR35)

Location: UK (Remote)

Day Rate: £625 - 675 per day (Inside IR35)

Contract Duration: 6 months (Part-time, Flexible Hours)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to join an important transformation programme on a part-time basis. You will contribute significantly to cloud architecture design and delivery, working across public sector, financial services, and related regulated environments.

Your role will involve leading secure, scalable multi-cloud solutions (Azure, AWS), collaborating with diverse teams, and helping to shape technical strategy that aligns with business goals and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead architectural design and implementation of complex cloud-based transformation projects.

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with business and compliance requirements.

• Establish and promote reusable architecture frameworks, governance principles, and best practices, incorporating security architecture approaches such as SABSA where applicable.

• Support disaster recovery and continuity strategies to ensure high availability.

• Embed security and compliance considerations throughout architecture and delivery processes.

• Assist in pre-sales activities including technical proposals and executive stakeholder engagement.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives around automation, monitoring, and operational readiness.

Candidate Profile

• Experienced IT professional with extensive background in solution architecture and technical leadership (typically 15+ years in IT, with substantial senior architecture or equivalent leadership experience).

• Proven experience delivering cloud migration and modernisation projects across public sector, financial or similarly regulated industries.

• Skilled in building solutions using Azure, AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM), and DevOps methodologies.

• Familiarity with security architecture frameworks, including practical application of SABSA principles, alongside other regulatory and compliance standards (e.g. GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO).

• Strong awareness of risk management and embedded security throughout the solution lifecycle.

• Comfortable managing distributed teams and engaging effectively with senior technical and business stakeholders.

• Security clearance experience is a plus but not mandatory.

• Flexible and comfortable with part-time working arrangements.

Benefits

• Competitive day rate of £625 - 675 per day inside IR35.

• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.

• Exposure to high-impact projects spanning public sector and financial services.

• Remote or hybrid working options available.

To apply, please submit your CV highlighting relevant architecture experience and your availability for a 6-month part-time engagement.

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