Solution Architect (Government Sector) Solution Architect (Azure) 6-month contract (initially) Remote Working (UK-Based) £500 to £525 per day Outside IR35 The Opportunity: We’re looking for an experienced Solutions Architect with a wealth of experience working within central government to support a programme delivering large-scale, data-driven and digital services. This role will play a key part in shaping solution design, aligning technology choices to business outcomes and ensuring delivery is robust, scalable and secure. As a Solution Architect, you’ll work closely with technical teams, delivery leads and stakeholders to define end-to-end solution designs across complex programmes. You’ll provide architectural oversight, support delivery teams, and ensure solutions align to organisational strategy, standards and best practice. You will have been involved with the development and design of enterprise-level IT Solutions for the UK Government previously, consulting across a range of projects at both beta and alpha stages which will see you leading on business problem definition, analysis and solution design activities. Skills and Experience: Hands-on experience architecting modern, innovative, digital services for central government clients, consulting on data, digital or cloud-based platforms Strong Azure architecture experience with associated industry qualifications Experience with on-premise, hybrid and cloud hosted systems, designing end-to-end solutions across multiple systems Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, comfortable leading collaborative design and decision making with clients Experience in estimating, planning, resourcing and/or costing projects is an advantage Familiarity with government architecture standards and frameworks Exposure to agile delivery environments Role and Responsibilities: Define and own solution architecture designs across one or more workstreams Translate business and user needs into clear, pragmatic technical solutions Provide architectural governance, assurance, and design authority Collaborate with engineering, data, security, and delivery teams Produce high-level and detailed architecture artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams) Support technical decision-making and resolve design risks and constraints N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo a basic level of security clearance prior to starting the role. Applications: To learn more about this newly created opportunity consulting as a Solution Architect for an initial four month engagement, working on a remote-working basis for a prominent UK government agency; please call and speak with Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 07436 071 872 or please send through a copy of your latest online profile and/or CV ( edward@isr.uk.com ) for an immediate call back in the strictest confidence. Please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology for the healthcare sector??