Solution Architect Azure Platform Migration Location: London, UK
Work Mode: Hybrid (23 days onsite per week)
Type: Permanent / Contract
We are seeking a Solution Architect to lead discovery and architecture for migrating a retail groups digital platform into a new Microsoft Azure environment. The role involves assessing ~50 applications, producing Low-Level Designs (LLDs), and supporting a parallel build from scratch migration strategy .
Key Responsibilities Conduct discovery of 2025 PaaS applications and integrations including Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks .
Design architecture using Azure App Service, Azure API Management, and Azure SQL Database .
Implement DR strategy across UK South Azure Region and UK West Azure Region .
Design security using WAF and Application Gateways.
Review .NET / TypeScript code to identify hard-coded dependencies.
Run a pilot migration to estimate effort, cost, and timelines.
Required Skills Strong experience with Azure PaaS services
IaC using Terraform or Bicep
Azure networking (private endpoints, private DNS zones)
Azure SQL database migration experience
CI/CD pipeline implementation
Preferred Experience with parallel migration strategies and zero-downtime cutovers
Strong stakeholder communication
Background in software development
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