Lead Solution Architect – 6+ months, hybrid working 3 days a week in Reading, inside IR35, £95‑£116 per hour, SC cleared role, and a single British national required due to the nature of the project.
We are seeking an experienced Lead Solution Architect to provide senior technical leadership across major digital programmes. This high‑impact role is responsible for defining, governing and evolving the architecture that underpins digital products, platforms and services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, interoperable and aligned to enterprise strategy and long‑term business objectives.
As a Lead Solution Architect you will work closely with senior stakeholders, architecture teams and external delivery partners to drive technical excellence and deliver a cohesive digital ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and govern solution architecture activities across major digital programmes
* Define and evolve enterprise architecture roadmaps aligned to business and digital transformation objectives
* Provide architectural oversight across cloud, enterprise and integrated technology solutions
* Assess and validate technical proposals from delivery partners and suppliers
* Ensure all solutions meet required standards for cybersecurity, resilience, scalability and interoperability
* Shape architecture strategy within RFPs, procurement activities and delivery governance processes
* Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders across multinational programmes
* Promote best practice architecture principles, standards and governance across the Digital portfolio
Essential Experience
* Proven experience leading architecture functions across large‑scale enterprise programmes
* Strong background delivering solutions involving technologies such as Azure and SAP S/4HANA
* Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior and CXO level
* Strong expertise across Microsoft technologies, enterprise integration and security
* Experience leading internal technical teams and managing external delivery partners
* Strong understanding of enterprise architecture governance and digital transformation
Desirable
* Azure cloud certifications
* Experience within Defence, Aerospace or highly regulated environments
* Exposure to multinational or complex international programmes
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