Job Description Role Details Role/Job Title: Solution Architect
Work Location: Edinburgh / Manchester
Mode of Working: Hybrid
Hybrid Requirement: 3 days
Duration of Assignment: 06 months
The Role The Solution Architect is responsible for designing end-to-end technology solutions that meet business requirements, align with enterprise architecture standards, and ensure scalability, performance, and security. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, guiding development teams, evaluating technology options, and ensuring successful delivery of complex digital and transformation initiatives. Your Responsibilities Develop end to end architecture covering applications, data, integration, security, and infrastructure
Create high-level and detailed solution designs, architecture diagrams, data flows, and interface specifications
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with enterprise standards
Evaluate technology options and recommend optimal architectural choices
Work closely with business leaders, product owners, delivery managers, and engineering teams to understand requirements
Present architecture proposals and recommendations to senior leadership
Perform architecture reviews, solution assurance, and risk assessments
Guide development teams on implementation best practices and architectural patterns
Your Profile Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience Deep understanding and expertise of legacy technologies and/or platforms including mainframes
6+ years of relevant work experience in solution architecture, with deep understanding of cloud hosting concepts and implementations
Experience in converting legacy applications to containerized microservice design applications
Deep understanding of domain driven design and data mesh principles
Hands-on experience on design, build and deployment of applications based on .Net MVC, Java, Angular, React, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and event-based architecture
Conceptual clarity around front-end development
Hands on experience in implementing API, Micro-services and application security
Strong in architecture design patterns, experience with secure interoperability standards and methods, architecture tools and process
Hands-on experience setting up DevOps principles and practices, including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), automated testing & deployment pipelines
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Sound knowledge of agile principles, and practices
D esirable skills/knowledge/experience: Knowledge in Pension/Annuity, preferably in UK Workplace pension.
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