Role: Applications Solution Architect (Contract – Outside IR35)
Location: Hybrid with 1 day a week in Brighton
Rate: Up to £600/day (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6-Month Rolling Contract
Start: ASAP
Join a high-performing architecture team delivering complex solutions across a global enterprise.
We're hiring an experienced Applications Solution Architect to support a long-term transformation programme with a global consultancy partner. This role will see you lead solution design across a multi-technology environment, engaging with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and technical leads.
You’ll be a key link between Enterprise Architecture and hands-on delivery, responsible for shaping roadmaps, reducing technical debt, and driving best practices across a wide-ranging digital estate.
Key Responsibilities:
* Own architecture for critical application components, shaping their evolution to align with target state architecture
* Translate EA roadmaps into actionable, project-level designs
* Produce solution options, review technical designs, and engage directly with scrum teams
* Provide hands-on technical leadership where needed across architecture, development, and DevOps
* Mentor Technical Leads and influence multiple cross-functional delivery teams
* Manage architectural risks, compliance, and governance processes
* Contribute to strategic planning, budgeting (CapEx), and continuous improvement initiatives
* Actively support and promote engineering excellence and agile delivery
Required Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience as a Solution Architect in large-scale enterprise environments
* Broad technical background across applications, integration, databases, and cloud (Azure/GCP preferred)
* Expertise in solution architecture design and documentation (e.g. process flows, data architecture)
* Hands-on understanding of .NET, Java, PL/SQL, Oracle databases, CI/CD tooling (e.g. ADO, Jira), and DevOps automation
* Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
* Experience working in matrixed teams and hybrid delivery models (Agile & Waterfall)
* Background in regulated industries (insurance/financial services preferred)
* Comfortable reviewing and querying enterprise systems to diagnose issues or recommend improvements