Solution Architect - SC Cleared £725 - £775 a day Inside IR35 SC Clearance required Leeds - Hybrid You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to a public sector body. Your skills and experience: Experience designing end-to-end solutions across complex enterprise environments Experience of cloud-based architectures (e.g. Azure or equivalent), including hybrid integration patterns, identity management, and secure connectivity Experience of modern integration approaches, including APIs, event-driven architectures, and service-based integration patterns Design, document, and maintain end-to-end solution architectures covering application, data, integration, infrastructure, and security domains Define and document current state and target state architectures and provide clear, phased transition roadmaps Ensure all solution designs comply with the regulatory, security, risk, and resilience requirements Provide architectural input into IT strategy development and planning activities, including the creation of technology roadmaps Identify, assess, and mitigate architectural, and technology risks associated with transformation initiatives A background in banking / financial services is desirable