Azure Solution Architect

The Solution Architect will play a critical role, providing end-to-end architecture leadership across a complex, secure Azure-based data migration and integration landscape. This role is responsible for shaping, assuring, and governing the technical solution across multiple environments, vendors, and delivery teams, with a strong emphasis on Azure cloud architecture, platform services, and secure cloud design patterns. The architect will ensure alignment to client architecture standards, Azure best practices, security requirements, and programme outcomes. Working closely with the Programme Manager, Technical Leads, Data Migration teams, Test Lead, and client architects, the Solution Architect will translate business and operational requirements into robust, secure, and scalable Azure-aligned technical designs, supporting both Phase 0 planning and downstream delivery phases. This role operates in a highly regulated public sector environment and requires strong experience designing secure Azure cloud solutions within multi vendor ecosystems.

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect delivering Azure-based solutions in secure or highly regulated public sector environments.
• Strong background in data migration and system integration architecture, including Legacy to target transformations.
• Experience designing solutions across multiple environments (development, test, staging, production) using Azure environment and release management principles.
• Experience applying Azure Well-Architected Framework and cloud design patterns (resilience, scalability, cost optimisation).
• Solid understanding of integration patterns, APIs, data flows, and interface design.
• Demonstrable experience working in multi vendor delivery landscapes.
• Strong documentation skills, with experience producing clear, structured architecture artefacts.

Desirable

• Familiarity with public sector data, digital, or transformation programmes.
• Experience supporting testing, migration rehearsals, and cutover planning from an architectural perspective.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks (eg TOGAF) and secure-by-design principles.

Key Attributes

• Pragmatic, delivery-focused architect with strong cloud and Azure expertise.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and shaping cloud architecture strategies during early programme phases.
• Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, particularly around cloud security, risk, and data integrity.
• Collaborative mindset, working effectively across programme, delivery, and client teams.