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# Solution Architect

- **Company:** FDM Group
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Distributed Systems, Data Streaming, Event Driven Architecture, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=007f2378eb9d9895

## About the Role

* Proven track record designing large-scale enterprise solutions within retail or supply chain domains - supply chain domain knowledge is prioritised over specific systems experience
 * Strong experience with Microservices Architecture, APIs and Event-Driven Architecture
 * Cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure or GCP, including serverless architecture
 * Comfortable working across both modern cloud and traditional legacy architecture
 * Sound understanding of patterns for distributed systems stability and reliability
 * Strong grasp of Agile delivery, ways of working, and how they translate into business value
 * Experience guiding transformation programmes and technology modernisation initiatives
 * Comfortable managing stakeholders at all levels and driving alignment through influence

## Description

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Solution Architect to work for our client within the Retail sector. This is a Fixed-term contract role based in London.

Our client, a major UK retailer, is undergoing significant transformation across its Supply Chain technology estate. The successful candidate will lead and shape solution architecture across supply chain capabilities - spanning inventory, stock movements, replenishment and store operations - working closely with Product, Engineering, Business and Domain Architecture teams to define end-to-end and transition architectures that support ongoing modernisation and legacy decommissioning. This is a role that spans both strategic design and hands-on delivery: shaping roadmaps and key design decisions while producing designs detailed enough for engineering teams to build from directly.

Responsibilities

 * Define end-to-end solution architectures, transition architectures and key design decisions across Supply Chain capabilities
 * Optimise solution design across applications, delivering flexible designs at sufficient detail for engineering teams to progress delivery
 * Guide application modernisation and legacy decommissioning activities
 * Shape integration, API and event-driven architecture and data flows across the supply chain estate
 * Produce architecture impact assessments and ensure alignment to architecture principles, standards, security requirements and North Star strategies
 * Research and identify emerging technology opportunities to enhance technical delivery
 * Collaborate with information governance, information security and operations communities to ensure consistent, effective solution integration
 * Partner with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
 * Produce clear architectural artefacts, simplifying complex technology decisions for stakeholders at all levels


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