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# Lead Solution Architect

- **Company:** Upbeat Ideas UK Ltd
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Firewall, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing Security, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Key Management, OAuth, OpenID, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Ping (Networking Utility), Role-Based Access Control, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Service Design, Security Information and Event Management, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815089834-lead-solution-architect

## About the Role

* Minimum of 15+ years overall IT industry experience
 * Minimum of 5+ years in a solution or technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms
 * Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards using (Azure) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities.
 * Experience with any claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, JIT, and/or RBAC / Ping etc.
 * Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc.
 * Managed the end-to-end lifecycles of a project in solution architect capacity
 * Experience with mission critical technology components with DR capabilities
 * Experience with multi-geography, multi-tier service design and management
 * Extensive experience in financial management, solution plan development and product cost estimation
 * Solid business acumen, management and marketing communication skills
 * Significant experience in presenting ideas, products, concept papers to varied audiences
 * Experience coaching and mentoring others
 * Leadership capability and proven ability to manage difficult stakeholders
 * Experience supporting peer teams and their responsibilities; such as infrastructure, operations, engineering, info-security

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## Description

* Minimum of 15+ years overall IT industry experience
 * Minimum of 5+ years in a solution or technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms
 * Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards using (Azure) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities.
 * Experience with any claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, JIT, and/or RBAC / Ping etc.
 * Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc.
 * Managed the end-to-end lifecycles of a project in solution architect capacity
 * Experience with mission critical technology components with DR capabilities
 * Experience with multi-geography, multi-tier service design and management
 * Extensive experience in financial management, solution plan development and product cost estimation
 * Solid business acumen, management and marketing communication skills
 * Significant experience in presenting ideas, products, concept papers to varied audiences
 * Experience coaching and mentoring others
 * Leadership capability and proven ability to manage difficult stakeholders
 * Experience supporting peer teams and their responsibilities; such as infrastructure, operations, engineering, info-security


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