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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solution Architect - **Company:** SCS Railway - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £53,000.0 - £93,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Integration Architecture, Authentication Protocols, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Software Design Documents, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, High-Level Architecture, Identity and Access Management, JSON, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Backend, Git, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Powerapps, Databricks - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5856707861 ## About the Role * Proven experience leading data warehouse, SQL, and Azure implementations and owning the integration strategy through to execution and delivery in an established IT department. * Proven architectural design skills, with the ability to discuss the merits and trade-offs of different design approaches and technologies. * Strong hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, Python, Databricks, and ETLs. * Strong experience with protocols and formats such as REST, SOAP, JSON, and XML. * Experience with DevOps tools, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing frameworks. * Strong understanding of data warehousing, data pipelines, and cloud-native architecture. * Demonstrated ability to produce High Level Design and Low Level Design documents. * Expertise in integration architecture and design patterns. * Experience in data warehouse, SQL, and Azure solutions is desirable. * Experience in Identity and Access Management, security best practices, and authentication protocols such as OAuth2 and SAML. * Proven track record of delivering secure, performant, and scalable solutions. * Experience with cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-premise integrations. * Experience with frontend and backend systems, infrastructure, and enterprise monitoring tools is desirable. * Ability to influence technical direction and set coding and design standards. * Excellent troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis skills. * Experience working with cross-functional teams including architects, business analysts, testers, and vendors. * Background in software development and experience in a solution development or similar role, or within an established architecture practice. * Experience developing enterprise-level integration design and delivering it using suitable technologies, standards, and governance. ## Description * Develop, analyse, and deliver solutions, ensuring integration requirements align with best practice and policies for projects and BAU work involving IT systems. * Use hands-on skills to deliver design, build, and test activities, and lead or review work delivered by third parties. * Lead and manage integration architecture activities with other IT architects, support teams, and third-party vendors. * Act as the go-to person for integration-related topics, information, knowledge, technologies, platforms, and architecture. * Work closely with support and service teams and third parties to monitor integration issues and lead timely resolution, especially for production incidents. * Take proactive actions to prevent and address integration issues. * Update integration architecture artefacts, including the integration inventory, integration architecture and design, guidelines, and integration patterns. * Ensure compliance with IT security policies and participate in security, audit, and regulatory initiatives. * Reinforce security rules and escalate risky activity when detected. * Manage schedules and timelines across multiple systems and regions, assess and avoid conflicts, streamline work efforts, and communicate with relevant parties. * Document processes, procedures, plans, changes, upgrades, and new integrations. * Design, implement, and support ETL and Microsoft Power Apps solutions. * Provide cover and support to the Solution Architects and report to the Data Architect. 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