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# Senior Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Plan A Digital
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Customer Data Management, Systems Integration, Data Management, Api Design
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856362842-senior-solutions-architect

## About the Role

* Significant experience as a Lead Solutions Architect, Senior Solutions Architect or Enterprise Solution Architect
 * Strong enterprise systems integration and API architecture experience
 * Experience across cloud-based and SaaS technology environments
 * The ability to combine strategic architecture thinking with detailed technical design
 * Experience working with third-party delivery partners and technology suppliers
 * Strong commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills

Experience across Microsoft Azure, digital commerce, ERP, finance systems, CRM, customer data platforms, data platforms or AI would be beneficial.

## Description

We are supporting an established luxury retail organisation with the appointment of a Lead Solutions Architect for an initial 12 month FTC potential to go perm...

This is a senior, highly visible architecture role with responsibility for shaping solutions across a complex enterprise technology estate.

You will act as a senior technical design authority, combining strategic architecture leadership with hands-on solution design., * Designing scalable, secure and supportable enterprise solutions

 * Producing solution architecture designs, technical artefacts and integration patterns
 * Translating business requirements into practical technical solutions
 * Leading architecture reviews and challenging designs produced by internal teams and external partnersDefining API, systems integration and architecture standards
 * Simplifying the technology estate through platform consolidation, standardisation and reuse
 * Evaluating technology decisions against business value, risk and Total Cost of Ownership
 * Supporting the development of cloud, data, automation and AI capabilities
 * Presenting architecture options and recommendations to senior stakeholders


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