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# Solution Architect Azure, .Net

- **Company:** ARC IT Recruitment
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Encodings, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, DevOps, Github, Key Management, Network Security, SQL Azure, NoSQL, OpenAI, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Data Factory, Data Lakes, Bicep, Cosmos DB, Azure AKS, Azure Service Fabric, Terraform, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Container Apps
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/solution-architect-azure-net/57462823

## About the Role

* A software engineering background in NET/C#, with the hands-on credibility to guide engineers through implementation
 * Proven experience as a Solution Architect designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure
 * Strong knowledge of Azure PaaS and serverless, plus cloud networking, Entra ID and security
 * API and integration architecture experience across REST, event-driven and messaging patterns
 * Data architecture experience spanning relational and NoSQL stores and analytics platforms
 * Infrastructure as code (Bicep, ARM or Terraform) and DevOps using Azure DevOps or GitHub
 * Experience designing for security, resilience and DR in a regulated or data-rich environment
 * Experience integrating commercial systems such as CRM, payments, subscriptions or entitlements
 * The ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to non-technical and senior stakeholders

## Description

They're looking for a hands-on Solution Architect from a .NET background to act as design authority across their core platforms, customer-facing APIs, commercial systems and data architecture. You'll translate business and product strategy into secure, scalable and cost-effective designs that engineering teams can deliver with confidence, working closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Security and the PMO.

What you'll be doing

 * Leading end-to-end solution design on Azure, from requirements through to high-level and detailed designs, with clear artefacts including ADRs, integration and data flow diagrams and NFRs
 * Designing cloud-native solutions using App Service, Functions, Container Apps/AKS, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Event Grid and Logic Apps
 * Defining API standards and patterns using Azure API Management, enabling customers to integrate directly with the platform from their own tools and workflows
 * Designing integration across a commercial stack covering CRM, contracting, payments, entitlements and renewals
 * Shaping the Azure data architecture (Data Factory, Data Lake, Fabric or Synapse) to support BI, reporting, AI and stakeholder transparency
 * Embedding security by design, including Entra ID, zero trust, secrets management and network security, alongside resilience, DR, UK GDPR and audit requirements
 * Assessing build, buy and SaaS options and making clear recommendations on cost, risk and time to value
 * Championing IaC, CI/CD and the Well-Architected Framework, running design reviews and mentoring engineers
 * Evaluating emerging technologies, including Azure OpenAI, and ensuring their ethical and compliant use