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# Solution Architect

- **Company:** VIQU Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £156,000.0 - £182,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, High-Level Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Zero Trust Network Access, Virtualization Technology, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Togaf, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5942087061

## About the Role

* Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain Security Clearance.
 * Significant experience working as a Solution Architect, Infrastructure Architect, or Technology Architect within large enterprise environments.
 * Strong experience delivering infrastructure modernisation and transformation programmes.
 * Experience developing current, transition, and target-state architectures.
 * Produce High-Level Designs, Solution Designs, Architecture Roadmaps, and Target State Architectures.
 * Proven ability to lead architecture from discovery and design through to implementation and migration.
 * Translate business, operational, security, and technical requirements into scalable technical solutions.
 * Strong understanding of architecture governance, design assurance, technical risk management, and solution evaluation.
 * Lead technical design workshops across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, identity, and platform teams.
 * Evaluate solution options and provide recommendations based on cost, complexity, risk, feasibility, and strategic alignment.
 * Ensure infrastructure solutions are secure, supportable, scalable, and aligned with long-term strategic objectives.
 * TOGAF or other recognised Architecture certifications desirable
 * Any experience within Financial Services, Government, Defence, Regulatory, or Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments beneficial
 * Experience with Zero Trust security frameworks useful

Solution Architecture experience in some or all of the following areas:

 * Microsoft Azure and Hybrid Cloud environments - Cloud-Native Platforms and Platform Engineering
 * Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture, Networking, and Connectivity.
 * Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Zero Trust Security principles.
 * Compute, Virtualisation, Storage, Backup, and Platform Services.
 * Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.
 * Cyber Security Architecture and Operational Resilience.

## Description

Lead Solution Architect (Infrastructure) required for a globally recognised organisation based in London to support a large-scale technology modernisation and infrastructure transformation programme.

This Solution Architect will join a well-established Technology Strategy & Architecture function, responsible for shaping and delivering enterprise-wide infrastructure modernisation initiatives. .

This is an exciting opportunity to lead architecture across complex transformation programmes, influencing technology direction and driving the adoption of modern platforms, cloud technologies, automation, and security-first architecture practices.