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# Lead Solution Architect

- **Company:** Careerwise
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £156,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Integration Architecture, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle (Applications), Markdown, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Enterprise Integration, Cloud Integration, Hubspot
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-EF08307558770F7E76/

## About the Role

* Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale solution architecture across complex business application landscapes.
 * Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle CPQ, HubSpot and Microsoft Navision.
 * Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure and enterprise integration architecture.
 * Experience with APIs, event-driven architecture, data modelling and system integrations.
 * Strong architectural governance, C4 modelling, ADRs, Git and Azure DevOps experience.
 * Confident engaging with engineering teams, senior stakeholders and external System Integrators.

## Description

1. End-to-End Solution Architecture: Own and deliver end-to-end solution architecture across the enterprise technology estate, translating business requirements into scalable, secure and practical technical solutions aligned with business objectives and architectural roadmaps.

 2. Enterprise Application Architecture: Lead solution design across core business platforms, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Dynamics 365 Sales, Oracle CPQ, HubSpot and Microsoft Navision, with particular focus on the quote-to-cash business process.

 3. Integration Architecture: Define application boundaries, integration patterns, data flows and API/event contracts, ensuring seamless connectivity across enterprise platforms using Microsoft Azure and Azure Integration Services, alongside other appropriate integration technologies.

 4. Architecture Design & Documentation: Produce C1/C2 architecture diagrams, key interaction flows, solution designs and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), using C4 modelling standards to communicate technical solutions clearly to engineering teams and stakeholders.

 5. Technical Design Authority: Act as a key member of the Architecture Guild and Technical Design Authority (TDA), reviewing and challenging solution designs, assessing technical trade-offs and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

 6. System Integrator & Vendor Management: Provide internal technical oversight of strategic System Integrator (SI) and third-party partners, validating proposed designs, challenging architectural decisions and ensuring solutions meet agreed technical and business requirements.

 7. Architecture Governance & Reusable Standards: Maintain a version-controlled architecture repository using Git and Azure DevOps, including Markdown ADRs, standardised diagrams and reusable architectural patterns or 'Paved Paths' to accelerate consistent delivery.

 8. Non-Functional Requirements & Operational Readiness: Embed security, scalability, resilience, performance, observability, monitoring and alerting requirements into solution designs, ensuring services are robust and ready for production transition.

 9. Delivery Assurance & Technical Leadership: Work closely with product owners, engineering teams, data and platform leads to resolve cross-system design challenges, review implementation specifications and ensure delivered solutions remain aligned with agreed architecture.

 10. Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Advisory: Provide hands-on architectural leadership, communicate complex technical concepts effectively, advise senior stakeholders on solution options and trade-offs, and mentor internal engineering teams to strengthen architectural capability.