Architecting Hybrid Cloud & AI Solutions

IBM; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sabbatical programs

Paid paternity leave

Maternity leave

Maternity returners scheme

25 days holiday

Private medical

Dental & optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Group pension plan through salary sac

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking multiple Solution Architects to design and deliver secure, scalable enterprise solutions across hybrid cloud environments. You will work with business stakeholders, engineering teams and delivery leads to translate requirements into high-quality designs, balancing security and operational sustainability.

This client-facing role requires expertise in modern application architectures, cloud services, and integration technologies, with leadership to guide

Qualifications

• Experience as a Solution Architect in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong governance and design authority experience.
• Proven ability to produce artefacts like design records and high-level designs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture activities from discovery to delivery.
• Produce architecture artefacts including S Designs, HLDs, option assessments and ADRs.
• Present proposals through Design Authority and governance forums.
• Translate requirements into scalable technical solutions balancing business outcomes.
• Define integration patterns and API strategies across complex environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers and junior staff.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud architectures

Java 17/21

RESTful APIs

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

TOGAF

CI/CD

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

UML modelling tools

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking multiple Solution Architects to design and deliver secure, scalable enterprise solutions across hybrid cloud environments. You will work with business stakeholders, engineering teams and delivery leads to translate requirements into high-quality designs, balancing security and operational sustainability.

This client-facing role requires expertise in modern application architectures, cloud services, and integration technologies, with leadership to guide