Azure Cloud Solution Architect

Adecco; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 82,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking an experienced Azure Solution Architect to lead the design, governance and migrations of enterprise software across cloud and on‑premise environments in a hybrid London setting.

You will establish architecture standards, guide development teams and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure and compliant solutions, while embracing AI and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Software Architect or Technical Architect.
• Strong experience designing enterprise software solutions.
• Expertise across Microsoft Azure environments.
• Experience planning and delivering cloud migration programmes.
• Understanding of software architecture principles and SDLC.
• Knowledge of object-oriented development methodologies.
• Experience in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Experience reviewing architecture, design patterns and code quality.

Responsibilities

• Defining and maintaining architecture standards across enterprise applications.
• Designing high-level solution architectures for new and existing platforms.
• Leading Azure cloud transformation and migration initiatives.
• Creating architectural blueprints and reviewing solution designs.
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
• Conducting architecture reviews and code reviews.
• Supporting the delivery of mission-critical software components where required.
• Driving DevOps and Agile best practices.
• Identifying opportunities to leverage AI technologies within existing systems.
• Ensuring solutions align with security, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Producing technical documentation and architectural artefacts.

Skills

Azure architectures

Enterprise design

SDLC knowledge

Agile methods

Stakeholder comms

DevOps

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Azure Solution Architect

Location: London (Hybrid)

Day Rate: £515 Per Day Umbrella

Duration: Up to 2 years, long term expected.

The Opportunity

We\'re looking for an experienced Azure Solution Architect to lead the design, evolution and governance of enterprise software solutions across both cloud and on-premise environments.

This is a highly influential role where you\'ll establish architecture standards, guide development teams, support cloud migration programmes and help shape the adoption of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence. You\'ll work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, compliant and aligned to long term business objectives.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Defining and maintaining architecture standards across enterprise applications.
• Designing high-level solution architectures for new and existing platforms.
• Leading Azure cloud transformation and migration initiatives.
• Creating architectural blueprints and reviewing solution designs.
• Providing technical leadership and guidance to development teams.
• Conducting architecture reviews and code reviews.
• Supporting the delivery of mission-critical software components where required.
• Driving DevOps and Agile best practices.
• Identifying opportunities to leverage AI technologies within existing systems.
• Ensuring solutions align with security, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Producing technical documentation and architectural artefacts.

What We\'re Looking For

Essential

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Software Architect or Technical Architect.
• Strong experience designing enterprise software solutions.
• Expertise across Microsoft Azure environments.
• Experience planning and delivering cloud migration programmes.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and SDLC.
• Knowledge of object-oriented development methodologies.
• Experience working within Agile and Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience reviewing architecture, design patterns and code quality.

Desirable

• C# / .NET development background.
• Hands-on software engineering experience.
• Azure certifications.
• DevOps, CI/CD and automation tooling experience.
• Experience integrating AI technologies into business applications.
• Experience modernising legacy applications and platforms.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to genuinely influence technical strategy while remaining close to delivery. You\'ll help shape the future architecture of critical business systems, drive cloud adoption, introduce innovative technologies and work with a collaborative engineering team in a role that offers both strategic and hands‑on responsibilities.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.