Azure Solution Architect: APIs & Enterprise Integration

Fusion People; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Fusion People is partnering with a leading international professional services organisation to recruit a Solution Architect for London. The role focuses on designing modern, scalable solutions across a complex enterprise application estate with Azure-based integration and API management.

You will produce HLDs/LLDs, ADRs and data-flow specifications while collaborating with stakeholders and delivery teams to balance build vs. buy decisions and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in Solution Architecture, technical design or a senior development/engineering role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application integration.
• Experience designing REST APIs, messaging and event-driven integration patterns.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure, ideally including Functions, Service Bus and APIM.
• Experience producing HLDs, LLDs and technical architecture documentation.
• Understanding of security, data protection and non-functional requirements.
• Experience working with SQL/data integration and modern DevOps/CI/CD approaches.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience within professional services, financial services, legal, insurance or another regulated enterprise environment would be advantageous.
• TOGAF, Azure architecture certifications or experience with tools such as Ardoq/LeanIX would be useful but are not essential.

Responsibilities

• Designing end-to-end solutions across a complex enterprise application environment.
• Producing HLDs, LLDs, integration specifications and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs).
• Designing APIs, messaging and integration patterns between enterprise applications.
• Working with Azure technologies including App Services, Functions, Service Bus and API Management (APIM).
• Defining data flows and non-functional requirements covering security, performance, scalability and resilience.
• Supporting architecture reviews and presenting designs through technical governance.
• Evaluating third-party/COTS products and supporting build vs buy decisions.
• Working hands-on with engineering and delivery teams through implementation.
• Supporting POCs and technical spikes for new technologies and approaches.
• Working alongside senior architects and helping develop consistent architecture standards and best practices.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Azure

REST APIs

Enterprise integration

HLD/LLD

Architecture docs

CI/CD

Stakeholder comms

Security & data

SQL data integration

Tools

Azure Functions

Service Bus

APIM

App Services

SQL

Job description

Fusion People is partnering with a leading international professional services organisation to recruit a Solution Architect for London. The role focuses on designing modern, scalable solutions across a complex enterprise application estate with Azure-based integration and API management.

You will produce HLDs/LLDs, ADRs and data-flow specifications while collaborating with stakeholders and delivery teams to balance build vs. buy decisions and governance requirements.