Cloud & Power Platform Solution Architect

Financial Ombudsman; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday entitlement

Generous pension

Family friendly policies

Private medical insurance

Technology scheme

Gym membership discounts

On-site gym in London

Job summary

The Financial Ombudsman Service is seeking a Solutions Architect to translate business needs into clear, actionable technical solutions. This permanent role is based in London with a hybrid pattern, asking you to be in the office at least four days every fortnight.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop solution visions and high-level designs, and collaborate with delivery to ensure alignment with the design intent and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience designing solutions across the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of application development, integration, and cloud platforms.
• Skilled in producing solution documentation, including vision and high-level designs.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with ability to lead discussions with business and technology stakeholders.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity.
• Curious and open-minded about leveraging existing technology landscape to deliver outcomes.
• Deep expertise in the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem, with broad understanding of other contributing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical solutions.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams through ideation and solution development.
• Develop solution visions and high-level designs that balance innovation and feasibility.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure smooth implementation and alignment with design intent.
• Engage with stakeholders across business and technology to ensure shared understanding and buy-in.
• Present solutions to governance forums with clarity and confidence.

Skills

Power Platform

Azure

Solution architecture

Stakeholder facilitation

Cloud platforms

Documentation

Communication

Tools

Microsoft D365

Power Platform

Azure Logic Apps

Azure Functions

Azure DevOps

NServiceBus

Azure Service Bus

Job description

The Financial Ombudsman Service is seeking a Solutions Architect to translate business needs into clear, actionable technical solutions. This permanent role is based in London with a hybrid pattern, asking you to be in the office at least four days every fortnight.

You will lead cross-functional teams, develop solution visions and high-level designs, and collaborate with delivery to ensure alignment with the design intent and governance.