Hybrid Cloud & Integration Solution Architect

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Warwick; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd. seeks an experienced Hybrid Cloud & Integration Solution Architect for a 6-month contract, in Warwick with 2 days per week onsite. You will define end-to-end architectures across cloud, SaaS/COTS, integrations and data platforms within a major transformation in Energy & Utilities.

You will engage with senior stakeholders, govern complex environments, and drive architecture reviews, ensuring security, scalability and operational readiness throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Ability to communicate architecture concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong cloud architecture experience across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
• Experience delivering SaaS and COTS solutions.
• Understanding of enterprise-scale application landscapes and modern architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end solution architectures across complex enterprise environments.
• Define architecture roadmaps supporting business transformation initiatives.
• Lead solution design across cloud, SaaS, COTS, integration, and data platform domains.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project teams, delivery leads, engineers, and third-party suppliers.
• Provide technical governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assess technology options and provide recommendations based on business, operational, security, and commercial requirements.
• Drive architecture reviews and support design authority processes.
• Ensure scalability, resilience, security, maintainability, and operational readiness are incorporated into solution designs.
• Support Agile delivery teams through implementation and deployment phases.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud architecture

Enterprise integration

Stakeholder management

SaaS & COTS platforms

Data platforms

Governance & compliance

Agile delivery support

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

ETL/ELT frameworks

Job description

Contract Role | Hybrid Working (Warwick - 2 days per week)

6 Month Contract (Extensions Possible)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Hybrid Cloud & Integration Solution Architect to join a major transformation programme within the Energy & Utilities sector.Working closely with business and technical stakeholders, you will be responsible for defining end-to-end solution architectures across cloud platforms, SaaS/COTS applications, enterprise integrations, and modern data platforms. This is a highly visible architecture role requiring strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to govern complex technical environments while ensuring alignment to business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end solution architectures across complex enterprise environments.
• Define architecture roadmaps supporting business transformation initiatives.
• Lead solution design across cloud, SaaS, COTS, integration, and data platform domains.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project teams, delivery leads, engineers, and third-party suppliers.
• Provide technical governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assess technology options and provide recommendations based on business, operational, security, and commercial requirements.
• Drive architecture reviews and support design authority processes.
• Ensure scalability, resilience, security, maintainability, and operational readiness are incorporated into solution designs.
• Support Agile delivery teams through implementation and deployment phases.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong track record delivering complex business and technology transformation programmes.
• Ability to communicate architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong cloud architecture experience across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
• Experience delivering solutions involving SaaS and COTS platforms.
• Understanding of enterprise-scale application landscapes and modern architecture principles.

Data & Analytics Platforms

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Snowflake
• Data Lakes
• Data Fabric Architectures
• Databricks
• ETL / ELT Frameworks
• Modern data integration and transformation solutions

I

• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience designing integrations between cloud services, SaaS platforms, legacy applications, and data platforms.
• Knowledge of API-led architecture and event-driven design principles.

Stakeholder Management

• Ability to engage with senior business stakeholders, programme leadership, engineering teams, and third-party suppliers.
• Experience influencing technical decisions within complex organisations.
• Experience working within architecture review boards and governance frameworks.
• Ability to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards, security requirements, and strategic objectives.

Highly Desirable

• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solution design.
• DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Energy & Utilities sector experience.
• Enterprise integration platforms and middleware technologies.

Ideal Candidate

You will be a senior architect with strong technical depth and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. You will be comfortable shaping architecture across cloud, integration, and data domains while supporting delivery teams within a governed enterprise environment.