Lead Solution Architect

SF Recruitment; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading not-for-profit organization is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to define and own system and AI roadmaps. Ideal candidates will have experience in the third or education sector, specifically with Microsoft and Azure technologies. This remote role offers a competitive salary of £90,000, private pension scheme, and extensive personal development opportunities, alongside flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous private pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent personal development scheme

Death in service benefit

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven ability operating at a solution architect level in the third or education sector.
• Experience with architectural frameworks like TOGAF or CISSP.
• Background in Microsoft technologies and strong Azure solution design.

Responsibilities

• Define and own system, application, and AI roadmaps.
• Lead solution design for large scale digital upgrades.
• Manage high level stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Solution architect experience

Architectural frameworks (TOGAF, CISSP)

Microsoft technologies

Azure solution design

Agile methodology

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

AI tooling implementation

Job description

Lead Solution Architect with demonstrable experience defining and owning system, application and AI roadmaps in the third or education sector is sought on a remote basis by a well-known not for profit organisation based in the Midlands

With large scale investment in technical innovation this Lead Solution Architect will be joining a dynamic, autonomous team delivering large scale digital upgrades that will facilitate the organisations commitment to digitalisation over the coming years.

This role would suit a Architecture with a background in application or cloud engineering and varied background in windows technologies who is looking to step up into a senior technical leadership position taking ownership of solution design with an international user base.

In return this Lead Solution Architect will be rewarded with market leading personal development and growth opportunities with long term commitment to flexible working.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Proven ability operating at a solution architect level ideally within the third or education sector - not for profit, further education, higher education, charity, social enterprise etc
• Architectural framework experience - TOGAF, CISSP etc
• A varied background in Microsoft technologies
• Strong Azure solution design
• Agile, scrum methodology understanding
• Extensive high level stakeholder management exposure
• Previous team leadership experience
• Experience implementing AI tooling into existing architecture would be a plus

This Lead Solution Architect will receive a £90,000 base salary with generous private pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holiday, excellent personal development scheme, long term remote working, death in service plus flexible working hours.

Please apply now to be considered and for further info.

Lead Solution Architect

TOGAF, CISSP, agile, scrum,not for profit, solution design, cloud, Azure, AI