Lead Solution Architect

Upbeat Ideas UK Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Solution Architect with over 15 years in the IT industry. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in a solution architect role focusing on cloud solutions including Azure, and experience in managing project lifecycles. This role also requires strong financial management skills and the ability to influence stakeholders. The candidate should be familiar with cloud security controls and have experience in coaching and mentoring teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15+ years overall IT industry experience.
• 5+ years in a solution or technical architect role with cloud solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards.

Skills

Solution architecture

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Cloud security controls

Mentoring

Job description

• Minimum of 15+ years overall IT industry experience
• Minimum of 5+ years in a solution or technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms
• Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric solutions based on industry standards using (Azure) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS capabilities.
• Experience with any claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, JIT, and/or RBAC / Ping etc.
• Knowledge of cloud security controls including tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management, vulnerability assessments, application firewalls, SIEM, etc.
• Managed the end-to-end lifecycles of a project in solution architect capacity
• Experience with mission critical technology components with DR capabilities
• Experience with multi-geography, multi-tier service design and management
• Extensive experience in financial management, solution plan development and product cost estimation
• Solid business acumen, management and marketing communication skills
• Significant experience in presenting ideas, products, concept papers to varied audiences
• Experience coaching and mentoring others
• Leadership capability and proven ability to manage difficult stakeholders
• Experience supporting peer teams and their responsibilities; such as infrastructure, operations, engineering, info-security