Lead Solution Architect

Reed Technology; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public sector organization in East Sussex is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to manage architecture initiatives and engage with senior stakeholders. The role requires expertise in Microsoft technologies, strong architectural skills, and the ability to identify improvement opportunities. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Engaging and collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Strong ability to architect for the whole context and track emerging issues.
• Proficient in engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in making architectural decisions and strategy design.

Responsibilities

• Define the solution architecture and design for prioritized initiatives.
• Shape initiatives to ensure solutions are implemented as per approved designs.
• Maintain architecture roadmaps and assist in refining architectural blueprints.
• Support operational efficiencies through proactive application portfolio management.
• Foster clear communication and effective collaboration between stakeholders.
• Assist in managing issues and mitigating risks.

Skills

Architectural understanding

Architecture communication

Contractual frameworks

Architectural decision making

Technical design expertise

Microsoft technologies proficiency

Broad architecture knowledge

Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture

Tools

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Microsoft 365

Job description

Lead Solution Architect – Dynamics 365

Job Type: Permanent
Location: East Sussex
Hybrid working

An exciting new opportunity has become available, working with a growing public sector body, for a Lead Solution Architect to oversee a group of solution architecture initiatives or manage a single, more complex area. This role involves building relationships with senior stakeholders, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing best practices for solution architecture and design.

Day‑to‑day of the role

• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple business or technical areas.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve the organisation and support multiple architecture initiatives.
• Develop and implement best practices for solution architecture, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong ability to architect for the whole context, supporting wider organisational objectives and tracking emerging issues.
• Proficient in architecture communication, able to engage with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Identifying appropriate contractual frameworks and selecting suppliers.
• Experience in making architectural decisions, problem definition and shaping, and strategy design.
• Expertise in technical design, with a focus on event‑driven architecture and domain‑driven design.
• Proficiency in Microsoft technologies, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365.
• Broad knowledge of data, application, technology, and security architecture.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture frameworks and tools, and government frameworks and standards.

Accountability

• Define the solution architecture and design for prioritised initiatives in line with organisational principles, policies, and standards.
• Shape initiatives during product discovery to ensure solutions are implemented as per approved designs.
• Maintain architecture roadmaps, guardrails, and playbooks, and assist in refining digital, data, and technology target and interim state architecture blueprints.
• Support the delivery of operational efficiencies and cost savings/avoidance through business alignment, proactive application portfolio management, and reuse.
• Foster clear communication and effective collaboration between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Assist in managing issues and mitigating risks, resolving emerging and recurring problems.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and work collaboratively with relevant teams to implement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within a leading organisation.
• Engaging and collaborative work environment.

To apply for the Lead Solution Architect position, please apply immediately to be considered.