Lead Solution Architect (Microsoft/Azure)

Harvey Nash Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Professional development

Certification incentives

Job summary

Harvey Nash Plc leads as a Microsoft-focused consultancy and managed services provider, delivering complex cloud and transformation programmes across regulated environments. The Lead Solution Architect will provide technical leadership, governance, and pre-sales support across Azure engagements.

This senior, client-facing role requires deep Azure expertise, delivery leadership, and the ability to mentor teams while aligning solutions to business objectives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior/Lead Solution Architect delivering Microsoft/Azure solutions.
• Proven track record leading Azure migration, transformation, and modernisation programmes.
• Strong expertise across Azure infrastructure, networking, Entra ID/AD, governance and security, and hybrid clouds.
• Experience designing and implementing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).
• Knowledge of Azure Landing Zones, Hub-and-Spoke, Virtual WAN, Private Endpoints.
• Experience with IaC and automation (PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture governance, technical assurance, and design across enterprise cloud programmes.
• Act as Design Authority for Azure migration, modernisation, and infra projects.
• Provide architectural leadership from discovery to deployment and handover.
• Engage with senior client stakeholders; run workshops and gather requirements.
• Support business development and pre-sales with solution design and estimates.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure technical consistency and delivery excellence.
• Mentor teams to drive best practice in architecture, cloud engineering, automation and governance.

Skills

Azure architecture

Stakeholder management

Cloud transformation

Pre-sales support

Cloud governance

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role: Lead Solution Architect (Microsoft Azure)

Salary: up to £90,000 + 10% Bonus

Location: London (Hybrid 3 Days/Week On-Site)

Award-Winning Microsoft-Focused Consultancy & Managed Services Provider

Leadership, Governance & Cloud Transformation

We're partnering with an award-winning Microsoft-focused Consultancy and Managed Services Provider that has built an outstanding reputation for delivering complex cloud, infrastructure, security, and transformation programmes for organisations operating in highly regulated environments.

As they continue to expand their architecture practice, they are looking to appoint an experienced Lead Solution Architect to provide technical leadership across major Microsoft and Azure engagements. This is a senior, client-facing position that combines architecture governance, solution assurance, delivery leadership, stakeholder engagement, and pre-sales consultancy.

This role is ideal for an architect who enjoys influencing technology strategy whilst remaining close to delivery, helping clients navigate large-scale cloud transformation initiatives and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned to business objectives.

The Opportunity

As a trusted technical leader, you will:

• Lead architecture governance, technical assurance, and solution design across enterprise cloud transformation programmes.
• Act as Design Authority for Azure migration, modernisation, and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout the full delivery life cycle, from discovery and design through to deployment and operational handover.
• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders, running workshops, gathering requirements, and advising on technology strategy.
• Support business development and pre-sales activities, including solution design, estimates, technical responses, and customer presentations.
• Collaborate with project teams, engineers, and architects to ensure technical consistency and delivery excellence.
• Mentor and develop technical teams, helping drive best practice across architecture, cloud engineering, automation, and governance.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Extensive experience as a Senior or Lead Solution Architect delivering large-scale Microsoft and Azure solutions.
• Proven track record leading Azure migration, transformation, and modernisation programmes.
• Strong expertise across:
  • Azure Infrastructure (IaaS)
  • Azure Networking
  • Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory
  • Cloud Governance and Security
  • Hybrid Cloud Architectures
• Experience designing and implementing Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solutions.
• Strong understanding of Azure architecture patterns including:
  • Azure Landing Zones
  • Hub-and-Spoke Networking
  • Virtual WAN
  • Private Endpoints
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as PowerShell, Bicep, and/or Terraform.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience owning solution delivery from design through to implementation.

Highly Desirable

• VMware-to-Azure migration experience.
• Azure Local architecture and migration planning expertise.
• Experience operating within consultancy, professional services, or managed services environments.
• Exposure to DevOps, automation, and cloud operating model transformation.

Certifications (Desirable)

One or more Microsoft certifications such as:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
• Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty (AZ-140)
• DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• Identity & Access Administrator (SC-300)
• Data Engineering (DP-203)

About You

You'll be a commercially aware and consultative architect who can combine deep technical expertise with excellent client engagement skills. Comfortable leading technical discussions with senior stakeholders, you'll have a passion for cloud innovation, architecture governance, mentoring others, and delivering meaningful business outcomes.

What's On Offer

• Competitive basic salary plus performance bonus
• 34 days annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday leave
• Private medical insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance and income protection
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and company sick pay
• Sponsored training and professional development
• Financial incentives for achieving Microsoft certifications
• The opportunity to play a key role in delivering complex Microsoft and Azure transformation programmes alongside a highly experienced technical team

If you're an experienced Azure Solution Architect looking for a true leadership role that blends architecture, delivery, governance, and client advisory responsibilities, we'd love to hear from you.