Senior Microsoft Solutions Architect — Hybrid (Birmingham)

Solicitors Regulation Authority; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Solicitors Regulation Authority is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver Microsoft-centric solutions, align with enterprise roadmaps, and work with senior stakeholders. The role covers localised applications and enterprise platforms, with governance and end-to-end responsibility across the delivery lifecycle.

You will collaborate with architects, drive architectural standards, manage dependencies, and contribute to capacity planning while shaping technology strategy in

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering solution architecture across local and enterprise-scale projects.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Experience designing Microsoft-centric architectures across data, applications and tech.
• Governance, standards and best-practice guidelines for architecture delivery.
• Strong analytical thinking and concise, business-focused communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery for assigned projects within governance models.
• Ensure designs align with architecture principles, standards and business objectives.
• Escalate complex design challenges to the Lead Solution Architect when needed.
• Support demand forecasting and capacity planning for solution architecture services.
• Produce high-quality design artefacts and obtain necessary governance approvals.
• Collaborate across projects to identify dependencies and reuse opportunities.
• Own end-to-end delivery from shaping requirements to live transition.
• Define high/low level designs translating needs into scalable, secure solutions.
• Ensure integration and data flow across systems and third-party services.
• Engage with suppliers and oversee third-party solution delivery.

Skills

Solution architecture delivery

Stakeholder influence

Architecture governance

Strategic alignment

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

Dynamics 365

Azure

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Solicitors Regulation Authority is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver Microsoft-centric solutions, align with enterprise roadmaps, and work with senior stakeholders. The role covers localised applications and enterprise platforms, with governance and end-to-end responsibility across the delivery lifecycle.

You will collaborate with architects, drive architectural standards, manage dependencies, and contribute to capacity planning while shaping technology strategy in