Solution Architect

La Fosse Associates Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse Associates Limited in London (Hybrid) is seeking a Solution Architect to join a growing architecture function supporting a wide-ranging technology transformation programme.

You will design scalable, secure and commercially effective solutions, working closely with senior business stakeholders, technical teams, product owners and delivery functions to enable successful transformation.

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Proficiency with cloud services and SaaS platforms.
• Strong knowledge of APIs and integration patterns.
• Experience using TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders, including C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned to business goals and architecture principles.
• Produce high-level solution designs and review low-level technical designs.
• Translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Act as the bridge between senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Contribute to architecture governance, standards, design patterns and best practices.
• Define integration approaches across enterprise applications, SaaS platforms and cloud services.
• Support large-scale transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Evaluate technology options and provide recommendations for build vs buy decisions.
• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements.
• Mentor technical leads and support the development of architecture capability across the organisation.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Cloud technologies

Microsoft technologies

SaaS platforms

APIs & integration

Stakeholder management

TOGAF framework

Job description

Title: Solution Architect

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Circa. £88K

Industry: Legal

Overview:

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join a growing architecture function supporting a wide-ranging technology transformation programme.

Operating across a broad remit, you will work closely with senior business stakeholders, technical teams, product owners and delivery functions to design scalable, secure and commercially effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned to business goals and architecture principles.
• Produce high-level solution designs and review low-level technical designs.
• Translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Act as the bridge between senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Contribute to architecture governance, standards, design patterns and best practices.
• Define integration approaches across enterprise applications, SaaS platforms and cloud services.
• Support large-scale transformation and modernisation programmes.
• Evaluate technology options and provide recommendations for build vs buy decisions.
• Ensure solutions meet security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements.
• Mentor technical leads and support the development of architecture capability across the organisation.

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Solution Architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft technologies, cloud services and SaaS platforms.
• Experience delivering application, integration and cloud architecture solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both C-suite executives and technical teams.
• Experience producing HLDs and reviewing technical designs.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integration patterns and enterprise application architecture.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation, application modernisation and migration initiatives.
• Exposure to AI technologies, Microsoft AI services or enterprise AI programmes.
• Broad architectural mindset with the ability to contribute across solution, enterprise, data and business architecture domains.
• Experience working within TOGAF-aligned or similar architecture frameworks.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.