Solution Architect

La Fosse Associates; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in music rights management seeks a Solution Architect to develop solutions aligned with business goals and support implementation. This role involves collaboration across teams and requires strong architectural skills and relevant certifications. Enjoy a hybrid work model with the flexibility to work from anywhere.

Benefits

25 days holiday entitlement plus topping up

Flexibility in working hours

Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks

Enhanced family friendly leave options

Retail discounts and gym discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in architecting complex IT solutions.
• Experienced in cloud migrations and modern architecture.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end technology solutions aligned with business goals.
• Lead and mentor Technical Leads within defined guardrails.
• Create technical specifications, including system architecture and integrations.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Azure Architect)

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft

Cloud technologies

APIs

Job description

Role: Solution Architect
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £90K
Industry– Music – Music Rights Management, Copyright
Location: London – Hybrid (2-3 days per week in office)
Team: Enterprise Architecture

Purpose:
The Solution Architect will play a crucial role in architecting and supporting the implementation of effective solutions that meet the business needs of customers and align with overall business and technology strategies. You will be responsible for translating functional, and non-functional requirements into solution architectures ensuring that solutions are aligned with Architectural principles and standards.
Sitting within the Enterprise Architecture team, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders, including enterprise architects, business analysts & product owners, project managers, developers, engineers, and system administrators, to deliver successful outcomes. All the company systems fall under the responsibility of the EA Team, covering technologies including Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and MuleSoft, both Cloud-based and on-premises.

Responsibilities:
•Architect end-to-end technology solutions aligned with business goals, principles, and roadmaps.
•Lead, mentor, and support Technical Leads, enabling solution design within defined guardrails.
•Develop solutions, high-level, and low-level designs to meet requirements and guide engineering.
•Assist in creating technical specs, including system architecture, interfaces, data flows, and integrations.
•Create and promote architectural artefacts—mission, standards, principles, templates, and patterns.

Experience:
•Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate, Azure Architect, MuleSoft Architect).
•Broad technology knowledge: Oracle, Microsoft, Cloud, databases, APIs, web services.
•Skilled in architectural methods: abstraction, partitioning, patterns, tools, stakeholder mapping, strategic alignment.
•Experience with architecture governance frameworks.
•Strong collaboration and influence across cross-functional teams, from delivery to executive level.
•Clear communicator able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
•Proven track record in architecting and delivering complex IT solutions simply and effectively.
•Experienced in change environments, across waterfall and agile/iterative methodologies.
•Background in high-volume transactional systems and legacy system modernization.
•Skilled in cloud migrations and cloud-native architectures.
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, balancing technical and business needs.

Benefits:
•Flexibility at the start, middle and end of your working day
•25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days
•Work from anywhere in the world, for up to 8 weeks of the year
•A range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity & paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support
•Other benefits, including retail discounts, time off to volunteer with charity partners, gym discounts and the option to spread the cost of travel into the office via a season ticket loan or bicycle loan.