Solution Architect

Harvey Nash Plc; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension

Life assurance

Professional development

Volunteer day

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Harvey Nash Plc in the United Kingdom is partnering with a publicly funded organisation to hire a Cloud Solution Architect. You’ll help shape cloud and data strategy, lead architectural decisions, and own delivery across cloud, data, and integration initiatives.

You’ll work hybrid with 2-3 days onsite in Coventry, enjoy a 35-hour week, a generous pension, life assurance, family leave, professional development, volunteering day and wellbeing programs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading solution architecture and cloud transformation within large organisations.
• Strong Microsoft Azure expertise and cloud‑native design experience.
• Experience building modern data platforms, integration and governance frameworks.
• Track record delivering from discovery to live service.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across levels.
• Knowledge of IaC, automation, data ingestion and interoperability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of secure, scalable cloud and data platform solutions.
• Shape technology roadmaps and reusable design patterns.
• Influence critical technology decisions across a complex estate.
• Drive cloud adoption, automation, interoperability and data accessibility.
• Provide architectural leadership across programmes and projects.
• Act as trusted advisor to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure expertise

Data platforms

IaC concepts

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Job description

Shape the Future of Cloud and Data Architecture

What if your next architecture role gave you the opportunity to influence technology strategy, modernise critical platforms and drive large-scale digital transformation?

We're partnering with a UK-wide, publicly funded organisation supporting the agriculture and food sector, helping improve industry competitiveness, sustainability and productivity through research, insight and market development.

As part of a significant investment in digital and data capabilities, they're looking for a Cloud Solution Architect to play a key role in shaping the future of their technology landscape. This is an opportunity to influence major architectural decisions, define cloud and data platform strategy, and help deliver solutions that create tangible impact across a sector that underpins the UK's economy.

This role offers a rare combination of strategic influence, technical leadership and hands‑on architectural ownership.

The Opportunity

You’ll sit at the heart of an ambitious transformation programme, working across cloud, data, integration and modernisation initiatives.

Working closely with business leaders, delivery teams and technology partners, you’ll help define the architectural vision, establish best practice and ensure technology investments deliver long-term value.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead the design of secure, scalable and future‑ready cloud and data platform solutions.
• Shape technology roadmaps, architecture standards and reusable design patterns.
• Influence critical technology decisions across a complex digital estate.
• Drive cloud adoption, automation, interoperability and data accessibility.
• Support the modernisation and integration of Legacy platforms and applications.
• Provide architectural leadership across multiple programmes and projects.
• Act as a trusted advisor to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Champion innovation, collaboration and architectural excellence.

What They’re Looking For

We’re keen to speak with experienced architects who combine strong cloud expertise with a passion for designing modern, data‑driven platforms.

You’ll likely bring:

• Proven experience leading solution architecture and cloud transformation initiatives within complex organisations.
• Strong Microsoft Azure expertise and experience designing cloud‑native solutions.
• Experience architecting modern data platforms, integration solutions and governance frameworks.
• A track record of delivering solutions from discovery and design through to implementation and live service.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience establishing architecture standards, governance processes and technical best practice.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, data ingestion and modern interoperability approaches.

Industry experience within agriculture, food production or a related sector would be advantageous, but is by no means essential.

Why Apply?

Alongside a highly visible architecture role, you’ll benefit from:

• Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week onsite in Coventry
• 35-hour working week
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Market‑leading pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• Paid volunteering day
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Recognition and reward initiatives
• Additional employee discounts and benefits

Interested?

If you’re a Cloud Solution Architect looking for a role where you can influence strategy, shape large‑scale technology decisions and help deliver meaningful digital transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with genuine purpose and help build the cloud and data foundations that will support its future growth and success.