Solutions Architect

Consult; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design scalable, secure technology solutions for a large enterprise. You will partner with business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party partners to drive cloud transformation and strategic initiatives.

The role covers end-to-end architecture, governance, and ensuring security and compliance while delivering across Agile projects.

Qualifications

• Proven Solution Architect experience within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong Microsoft Azure knowledge (IaaS, PaaS, Azure AD, Azure DevOps).
• Experience with integrations, APIs, and enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of security, data governance, and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working across Agile project delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions across multiple projects.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical architectures.
• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance throughout delivery.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive key technology decisions.

Skills

Azure knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Cloud transformation

Enterprise architecture

Security & compliance

Tools

Azure DevOps

APIs

IAM

Security tooling

Job description

Solution Architect | £675 Inside IR35 | Hybrid working from Birmingham | 12 month contract

An experienced Solution Architect is required to design and deliver scalable, secure, and business-focused technology solutions within a large enterprise environment. The role involves working closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party partners to support cloud transformation and strategic technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions across multiple projects.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical architectures.
• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance throughout delivery.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive key technology decisions.

Essential Experience

• Proven Solution Architect experience within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong Microsoft Azure knowledge (IaaS, PaaS, Azure AD, Azure DevOps).
• Experience with integrations, APIs, and enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of security, data governance, and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working across Agile project delivery environments