Solutions Architect

Lynx Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynx Recruitment is supporting a global consultancy to hire a Solution Architect (AI & Cloud) who will design and deliver cloud-first digital services for UK residents. You’ll expand into AI-led architecture with a focus on data, automation and intelligent systems, shaping scalable, secure and user-centred solutions.

In multidisciplinary, government-aligned delivery environments you’ll balance innovation with governance, resilience and long-term sustainability while providing architectural

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect delivering cloud-based services (AWS, Azure, or similar).
• Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns (APIs, integrations, data platforms).
• Experience in public sector or regulated environments.
• Interest or early experience in AI / automation integration.
• Ability to balance innovation with compliance and delivery pragmatism.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as TOGAF (applied practically).
• A growth mindset, with interest in AI-enabled and data-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud-native architectures across applications, data, integration, and platforms.
• Apply cloud-first and user-centred design principles to build scalable and secure services.
• Translate business needs into clear technical designs and architectural decisions.
• Shape data platforms, integrations, and automation capabilities.
• Support integration of AI-enabled solutions (e.g. automation, analytics, LLM-based services).
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are delivery-ready.
• Define and assure non-functional requirements (performance, security, resilience, scalability).
• Provide architectural oversight across delivery and live service environments.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Cloud Computing

API Design

Data Platforms

AI/Automation Integration

Stakeholder Communication

TOGAF

Public Sector Experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

The Opportunity

Lynx Recruitment is supporting a global consultancy looking for aSolution Architect (AI & Cloud) to help design and deliver modern, cloud-first digital services that directly impact the lives of UK residents.

This role is ideal for an experienced cloud architect ready to expand into AI-led architecture, with a stronger focus ondata, automation, and intelligent systems. You’ll play a key role in shaping scalable, secure, and user-centred solutions while championing the adoption of AI where it delivers real value.

Working within multidisciplinary teams and government-aligned delivery environments, you’ll balanceinnovation with governance, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designend-to-end cloud-native architectures across applications, data, integration, and platforms
• Applycloud-first and user-centred design principles to build scalable and secure services
• Translate business needs into cleartechnical designs and architectural decisions
• Shapedata platforms, integrations, and automation capabilities
• Support integration ofAI-enabled solutions (e.g. automation, analytics, LLM-based services)
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and delivery teams to ensure solutions aredelivery-ready
• Define and assurenon-functional requirements (performance, security, resilience, scalability)
• Provide architectural oversight across delivery and live service environments

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as aSolution Architect delivering cloud-based services (AWS, Azure, or similar)
• Strong understanding ofmodern architecture patterns (APIs, integrations, data platforms)
• Experience inpublic sector or regulated environments
• Interest or early experience inAI / automation integration
• Ability to balanceinnovation with compliance and delivery pragmatism
• Strongstakeholder communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiarity with frameworks such asTOGAF (applied practically)
• Agrowth mindset, with interest in AI-enabled and data-driven architecture