Solutions Architect

Consult; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 154,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult is seeking a Solution Architect for a 3-month contract in High Wycombe with hybrid working. The role pays £962 per day inside IR35 and requires 2–3 days on client site weekly, with occasional visits to the consultancy's offices.

You will translate requirements into IERs for data feed integrations and shape the overall solution architecture. The successful candidate will drive architecture governance, lead design reviews, and collaborate across engineering, infrastructure and data teams

Qualifications

• Primary deliverable: translate requirements into IER for data feed integrations across project use cases.
• Shaping overall solution architecture and roadmaps for future architecture vision.
• Supporting design reviews and technical discussions around infrastructure, data, platform and application.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, data and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

Solution architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Data integration

API-led connectivity

Tools

VMware

Kubernetes

Container platforms

Job description

Location

High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom Hybrid

Solution Architect - 3 months - £962 per day inside IR35 - Hybrid, High Wycombe, Farnborough

Expectation of 2-3 days on client site per week, alongside occasional visits to the consultancy's offices as required.

This temporary contract is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices.

This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC level.

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

Job Description

Primary deliverable: translation of requirements into IER (information exchange requirements for the data feed integrations for various project use cases)

Secondary deliverable: Shaping overall solution architecture and aiding the design of the future architecture vision and roadmap

Supporting activities: reviews under technical design authority, support in technical discussions and meetings around infrastructure, data, platform and application

Technical Skills & Experience

• On-Premises Infrastructure (VMWare stack)
• Understand and input into reviewed, and decision surrounding, design and deployment of container-based application architectures, supporting scalability, resilience, and modern application delivery practices.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes orchestration and enterprise container platforms.
• Data Fabric Architecture
• Design and integration of enterprise data fabric solutions, including:
• API-led connectivity and integration
• Data connectors and integration services
• Data movement and interoperability across platforms
• Understanding of architecture and implementation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to support automated build, test, and release processes.

Preferred Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with, lead and challenge engineering, infrastructure, data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards (JSP453 & Architecture Policy)

Solution Architect - 3 months - £962 per day inside IR35 - Hybrid, High Wycombe, Farnborough

Expectation of 2-3 days on client site per week, alongside occasional visits to the consultancy's offices as required.

Required Skills