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Solutions Architect

LHH

Luton

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Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative firm as a Solutions Architect, where you'll play a pivotal role in a high-profile transformation programme. This exciting opportunity involves leading cloud migration strategies, particularly to Microsoft Azure, within a fast-paced environment. You'll engage with business stakeholders to capture requirements, drive architectural analysis, and support a major Data Centre Exit initiative. With the flexibility to work remotely and a collaborative team, this role promises to be both challenging and rewarding, allowing you to make a significant impact in the defence and technology sector.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

Proven experience in leading cloud migration projects.
Strong understanding of security architecture in transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

Lead architectural analysis for cloud migration to Azure.
Engage with stakeholders to validate architectural requirements.

Skills

Cloud Migration Strategies

Microsoft Azure

Architectural Analysis

7Rs Methodology

Infrastructure Architecture

Application Architecture

Security Architecture

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Cloud Services

Architecture Analysis Tools

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Solutions Architect – Contract (Outside IR35)

Location: Remote / Flexible, with travel to client sites as required

Clearance: SC eligible

Duration: 6 month rolling

We’re working with a major defence and technology client seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to support a Data Centre Exit & Obsolescence Programme. This is a fast-paced, high-impact project requiring strong architectural leadership, business engagement, and practical experience in cloud migration strategies, particularly to Microsoft Azure.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and support discovery and assessment activities, working at pace across a complex estate using the 7Rs approach.
Conduct architectural analysis to assess current applications and determine future state solutions.
Engage directly with business application owners and stakeholders to capture and validate architectural requirements.
Drive quick, evidence-based treatment determinations for applications and systems.
Lead lift-and-shift (re-host) strategies as an initial approach, with scope for re-architecting where appropriate.
Work with cross-functional teams to reverse engineer and document both source and target application/system architectures.
Support the migration of workloads to Microsoft Azure, leveraging deep understanding of cloud architectures and capabilities.
Operate under pressure to meet tight timelines and deliver consistently at pace.
Proven experience on a Data Centre Exit and Obsolescence programme, ideally in a complex or regulated environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead and contribute to discovery and assessment at speed using the 7Rs methodology (Retire, Retain, Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Repurchase, or Replace).
Strong background in both infrastructure and application architecture, including hands-on cloud migration.
Solid experience with Azure cloud services and deployment models.
Track record of facilitating and leading meetings with business stakeholders, extracting and challenging requirements as needed.
Ability to interpret and reverse engineer undocumented legacy systems.
Experience operating in high-pressure programmes with immovable deadlines
Exposure to security architecture or governance within transformation programmes.
Familiarity with tooling to support architecture analysis and migration planning.
Knowledge of defence, aerospace, or secure government environments.

Why Apply?

High-profile, fast-paced transformation programme
Outside IR35 with flexibility to work remotely
Opportunity to shape a major infrastructure and application migration to Azure
Work with a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team

Seniority level

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Employment type

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Information Technology
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Defense and Space Manufacturing

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