Solutions Architect

Loop Recruitment; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Loop Recruitment is partnering with a leading global business to hire a Software Architect in Manchester. You will shape technology strategy by designing scalable, cloud-native solutions across Azure, APIs, and digital capabilities.

You’ll work with senior stakeholders and engineering teams to ensure architectural quality and long-term scalability. Join a growing Architecture & Design function involved in enterprise transformation, application modernization and cloud adoption, guiding standards

Qualifications

• Experience designing cloud-native solutions at scale.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into architectural designs.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, product and executive stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Design end-to-end architectures across enterprise applications and platforms.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead architecture across transformation, modernization and integration programmes.
• Define integration strategies across APIs, microservices and enterprise systems.
• Produce architecture documentation, designs and system models.

Connaissances

Cloud Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

REST APIs

Microservices

Azure

Leadership

SQL Server

Outils

Docker

SQL Server

Description du poste

We're partnering with a leading global business, currently investing heavily in modernising its technology landscape and expanding its Architecture function.

This is an opportunity to join a business where architecture is central to technology strategy, working across enterprise transformation programmes that will shape the future of their application landscape, cloud platform and digital capabilities.

You'll work closely with senior business stakeholders, engineering teams and product functions to design scalable, cloud-native solutions that solve real business problems while aligning with long-term enterprise architecture.

The Opportunity

You'll become part of a growing Architecture & Design team responsible for shaping technology across the organisation.

Working across multiple transformation initiatives, you'll design end-to-end solutions spanning application modernisation, cloud adoption, systems integration and new digital capabilities, ensuring every solution is scalable, secure and aligned to enterprise standards.

This role offers genuine influence, giving you the opportunity to guide engineering teams, shape architectural standards and contribute to the long-term technology direction of the business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing end-to-end solution architectures across enterprise applications and business platforms.
• Translating complex business requirements into scalable, practical technical solutions.
• Working closely with engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure architectural quality.
• Designing cloud-native solutions across Azure (IaaS, PaaS & SaaS).
• Defining integration strategies across APIs, microservices and enterprise systems.
• Leading architecture across digital transformation, application modernisation and integration programmes.
• Producing architecture documentation, solution designs and system models using industry-standard approaches.
• Collaborating with business, product, engineering and executive stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Providing technical leadership through design reviews, mentoring and architectural governance.
• Challenging solution designs where appropriate to minimise technical debt and ensure long-term scalability.
• Promoting modern engineering practices, automation and AI-enabled ways of working across delivery teams.
• REST APIs
• Microservices
• Docker
• SQL Server

If you're a Software Architect who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, influencing enterprise-wide technology decisions and working closely with engineering teams to deliver modern, scalable solutions, I'd be keen to tell you more.