Solutions Architect: Cloud & Legacy Integration Leader

scrumconnect ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting seeks a Solution Architect to shape and deliver changes for a major UK government client, spanning from concept to detailed design and delivery. You will integrate legacy core systems with modern cloud services, maintaining live service stability while moving fast.

You will lead architectural decisions, work with delivery squads, and mentor junior colleagues, applying ADRs and proven patterns to ensure governance and security considerations are met.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting applications and subsystems from concept to live delivery (discovery, Alpha, beta and live).
• Strong knowledge of AWS and modern integration patterns (APIs, event-driven, messaging).
• Ability to assess change quickly and form a clear view on feasibility and impact under pace.

Responsibilities

• Get to grips with change requests quickly by understanding impacts across systems, data and integrations.
• Run rapid feasibility assessments with options, risks, dependencies and rough effort estimates.
• Architect applications and subsystems from high-level concepts through detailed design to delivery with engineering squads.

Skills

AWS

Architecture design

Stakeholder management

ADR

Backlog shaping

API design

Education

Degree in computer science, engineering or related technical subject

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Next.js

Ruby

AWS

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting seeks a Solution Architect to shape and deliver changes for a major UK government client, spanning from concept to detailed design and delivery. You will integrate legacy core systems with modern cloud services, maintaining live service stability while moving fast.

You will lead architectural decisions, work with delivery squads, and mentor junior colleagues, applying ADRs and proven patterns to ensure governance and security considerations are met.