Technical Solution Architect

RSM UK; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Flexible working

26 Days Holiday

Lifestyle, Health and Wellbeing

Access to on-demand courses

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking a Technical Solution Architect to ensure solutions on our shared Azure platform are sound, secure and aligned with architecture standards. You’ll operate across technical architecture, solution architecture and assurance, with balance shifting to project priorities and Enterprise Architecture needs.

You will contribute to landing zones, identity, key management and policy while translating business requirements into end‑to‑end designs and evidence-based recommendations.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to read and assess application code, infrastructure-as-code and pipeline configuration, including technologies such as C#/.NET, Python or Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of Azure landing zones, networking and private connectivity, Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, Key Vault and Azure Policy - or equivalent alternative Cloud components.
• Sound understanding of CI/CD, environment promotion, release controls, threat modelling, secure development, resilience, observability and cost management.
• Experience applying architecture standards, principles and controls consistently and objectively in a federated or multi-team environment.
• Ability to form evidence-based technical judgements and produce clear, precise and well-structured designs, findings and recommendations.
• Methodical, detail-oriented approach to analysis, problem-solving and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain technical reference architectures, reusable patterns and standards across Azure platform, infrastructure, integration, identity, networking and data services.
• Contribute to the evolution of the shared Azure platform, including landing zones, private connectivity, identity and access, key management, policy and non-functional requirements.
• Assess technologies and investigate complex performance, resilience, security, operability and cost issues, producing evidence-based recommendations and remediations.
• Maintain technical architecture artefacts, including platform roadmaps, standards documentation and technology and software asset information.
• Translate business and functional requirements into secure end-to-end designs covering components, integrations, data flows, hosting and non-functional needs.
• Produce clear solution designs, diagrams, options appraisals and Architecture Decision Records, evaluating build, buy and SaaS options with explicit trade-offs.
• Promote reuse of approved platform services, integration routes and data patterns; identify risks and dependencies early and guide delivery teams through implementation.
• Review innovation and in-flight solutions against agreed standards, principles and guardrails using code, infrastructure-as-code, pipeline configuration and design artefacts as evidence.
• Apply a consistent review method and produce concise, actionable findings that distinguish guardrail breaches from design preferences and point teams towards approved patterns.
• Track findings and exceptions through to resolution, record approved deviations and provide written assurance input to the Architecture Review Board.
• Help shape the assurance capability by improving criteria, checklists, templates and guardrails, and by identifying controls that can move from manual review into platform policy or pipeline gates.

Skills

Azure architecture

Code review & read code

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Tools

C#/.NET

Python

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Closing Date: Friday 23rd October 2026

Make an Impact at RSM UK

The Technical Solution Architect ensures solutions built on RSM’s shared Azure platform are sound, secure and consistent with agreed architecture standards, principles and guardrails. The role combines deep technical architecture expertise with end-to-end solution design and objective solution assurance.

RSM operates a federated IT model across the UK, supported by a shared Azure platform and Databricks-based data platform (plus others). The post-holder will work across technical architecture, solution architecture and solution assurance, with the balance varying according to business priorities, project demand and the needs of the wider Enterprise Architecture function.

You will make an impact by

• Technical architecture: Define and maintain technical reference architectures, reusable patterns and standards across Azure platform, infrastructure, integration, identity, networking and data services.
• Contribute to the evolution of the shared Azure platform, including landing zones, private connectivity, identity and access, key management, policy and non-functional requirements.
• Assess technologies and investigate complex performance, resilience, security, operability and cost issues, producing evidence-based recommendations and remediations.
• Maintain technical architecture artefacts, including platform roadmaps, standards documentation and technology and software asset information.
• Solution architecture: Translate business and functional requirements into secure end-to-end designs covering components, integrations, data flows, hosting and non-functional needs.
• Produce clear solution designs, diagrams, options appraisals and Architecture Decision Records, evaluating build, buy and SaaS options with explicit trade-offs.
• Promote reuse of approved platform services, integration routes and data patterns; identify risks and dependencies early and guide delivery teams through implementation.
• Solution assurance: Review innovation and in-flight solutions against agreed standards, principles and guardrails using code, infrastructure-as-code, pipeline configuration and design artefacts as evidence.
• Apply a consistent review method and produce concise, actionable findings that distinguish guardrail breaches from design preferences and point teams towards approved patterns.
• Track findings and exceptions through to resolution, record approved deviations and provide written assurance input to the Architecture Review Board.
• Help shape the assurance capability by improving criteria, checklists, templates and guardrails, and by identifying controls that can move from manual review into platform policy or pipeline gates.

What we are looking for

• Significant hands‑on experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Ability to read and assess application code, infrastructure-as-code and pipeline configuration, including technologies such as C#/.NET, Python or Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of Azure landing zones, networking and private connectivity, Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC, Key Vault and Azure Policy - or equivalent alternative Cloud components.
• Sound understanding of CI/CD, environment promotion, release controls, threat modelling, secure development, resilience, observability and cost management.
• Experience applying architecture standards, principles and controls consistently and objectively in a federated or multi-team environment.
• Ability to form evidence-based technical judgements and produce clear, precise and well-structured designs, findings and recommendations.
• Methodical, detail-oriented approach to analysis, problem-solving and stakeholder communication.

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.