Solution Architect

Gravitas Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 166,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outside IR35

Hybrid work (Dublin)

Job summary

Gravitas Group is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to provide architectural oversight on a major cloud migration programme in Dublin. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and hands-on depth.

You will guide on-prem to Azure migrations, ensure secure, resilient designs, and translate complex concepts into clear direction for both technical and non-technical audiences. Hybrid work with initial on-site presence.

Qualifications

• Proven Solution Architecture background in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong Azure experience, including migration-led delivery.
• Hands-on experience migrating systems from on-prem to Azure.
• Enterprise integration experience (e.g. TIBCO, MuleSoft).
• Knowledge of Azure Service Bus and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with enterprise-scale system migrations.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture oversight across the programme.
• Capture on-prem to Azure migration considerations (security, resilience).
• Challenge and guide technical teams to stay on track.
• Translate technical concepts into clear directions for stakeholders.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Azure

On-prem migration

Enterprise integration

Azure Service Bus

Event-driven architecture

Stakeholder management

Tools

TIBCO

MuleSoft

Azure Service Bus

Job description

Solution Architect (Azure Migration) - Contract - Dublin 2 (Hybrid)

We are currently supporting one of our clients to hire an experienced Solution Architect to provide architectural oversight and "healthy challenge" across a major cloud migration programme. This is a requirement where strong stakeholder engagement and communication are essential alongside hands-on technical depth.

Location: Dublin (Hybrid - on-site expected initially)

Rate: £800/day (contract) DOE

IR35: Outside IR35

Contract: Initial engagement to January (Phase 1), with a likely extension into Phase 2 (platform evolution/modernisation)

Start: ASAP

The Role

You’ll work closely with the wider delivery team to ensure the programme is architecturally sound, migration risks are addressed early, and technical decisions are well understood across both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Key focus areas:

• Providing solution architecture oversight across the programme
• Ensuring all on-prem to Azure migration considerations are captured (integration, security, resilience, data, operations)
• Challenging and guiding technical teams constructively to keep the programme on track
• Translating technical concepts into clear, practical direction for stakeholders

Required Experience / Skills

• Proven Solution Architecture background in complex enterprise environments
• Strong Azure experience (cloud-native and migration-led delivery)
• Hands-on experience migrating systems from on-premise to Azure
• Enterprise integration experience (e.g. TIBCO, MuleSoft, or similar)
• Knowledge of:
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Event-driven / event-based architectures
  • Enterprise-scale system migrations

Stakeholder & Communication Skills (Essential)

• Build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders
• Communicate clearly with non-technical audiences
• Work collaboratively across teams and influence outcomes without friction