Overview
We are seeking an experienced Contract Solutions Architect to join an award-winning software and technology business for an initial 3-month contract. This remote-first role will support strategic client integrations, requiring occasional travel to London, Macclesfield, and client sites. The architect will play a pivotal role in shaping technical solutions and influencing key business and technology decisions through collaboration with senior technology leaders and clients.
Responsibilities
- Act as the architecture lead across strategic client programmes and technology initiatives.
- Build trusted relationships with business, delivery, and technology stakeholders.
- Lead architecture workshops, discovery sessions, and solution reviews.
- Produce and maintain solution designs, architectural documentation, and technical decision records.
- Provide architectural oversight across application, integration, infrastructure, and data domains.
- Support Product and Engineering teams in balancing customer requirements with long-term product strategy.
- Identify technical risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans alongside Delivery teams.
- Support client demonstrations, technical due diligence, and pre-sales activities where required.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or similar senior technology role.
- Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, integration patterns, and cloud technologies.
- Experience delivering solutions within Microsoft Azure environments.
- Understanding of modern application architectures and cloud-native design approaches.
- Ability to produce architecture artefacts and lead solution design workshops.
- Excellent communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience working across multiple teams while managing competing priorities.