Solution Architect

Job Description:

• Role Title: Solution Architect
• Location: 2 days per week on site
• Rate: £590 per day (Inside IR35)
• Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
• Length: 6 months contract

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join one of our Government Clients across a programme transitioning from the Alpha phase into Beta

• Architectural Artefacts: Verify and develop HLDs and LLDs using standard architecture tooling, ensuring alignment with central governance processes and standards
• Discovery Gap Analysis: Identify and close architectural gaps left from the discovery phase to produce complete, actionable solution designs
• Stakeholder Engagement: Run options analyses, lead collaborative design workshops, and engage directly with programme stakeholders and technical communities to achieve consensus
• Governance and Validation: Present and validate solution options through peer reviews, design forums, and Technical Design Authorities (TDAs).
• Hands-on Support: Work directly alongside Alpha phase development and DevOps teams to communicate agreed architectures and refine designs based on practical feedback.
• Future Procurement Strategy: Support the definition of requirements for upcoming procurement and development activity informed by hypothesis testing.

• Active SC Clearance: You must hold activeSC clearance
• Complex Landscape Experience: Proven track record delivering solution architecture across large, complex, and highly regulated IT environments
• Broad Architectural Styles: Expertise across cloud, distributed systems, monoliths, ETL, and cross-platform/organisational integrations
• Pragmatic and Adaptable: Ability to rapidly pick up existing work, evaluate previous outputs, and drive designs to completion
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication, conflict management, and negotiation skills, with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders
• Governance and Decision Tracking: Experience formalising and recording Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) within structured governance frameworks

• Fully compliant architecture artefacts aligned with the Alpha Delivery Plan
• Recommended solution architectures that address core needs within constraints
• Clear risk and issue logs with associated mitigations for historical architectural decisions
• Monthly status reporting and consensus driven architectural approvals

£550.00 - £590.00 / day

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