Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect

Final date to receive applications: 29 June 2026

Department: IT

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Compensation: up to £65,000 per year + benefits

Are you a solutions architect with a wealth of experience of building solutions in Microsoft Azure? We’re looking for a Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, who will lead on the design and delivery of scalable, secure solutions that are aligned with our organisational objectives, and help us help more dogs.

• be the organisational expert on Microsoft Azure solutions, acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the organisation, with the ability to translate their complex requirements into effective solutions,
• produce high-level and low-level architecture artefacts, ensuring quality and consistency at all times, and working closely with internal teams and third-party partners to deliver,
• ensure solutions are designed with overall strategy, architecture and data management principles in mind – you’ll clearly understand how the solutions enable the delivery of our strategy,
• work closely with IT colleagues, from understanding requirements to contributing to Agile delivery frameworks, collaborating effectively every step of the walk,
• contribute to the ongoing evolution of Dogs Trust’s enterprise architecture strategy, always looking for opportunities to optimise and enhance processes.

Screening calls for this role are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 6th July 2026, with panel interviews the following week.

This role combines technical skills with excellent stakeholder engagement, so proven, hands‑on experience as a solutions architect in a complex, multi‑cloud environment is essential, as well as the ability to produce high-quality, logical solution designs. Simultaneously, you’ll need to be confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate and present complex solutions to non‑technical stakeholders in meaningful language.

A passion for dogs and the work we do is essential.