Solution Architect; Azure Cloud

Overview

Define, design, and govern the end-to-end technical architecture across cloud and on-premise systems, ensuring scalability, security, maintainability, and alignment with business and enterprise architecture objectives. The role is responsible for establishing Azure-based solution architectures, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring that technology decisions drive long-term value, resilience, and performance across the organisation.

• Solution Architecture & Design
  • Design end-to-end solution architectures across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure within Microsoft Azure environments
  • Define architectural patterns for cloud-native, hybrid, and distributed systems
  • Develop high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD), ensuring clarity for delivery teams
  • Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-optimised
• Azure Cloud Architecture
  • Define and implement architecture using Azure services, including:
    • Compute:
      Azure App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions
    • Data:
      Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Data Lake, Synapse Analytics
    • Integration:
      Azure API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid
    • Security:
      Azure Active Directory (Entra ), Key Vault, Managed Identities
  • Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity using Azure-native capabilities
  • Ensure effective use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform
• Integration & System Design
  • Define integration patterns and system interactions across microservices and enterprise systems
  • Design APIs and event-driven architectures using REST, messaging, and asynchronous patterns
  • Ensure interoperability between legacy systems and modern cloud-based platforms
• Technical Leadership & Governance
  • Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to development and engineering teams
  • Review and approve solution designs and key technical decisions
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, governance frameworks, and design principles
  • Define and enforce architecture governance processes, design reviews, and checkpoints
• Technology Evaluation & Innovation
  • Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and tools within the Azure ecosystem
  • Conduct proofs of concept (PoCs) and recommend solutions based on business and technical fit
  • Drive adoption of cloud best practices, Dev Sec Ops , and modern engineering approaches
• Security, Compliance & Risk Management
  • Ensure compliance with security best practices, regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR), and organisational policies
  • Embed zero-trust architecture principles and secure design practices
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks, vulnerabilities, and architectural gaps
• Stakeholder Engagement
  • Engage with business stakeholders, product owners, and leadership teams to understand requirements
  • Translate business needs into scalable and pragmatic technical architecture solutions
  • Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Delivery Support & Collaboration
  • Collaborate with Agile delivery teams, Dev Ops engineers, QA teams, and architects
  • Support programme delivery, roadmap planning, and release strategies
  • Provide guidance during implementation, integration, and deployment phases

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification
• Azure Dev Ops / Security certifications (advantageous)

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Strong knowledge of the Azure Well-Architected Framework, including reliability, security, cost optimisation, operational excellence, and performance efficiency
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns and microservices-based design
• Strong understanding of distributed systems design
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures
• Strong understanding of API-first design principles
• Ability to produce architecture diagrams, artefacts, and standards documentation
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Familiarity with Docker containerisation and AKS/Kubernetes orchestration
• Knowledge of Azure…