Solution Architect

TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd has partnered with a leading organization in the professional services industry to recruit a talented Solution Architect.

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid)

Role Purpose: You will be responsible for designing, describing, and supporting the delivery of solutions for change programmes of varying size and complexity. This includes ensuring that solutions are aligned with business requirements, delivering effective use of technology to achieve strategic goals, and driving innovation across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate multiple solution options, providing informed recommendations based on analysis.
• Translate business requirements into comprehensive architectural designs, including supporting documentation and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure feasibility, manage expectations, and provide technical leadership.
• Maintain architectural documentation and create reusable assets using modelling tools.
• Monitor solution architecture to ensure ongoing alignment with business needs, supporting governance, and managing risks and technical debt.

Expected Outcomes

• Clear, data-driven recommendations that enable informed decision-making.
• Solutions that align with both business and technical requirements.
• Timely and budget-conscious delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Effective mitigation of architectural and delivery risks.
• Strong stakeholder alignment and buy-in.
• Maintained documentation and reusable architectural assets to support consistency across projects.

Experience & Skills Required

• Strong experience with public cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure), Microsoft Dynamics (CE and FO), APIs, microservices, and integration approaches.
• Exposure to digital experience platforms (ideally Adobe Experience Manager) and collaboration tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Excellent problem-solving ability with a structured approach to exploring complex challenges.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence stakeholders, building trusted relationships at all levels.
• Relevant architecture experience, with practical expertise and/or certification in Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Azure (essential).