Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Location: Crewe (Hybrid: 2-3 days a week onsite)
Contract running until 28th February 2025 with hight potential to extend
Pay: 600 - 650 outside umbrella

Main Goals and Objectives:
Adecco, is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the development of IT solution architecture strategy and support the implementation of new IT services, technology, projects, and system-based solutions to join our client.

A critical focus of this role will be leading the migration of HR ecosystem to the latest version of SuccessFactors, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business needs.

As a key leader within the department, you will oversee design decisions on existing solutions and shape the future vision for next-generation solutions, optimizing complexity and cost management across IT landscape.

This role ensures a seamless orchestration between Business, Data, Application, and technical domains, adhering to architecture principles and standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and introduction of new products, services, or solutions for projects requiring functionalities beyond existing solutions.


• Drive the migration of HR ecosystem to the latest version of SuccessFactors.


• Develop high/mid-level solution blueprints to support project implementations.


• Maximize reuse of existing solutions where applicable.


• Chair the Architecture Review Boards, ensuring adherence to Architecture and Portfolio processes.


• Maintain architectural documentation and ensure compliance with IT delivery processes.


• Collaborate with IT Product Managers and Support Managers to ensure end-to-end solutions meet and exceed customer requirements.


• Provide robust, achievable solution proposals aligned with project timeframes.


• Liaise with Enterprise Architects, Project Managers, and Technical Product Managers to agree on architectural solutions for projects.


• Work with Product Managers and Enterprise Architects to challenge and refine existing IT technology portfolio.


• Ensure bi-lateral communication of Proof of Technology/Proof of Concept initiatives.


• Align solutions with our standards, integrating requirements into our Book of Standards.

Reference architecture in the cloud

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in Reference architecture in the cloud


• End to End solutions design.

• Proven experience in a technical/consulting environment, coordinating and developing technology solutions.


• Expertise in integrating new solutions into existing solution architectures, working within tight project deadlines.


• Experience with HR systems, specifically SuccessFactors, and in migrating or upgrading HR ecosystems.


• Strong understanding of current and future IT solutions and trends (e.g., in-memory application readiness).


• Experience in designing and integrating IT products to deliver comprehensive solutions.


• Proficiency in generating and maintaining architectural documentation, including the use of Configuration Management Databases (where applicable).


• Demonstrated ability to chair review boards and ensure adherence to architectural standards.

Candidates are expected to showcase the above qualifications in their CV.

Adecco/Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and passion into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an all-encompassing environment that helps them thrive.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Adecco/Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunity's employer.