Summary: The Senior Solutions Architect role involves leading the delivery of high-assurance solutions within a complex technology landscape, requiring a strong background in solution architecture, identity, and cybersecurity. The position demands expertise in scalable on-premise components and secure boundary solutions. Candidates must possess a minimum of SC clearance, with DV clearance potentially required. This is a contract position for an initial duration of six months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guide multi-disciplinary teams to drive coherent and compliant solutions.
• Translate client needs into realistic and deliverable technology programs.
• Lead and assure solution architecture, high-level, and low-level design in collaboration with engineering specialists.
• Provide deep technical expertise across areas such as Identity, Monitoring, Patching, Health & Performance, and Network Security.
• Establish trusted relationships with clients, offering actionable technical recommendations to support their vision.

Key Skills:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in designing or delivering complex IT solutions.
• Expertise in developing technical roadmaps and architecture artefacts that drive meaningful change.
• Strong knowledge of IT security principles and high-assurance system design.
• Hands-on experience with deploying and configuring enterprise IT solutions across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Proven ability to develop and assure architecture and design documentation.
• Understanding of the requirements lifecycle, trade-off management, and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge of hosting technologies, including virtualization, containerisation, and orchestration.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: England

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT