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 designing scalable on-premise components and solutions, particularly in environments with limited connectivity. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and establish trusted client relationships while ensuring design excellence. This contract position is initially for 6 months and requires minimum SC clearance, with DV clearance potentially needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership - Guide multi-disciplinary teams to drive coherent and compliant solutions.
• Vision & Roadmap Development - Translate client needs into realistic and deliverable technology programs.
• Design Excellence - Lead and assure solution architecture, high-level, and low-level design in collaboration with engineering specialists.
• Specialist Advice - Provide deep technical expertise across areas such as Identity, Monitoring, Patching, Health & Performance, and Network Security.
• Client Relationship Management - 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 life cycle.
• Proven ability to develop and assure architecture and design documentation.
• Understanding of the requirements life cycle, trade-off management, and incremental delivery.
• Knowledge of hosting technologies, including virtualization, containerisation, and orchestration.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT