Solution Architect - Contract - £550/day - Hybrid (Manchester)
Posted 1 week ago by Hamilton Barnes
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: Solution Architect needed for a 6-month contract with a major UK financial services organization. The role involves designing and delivering comprehensive architecture solutions while collaborating with various stakeholders. The position is based in Manchester and follows a hybrid working model. The daily rate for this contract is £550.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver end-to-end architecture solutions across applications, data, integration, and infrastructure
- Produce high-level and low-level solution designs, architecture diagrams, and interface specifications
- Ensure solutions meet scalability, security, and enterprise architecture standards
- Collaborate with stakeholders including business leaders, product owners, and engineering teams
- Lead architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution assurance activities
- Guide development teams on best practices, design patterns, and implementation
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a Solution Architect (6+ years)
- Expertise in Legacy systems (including mainframes)
- Proven experience transforming Legacy systems into containerised microservices architectures
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms and hosting concepts
- .NET, Java
- Angular/React
- REST APIs
- Event-driven architecture
- CI/CD pipelines & DevOps practices
- Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and data mesh principles
- Experience in API, microservices, and application security
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Agile delivery experience
Salary (Rate): £550 per day
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Solution Architect required for a leading client engagement with a major UK financial services organisation.
This is a 6-month contract opportunity offering £550 per day, working in a hybrid model (3 days onsite) in Manchester.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver end-to-end architecture solutions across applications, data, integration, and infrastructure
- Produce high-level and low-level solution designs, architecture diagrams, and interface specifications
- Ensure solutions meet scalability, security, and enterprise architecture standards
- Collaborate with stakeholders including business leaders, product owners, and engineering teams
- Lead architecture reviews, risk assessments, and solution assurance activities
- Guide development teams on best practices, design patterns, and implementation
Key Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience as a Solution Architect (6+ years)
- Expertise in Legacy systems (including mainframes)
- Proven experience transforming Legacy systems into containerised microservices architectures
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms and hosting concepts
- .NET, Java
- Angular/React
- REST APIs
- Event-driven architecture
- CI/CD pipelines & DevOps practices
- Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and data mesh principles
- Experience in API, microservices, and application security
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Agile delivery experience
Desirable:
- Experience within pensions or annuities, ideally UK workplace pensions
Additional Details:
- Contract Length: 6 months
- Rate: £550 per day
- Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)