Solution Architect

Title: Solution Architect Contract: Permanent Location: London Salary: up to £105K + bonus and benefits Are you passionate about leveraging innovative technology to solve some of the world’s most complex business challenges? This is your opportunity to work directly with clients, designing and delivering complex business and technical solutions. As a Solution Architect, you'll be involved in every phase of the delivery lifecycle, adopting a hands-on, delivery-focused approach across multiple domains and leading technologies. As a Solution Architect and technology leader, you will: Collaborate with clients to define tailored technology solutions, often helping them understand their needs as they embark on digital transformation journeys. Many clients are large enterprises, government bodies, or national infrastructure providers, allowing you to make a tangible impact from day one. Own and assure critical architecture deliverables, such as Key Design Decisions, Technical Options Papers, High-Level and Low-Level Designs, Reference Architectures, and Roadmaps. You will use your consulting and stakeholder management skills to engage and influence decision-makers across the client’s organization. Support senior leaders in shaping their case for change, leading cost estimation, detailed planning, and benefits realization for the solutions you design. Work closely with engineering teams, often taking on a lead SME role to define the vision, establish Architectural Guardrails, Architecture Runways, and Detailed Designs, while unblocking challenges that arise. Your hands-on software engineering experience, combined with leadership in engineering teams, will enable you to quickly build credibility. Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to board-level business leaders and their teams, using technical writing and presentation skills alongside tools like PowerPoint, Word, and Visio. Apply your architectural expertise across multiple domains, with a specialization in at least one: Business, Data, Application, Technology, or Security. Demonstrate practical application of architecture and delivery methodologies such as TOGAF, Zachman, MODAF, or SAFe. Utilize architecture modeling tools and frameworks, including UML, ArchiMate, and Ardoq, to clearly communicate your designs. Design and implement solutions within governance frameworks and operating models, using delivery methodologies like Waterfall, SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban. Commit to continuous learning and professional development, pursuing relevant certifications in methodologies and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, TOGAF, SAFe). Thrive in an inclusive, trust-based environment that fosters excellence, innovation, and curiosity. We offer a range of career accelerators, including training opportunities, focused mentoring, and diverse engagements to develop your consulting skills and take your career to the next level.Qualifications: Experience: Proven background as a Solution Architect with hands-on expertise in software engineering and architecture design, as well as a strong understanding of various architectural domains (Business, Data, Application, Technology, or Security). Methodologies: Knowledge and practical experience with architecture frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, MODAF, or SAFe. Ability to work across Waterfall, Scrum, SAFe, or Kanban methodologies. Cloud Expertise: Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and familiarity with leading vendors such as Oracle, IBM, and Salesforce. Communication Skills: Strong ability to communicate complex technical ideas to business leaders and teams, both verbally and in written format. Certifications: Certifications in relevant methodologies and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, TOGAF, SAFe) are advantageous.We are technology-agnostic and use the best tools for each project. With strong partnerships with AWS, Azure, and GCP, we welcome Solution Architects with experience across various leading vendors. If you're ready to use your skills to drive impactful digital solutions, here's how you can connect: Click the apply button (don’t worry, we’ll talk before your CV or application goes anywhere). Call SoCode and ask for Emma (number is on Google). Find me on LinkedIn—there aren’t many people named Emma Panday, so I’m easy to find