Solution Architect

£670pd Inside IR35

2-3 days on site in London

Initial 6 month engagement

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

 

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale API, Data, and AI platform solutions. This is a strategic and hands-on architecture role focused on translating business requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective technology solutions across Azure and AWS cloud environments.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience defining end-to-end solution architectures, establishing target-state architectures, and driving architectural decisions across complex enterprise landscapes. You will work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to shape technology direction and ensure successful delivery of critical transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise API, Data, and AI platform initiatives.

• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions across Azure and AWS.

• Design and govern:

  • API architectures and integration strategies

  • Data architectures and data platform solutions

  • Cloud-native and hybrid-cloud architectures

  • AI and agentic solution capabilities

• Develop solution options and recommend target-state architectures that align with business and technology objectives.

• Establish integration patterns, data patterns, security frameworks, governance standards, and architectural best practices.

• Define and oversee non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, resilience, and security.

• Create technology roadmaps and provide architectural leadership across multiple programmes and delivery teams.

• Establish delivery guardrails and ensure architectural compliance throughout project lifecycles.

• Lead architecture reviews, risk assessments, and key technical decision-making activities.

• Oversee the complete lifecycle of solution architecture for API and data integration projects, from concept through implementation and production support.

• Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and business teams to ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or related technology leadership roles.

• Proven experience defining end-to-end solution architectures for enterprise API, Data, and AI platforms.

• Strong expertise in designing and delivering cloud solutions across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions.

• Extensive knowledge of:

  • API-led architectures and integration platforms

  • Data platforms, data management, and analytics solutions

  • Cloud-native architecture patterns

  • AI and agentic technology frameworks

  • Security, governance, and compliance standards

• Experience establishing target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and architectural standards.

• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements including performance, reliability, resilience, scalability, and security.

• Proven track record of influencing architectural decisions across multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with enterprise AI, machine learning, and agentic AI solutions.

• Familiarity with modern integration and event-driven architecture patterns.

• Experience operating within large-scale transformation programmes and complex enterprise environments.

• Relevant cloud certifications in Azure and/or AWS.

Our People

 

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

 

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

 

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

 

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”