Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities: Platform Architecture & Technical Leadership • Define and maintain the overall technical architecture, principles, standards, and roadmap for the FM Platform. • Lead the design and implementation of core platform capabilities, including authentication, single sign-on (SSO), role management, administration capabilities, workflow services, notifications, and shared platform components. • Provide technical direction and governance across multiple delivery squads to ensure consistency, scalability, maintainability, and security. • Establish architecture review processes and technical standards for all platform and application development activities. Application Modernisation & Migration • Lead technical discovery and assessment activities for existing FM applications and services. • Develop migration strategies, architecture patterns, and implementation plans for transitioning applications onto the FM Platform. • Guide teams in modernizing selected applications and redesigning backend services where required. • Ensure seamless integration and interoperability between platform services, migrated applications, and external systems. • Manage technical risks associated with migration, cutover, data integrity, and operational continuity. Software Engineering & Delivery • Lead solution design, technical implementation planning, and development execution across platform and application teams. • Review solution designs, code, APIs, and technical deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with architecture standards. • Champion engineering best practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, observability, and infrastructure-as-code. • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide hands-on support for critical architectural and integration challenges. • Drive continual improvement of software delivery processes and platform reliability. Cloud, Data & Integration • Design cloud-native solutions that are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective. • Define integration patterns, API standards, event-driven architectures, and data exchange mechanisms. • Oversee platform infrastructure, environments, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and operational tooling. • Collaborate with data and AI teams to support analytics, AI-powered services, automation capabilities, and enterprise reporting requirements. • Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, governance, and data management requirements. Stakeholder & Team Leadership • Partner with product managers and service designers to translate user needs into technical solutions. • Engage stakeholders to explain technical options, trade-offs, and delivery implications. • Mentor and coach engineers, fostering strong engineering and architectural capabilities across delivery squads. • Work with vendors, consultants, and implementation partners where required. • Contribute to resource planning, technical staffing, capability development, and delivery governance. Requirements: Experience • At least 8 to 12 years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, or platform development roles. • Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale digital platforms or mission-critical systems. • Experience managing complex application modernization, migration, and integration programmes. • Strong track record of delivering cloud-native solutions in agile environments. • Experience working with public sector, enterprise platforms, or large-scale operational systems would be advantageous. Technical Skills • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and distributed systems design. • Hands-on experience with Azure. • Experience designing and implementing API-driven architectures and microservices. • Familiarity with authentication, identity management, RBAC, SSO, and enterprise security architectures. • Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and observability platforms. • Knowledge of data integration, analytics platforms, workflow engines, and AI-enabled applications would be an advantage. Leadership Competencies • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Passion for building high-performing engineering teams and mentoring technical talent.