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Solutions Architect - Manufacturing / Divestment

Harvey Nash
London, United Kingdom
6 months ago
£80,000 pa

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£80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
5 Dec 2026 (6 months ago)

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Solutions Architect - Manufacturing / Divestment

We're looking for a Solutions Architect for a leading client based in London, who has experience within theManufacturing industry, to define and assure end-to-end technology solutions that align with business goals. You'll act as the bridge between business stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, operable, and sustainable-with a strong focus ondivestment / merger / separations.

The salary on offer is £80,000 plus benefits

This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week on site in London

What you'll bring

  • Strong experience in solution architecture, technical design leadership or a closely related role.
  • Experience within the Manufacturing sector
  • Experience working on a divestment / separation or merger
  • Proven track record designing and delivering complex, multi-system solutions in enterprise environments.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft technologies including Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Microsoft integration services.
  • Experience in Manufacturing & Operations and/or Supply Chain & Logistics environments (multi-site or business-critical systems preferred).
  • Strong background in systems integration (APIs, messaging and event-driven architectures).
  • Experience with enterprise architecture modelling tools and repositories (LeanIX experience is an advantage).
  • Relevant certifications such as TOGAF and/or Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect are highly desirable.

Skills & competencies

  • Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
  • Knowledge of Microsoft-centric cloud and hybrid architectures.
  • Ability to design integration-led solutions across enterprise and operational systems.
  • Comfortable modelling and communicating complex systems using tools such as ArchiMate, UML or Visio.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, including assessing risk, constraints and architectural trade-offs.

Nice to have

  • Experience with LeanIX (or similar EA repository tooling).
  • Exposure to operational technology (OT) and shop-floor/plant integration patterns.
  • Hands-on delivery experience in Agile/DevOps environments.

What you'll do

  • Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into clear, fit-for-purpose solution designs.
  • Define end-to-end solution architectures, from high-level blueprints through to detailed designs across application, integration, data and technology layers.
  • Select and shape appropriate technologies, platforms and patterns in line with enterprise standards, reference architectures and roadmaps.
  • Ensure designs meet enterprise architecture principles, security policies and non-functional requirements (performance, availability, resilience, supportability).
  • Provide technical leadership through design workshops, design reviews and ongoing engagement with delivery, infrastructure and platform teams.
  • Support delivery through architecture governance, including design assurance, risk assessment and clear articulation of architectural trade-offs and impacts.
  • Document architecture decisions, standards and patterns, maintaining solution artefacts in agreed repositories.
  • Enable delivery teams with pragmatic architectural guidance that supports effective, timely implementation.
  • Stay current with Microsoft platform capabilities and emerging technologies, assessing their relevance and value to the organisation.

Interested?! Send your up-to-date CV to Claire Ingram at Harvey Nash for review

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