Lead Solutions Architect

Lead Solutions Architect

Are you a Lead Architect with experience with Azure and a background leading Architecture teams? If so we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We’re supporting an International law firm based in Central London in their search for a Lead Solutions Architect.

The scope of the role will be to manage and develop a cross functional team of architects and to be responsible for leading the selection and design of Enterprise SaaS platforms. This will involve:

• Mentoring and developing a team of Architects across data, applications and solutions domains.
  
  
• Fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within the architecture team.
  
  
• Driving the development and evolution of the solutions architecture roadmap aligned with business goals.
  
  
• Ensuring that all strategy, architecture, standards, patterns, principles and roadmaps are kept current and fully understood by all relevant teams within the firm.
  
  
• Creating and maintain architectural documentation as artefacts that relate to network topology, architectural designs, patterns, principles and standards and technology selection.
  
  What’s in it for you?
  
  
• Competitive salary of £120,000 - £130,000 depending on experience plus a comprehensive benefits package.
  
  
• Flexibility with hybrid working – enjoy a balanced approach – circa 2 days a week in the office
  
  
• Be the subject matter expert in providing architectural guidance and assurance at both project and strategic level.
  
  
• Opportunity to work for a stable, respected firm in the legal sector
  
  What We’re Looking For:
  
  
• Proven experience in a senior or lead architecture role within a complex enterprise environment.
  
  
• Proven experience in creating, line managing, developing and motivating Architecture teams including conducting performance reviews, setting goals and career development.
  
  
• Broad knowledge across data architecture, application architecture, and integration patterns.
  
  
• Experience with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar.
  
  
• Deep Experience with Microsoft Azure architecture, landing zones, governance and enterprise-scale architecture.
  
  
• Experience in leading the selection of SaaS solutions/applications whilst ensuring conformance with enterprise standards.
  
  
• Experience with cloud native design, microservices, containers (AKS) and serverless computing.
  
  
• Thorough knowledge of applications integrations and the API economy.
  
  
• Hands on and design experience of services within Microsoft Azure leveraging services like Logic Apps, Durable Functions, APIM, Containers and other PaaS type services.
  
  
• Experience in leveraging both SQL and Document Databases and leveraging the Power Platform for low code data dashboarding.
  
  Interested?
  
  This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a pivotal role in a leading law firm.
  
  If your a Lead Solutions Architect and are excited about this opportunity, apply now to discuss your next move with our specialist legal tech recruitment team.
  
  *** Please note Sponsorship is not available, so you must have the right to work in the UK ***
  
  Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds