Google and Slack SME - London and remote - 8 months+/RATE: £350 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Google and Slack SME.

For this role you will need to be onsite in London 2-3 days per week.

Please find some details below:

CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

This is for a large scale, multi year transformation programme focused on modernising collaboration tools, ensuring platform resilience, and supporting strategic carve out scenarios across the organisation. As part of this journey, we are seeking a highly skilled Google & Slack Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will play a critical role in shaping, evaluating, and governing technical solutions related to Google Workspace, Slack, and associated integration ecosystems.
This role sits at the intersection of technology architecture, collaboration tooling strategy, and programme delivery, ensuring the customer maintains a secure, compliant, and scalable posture while transitioning or integrating collaboration platforms within the programme.

Key Responsibilities

1. Platform Expertise & Solution Architecture
   Serve as the primary SME for all matters related to Google Workspace, Slack, and cross platform integrations (eg, identity, security, messaging, workflow automation).
   Provide technical direction on platform assessments, migrations, coexistence architectures, and operational design.
   Define future state collaboration architecture aligned to transformation programme objectives and enterprise standards.

2. Requirements Discovery & Technical Analysis
   Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders, engineering teams, security, and risk partners.
   Analyse existing end user collaboration landscapes, identify gaps, and assess platform readiness for transformation or separation scenarios.
   Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements and architectural artefacts.

3. Integration & Migration Design
   Define integration patterns between Slack, Google Workspace, and core systems (IAM, DLP, monitoring, workflow tools, etc.).
   Provide hands-on guidance for designing:
   o Slack enterprise grid configurations
   o Google Workspace sharing controls & governance
   o Identity & access management integrations
   o API based automation or workflow integration
   Support data residency, compliance, and retention requirements during migration or carve out activities.

4. Governance, Security, and Risk Alignment
   Ensure all solutions meet the customer’s security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
   Provide design assurance through governance forums and architectural review boards.
   Identify platform risks early and propose mitigation strategies aligned to programme timelines.

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Programme Delivery
   Act as a bridge between enterprise architecture, delivery teams, business stakeholders, and third party vendors.
   Support delivery leads in sequencing platform activities as part of the broader transformation roadmap.
   Contribute to programme level documentation, dependency tracking, and risk/issue management relating to collaboration platforms.

Essential Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
Deep, hands on experience with Slack Enterprise Grid including:
o workspace strategy
o enterprise key management
o user provisioning/integration
o DLP, eDiscovery, retention, compliance
Strong understanding of Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, IAM, Admin Console, shared drives).
Experience designing integration patterns using APIs, event frameworks, and third party connectors.
Strong understanding of enterprise security controls, identity management (SAML/OAuth), and platform governance.
Programme & Architecture Experience
Proven track record in large scale transformation programmes (ideally in financial services).
Experience working on carve outs, separation programmes, or platform migrations.
Ability to define roadmaps, architectural models, and target-state designs.
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
Ability to influence and communicate complex technical topics with senior stakeholders.
Comfortable engaging with CISO, architecture boards, delivery leads, operations, and business functions.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience
Google Workspace Admin or Technology certifications.
Slack Certified Admin or Slack Certified Consultant.
Experience with Atlassian, O365, or cross collaboration tooling ecosystems.
Architectural certifications (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.).
Prior experience in a global bank or highly regulated industry.

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Solution Architect within Corporate Banking and domain knowledge in Payment Gateways & Vendor Products, including Cross Border and Regional Clearing Regulations. Must have designed solutions for applications, executing blueprint/roadmaps for modernizing Legacy payment flows. Utilizing defined best practices, templates and documentation to create architectural designs. By applying to this job you are sending us your CV, which may contain personal information. Please refer to our Privacy Notice to understand how we process this information. In short, in order to supply you with work finding services, we will hold and process your personal data, and only with your express permission we will share this personal data with a client (or a third party working on behalf of the client) by email or by upload to the Client/third parties vendor management system. By giving us permission to send your CV to a client, this constitutes permission to share the personal data that would be necessary to consider your application, interview you (Phone/video/face to face) and if successful hire you. Scope AT acts as an employment agency for Permanent Recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the Terms and Conditions, Data Protection Policy, Privacy Notice and Disclaimers which can be found at our website

Role: Solution Architect Agentforce & Salesforce

Location:?London, UK (Onsite)

Type: Fixed Term Contract (Initial 3 Months with possible extension)

Role Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Solution Architect (78 years experience) to lead solution design and architecture alignment for a multi-system Agentforce and Salesforce implementation within a large enterprise environment…

This is a highly collaborative, client-facing role that requires working closely with multipleenterprise and domain architects, Salesforce Professional Services, and delivery teams to define, align, and get approval for solution architectures across systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end solution architecture across Salesforce, Data Cloud, and connected enterprise systems
• Analyze existing client architecture and design target-state architecture aligned to prioritized use cases
• Create architecture diagrams (logical, physical, integration flows) and document solution designs
• Design and govern API integrations, middleware interactions, and cross-system data flows
• Act as the primary onsite liaison with multiple client enterprise and domain architects to align and finalize solution approaches
• Drive architecture discussions, walkthroughs, and approvals across different architecture teams and stakeholders
• Coordinate closely with Salesforce Professional Services and internal delivery teams to ensure consistent architecture implementation
• Support governance processes including architecture reviews, PIA/SIA approvals, and compliance checks
• Provide technical guidance to development teams and ensure adherence to architecture standards
• Ensure scalability, performance, security, and maintainability of the solution

Required Skills & Experience

Core Experience

• 78 years of experience in solution architecture / system design roles
• Strong experience in enterprise system integration and API-led architecture
• Proven ability to work across complex, multi-team enterprise environments
• Experience aligning solutions across multiple stakeholders and architecture groups

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of API design, REST services, and integration patterns
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce platform (Sales Cloud / Service Cloud)
• Exposure to Salesforce Data Cloud (preferred)
• Exposure to Agentforce / AI-driven workflows (good to have)
• Knowledge of cloud architecture and distributed systems
• Familiarity with integration tools, connectors, and middleware

Architecture & Governance

• Experience creating architecture diagrams and technical documentation
• Understanding of enterprise architecture governance processes
• Experience supporting security, compliance, and data governance requirements
• Familiarity with PIA/SIA approval processes or similar enterprise governance models

Stakeholder Collaboration (Critical for this Role)

• Ability to engage with multiple enterprise and domain architects across the client
• Experience driving alignment across diverse stakeholders with differing priorities
• Strong facilitation skills for architecture discussions and decision-making forums
• Ability to proactively follow up and close architecture dependencies

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in telecom or large enterprise environments.
• Experience working alongside Salesforce Professional Services teams
• Exposure to AI / Agentic AI / automation-led solutions
• Location & Engagement

Nature of Role: Highly collaborative, stakeholder-intensive role

Expectation: Frequent interaction with multiple architecture teams to drive alignment and approvals

Success Criteria

• Architecture aligned and approved across multiple client architecture teams
• Smooth integration design across systems with minimal rework
• Timely closure of architecture dependencies and approvals
• Strong collaboration across client, Salesforce, and delivery teams
• High-quality, well-documented architecture artifacts

The Role-The Solution Architect is responsible for defining target architectures across business, application, data and technology domains for different projects within a large-scale Oracle Cloud transformation program. They will need to ensure solutions align with enterprise design principles and business objectives, and that Oracle SaaS, PaaS and OCI components are integrated within the enterprise architecture framework.

Your responsibilities:Develop solution architectures for specific Oracle Fusion Cloud projects (ERP, SCM EPM, OTM, CX) integrations, data flows and infrastructureEnsure solution designs developed adhere to enterprise standards and architectural principlesCollaborate with business, functional and technical teams to define solutionsAlign to solution governance, architecture reviews, risk assessments and design validationsEvaluate existing systems and recommend cloud migration and modernization strategiesEnsure integrations of Oracle SaaS with legacy systems, third-party platforms and enterprise toolsUtilise and expand upon reference architectures, design patterns, data models and API strategiesGuide cross-functional teams, including developers, testers, DevOps engineers, ensuring alignment and consistency across domainsEnsure compliance with security, data privacy, regulatory and performance standards
Your ProfileEssential skills/knowledge/experience: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition)Proven experience in Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations (ERP, SCM, EPM, OTM, CX) and knowledge of Oracle PaaS/OCIDeep understanding of integrations, data architecture, security models and cloud-native technologiesExperience in large-scale digital transformation or ERP modernisation programsStrong analytical and decision-making skills
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:Strong background in architecture frameworks such as TOGAFOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and/or Oracle SaaS certificationsFamiliarity with DevOps, Agile/SAFe methodologies, and CI/CD pipelinesExperience working in regulated industries (finance, healthcare)Strong leadership and team-building abilities

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Architect

Rate: £800/day (Outside IR35)
Duration: April 2026 - March 2027
Location: 3 days a week site-based in Dartford (Hybrid)

Overview

We are seeking a MES Architect to lead the strategic design and delivery of our Manufacturing Execution capabilities. This is a pivotal role acting as the bridge between Operational Technology (OT) and enterprise-level IT. You will be responsible for defining the blueprint that connects our shop floor operations to our broader digital ecosystem, ensuring a seamless, data-driven manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Capability Ownership: Act as the primary architect and subject matter expert (SME) for the MES domain, defining the roadmap for manufacturing digital transformation.
• OT Ecosystem Governance: Lead the architectural design for OT-aligned systems, including the integration of Operational Technology Enterprise Asset Management (OT EAM) solutions.
• Systems Integration: Ensure robust alignment and data continuity between the MES layer, ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), middleware/integration layers, and shop floor hardware (PLC/SCADA).
• Vendor Selection & Implementation: Provide technical leadership during the RFI/RFP process, evaluating vendor capabilities against business requirements and overseeing the subsequent implementation phases.
• Operational Excellence: Standardize manufacturing workflows to ensure scalability across multiple production sites while maintaining high availability and security standards.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven Architecture Pedigree: Extensive experience in designing and delivering large-scale MES/MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management) solutions within complex industrial environments.
• Shop Floor Fluency: A deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes, including ISA-95 standards and the nuances of shop floor system hardware.
• Enterprise Integration Expertise: Demonstrated success in integrating MES with enterprise platforms (ERP, PLM, and WMS) to create a ‘Unified Namespace’ or similar seamless data architecture.
• Stakeholder Leadership: The ability to communicate complex technical architectures to both C-suite executives and shop floor operators, balancing business value with technical feasibility.

Technical Skills

• Expertise in leading MES platforms (e.g., Rockwell FactoryTalk, Siemens Opcenter, Aveva, or Apriso).
• Strong grasp of IIoT protocols (MQTT, OPC-UA) and API-led connectivity.
• Knowledge of EAM (Enterprise Asset Management) within an industrial context.

Note: This is a 12-month contract starting in April 2026, requiring a consultant who can hit the ground running to align our manufacturing systems with the next generation of industrial automation.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Essential Skills

Solution Architecture and Design Significant experience as a Solution Architect, ideally within complex financial services environments Domain knowledge in o Retail Banking products

e.g. - Unsecured loans Personal Accounts banking & savings and Bonds (fixed term deposits) o Business Segmentation Retail, business banking, private o

• Onboarding processes for Personal account o Core Banking products (customers, accounts, pricing, transactions, etc) and related services essential to the operations of a bank Domain driven design, with working knowledge of the BIAN framework, TOGAF, ArchiMate
• Proven experience in defining & documenting As-Is & Target Architecture, working with stakeholders to help define & deliver strategic objectives & roadmaps, being embedded into the functional domain, balancing business requirements with functional & technical

Strategy Experience

• Defining and evolving RESTful APIs following best practices for scalability, versioning and documentation
• Experience with event-driven architectures Ability to produce clear functional architecture, design logical components and define interactions between systems, whilst delivering decommissioning and archival initiatives
• Experience balancing business outcomes with long term architecture strategies
• Experience in working with engineering teams to align technical designs with the published architecture. Peer review designs produced by other team members, ensuring architectural integrity and compliance with standards.
• Experience in creating practical, workable architectures that can be aligned to IT principles/standards, whilst following the banks architecture governance processes.

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role Title: Workday Product Architect
Contract duration: one (1) year from the commencement date
Location: London 2 days a week onsite (in case of challenges, the client may consider candidates based in Leeds, Edinburgh and Aberdeen who can report to these offices.)

Experience Required:

• Product/platform architect experience
• Workday experience including HCM, Core Finance, Studio Integrations, Adaptive, Extend and Prism
• Agile and DevSecOps on SaaS & Lo/No Code
• Stakeholder management
• ERP/adjacent systems experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and manage the technical architecture of Workday ecosystem (Peakon, Adaptive, Extend & Prism) including 40-50 integrations with other systems and Joiner, Mover, Leaver (JML) systems
• Report to the Workday product group owner
• liaise with senior stakeholders in HR, Finance and Technology
• work with ERP’s DevSecOps delivery team and suppliers (including Cognizant AMS) and Workday support teams.

VCF Architect
Location: Birmingham - Onsite
Security Clearance: UK SC required

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Architect to support a VCF 9 programme. The role will focus on requirements gathering, design facilitation, and the development of key architectural artefacts to support cloud capability delivery and transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate VCF 9 requirements gathering and design workshops
• Conduct cloud capability gap analysis
• Develop and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Produce the VCF 9 High-Level Design (HLD)
• Define and maintain a Cloud Capability backlog and roadmap
• Lead design review workshops and support iterative design improvements
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment across technical and business requirements

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as an Architect within VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments
• Strong experience delivering high-level and solution architecture artefacts
• Experience conducting workshops, stakeholder engagement, and requirements analysis
• Familiarity with RTM development and backlog/roadmap planning
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles and enterprise-scale environments
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

Apply now or email

Our client is looking for a Oracle Fusion Finance Solution Architect to join their team on a six month initial contract, working three days a week a week onsite in Crawley. This role is Inside IR35.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* 10-12 years of experience with Oracle Fusion
* Expertise in Oracle Fusion Finance module implementations
* Design and Blueprint experience
* COA design
* Taxation and IFRS regulations
* HDL and Spreadsheet Loader (HSDL)
* Basic SQL knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:
* Oracle Fusion Finance certification
* Experience with multi-country or global finance implementations & Architecture
* Knowledge of local statutory taxation rules (country-specific)
* Experience in AMS/production support environments
* Exposure to Payroll and HRMS integrations

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world’s most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

As an Enterprise Architect, you will be the primary design authority and strategic visionary for the digital ecosystem. You are responsible for defining the “North Star” architecture that harmonizes global operations, ensuring that core platforms-ERP, PLM, and MES-function as a unified, scalable digital thread.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Governance: Define and enforce enterprise-wide architecture standards, guardrails, and design principles to ensure technical consistency and scalability.
• Design Authority: Act as the final arbiter for integrated solution designs across ERP, PLM, MES, Data, and Integration layers.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure all technical capabilities and transformation programs remain strictly aligned with the broader business strategy and roadmap.
• Data Governance: Define the Master Data Management (MDM) architecture and governance framework to ensure data integrity across the lifecycle (focusing on policy and structure, not execution).
• System Oversight: Provide high-level technical oversight across SAP, PLM, and manufacturing systems to eliminate silos and minimize technical debt.

Experience & Qualifications

• Leadership: Proven track record of leading Enterprise Architecture within large-scale, complex transformation programs.
• Domain Expertise: Strong experience navigating the intersection of manufacturing systems (PLM/MES) and corporate business platforms (SAP/ERP).
• Integration Mastery: Expert-level understanding of modern integration patterns, cloud architecture, and data-flow orchestration.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical landscapes into clear strategic outcomes for executive leadership.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

We are not looking for a generalist. We need a specialist who understands that migrating a payment engine is a high-wire act. You will own the bridge between our legacy Mainframe and target platforms, ensuring that every message from legacy MT to modern MX flows with 100% integrity.

Core Responsibilities

• Architectural Ownership: Lead the “Strangler Fig” migration of legacy payments, defining the data architecture, extraction logic, and target mappings.
• Scheme Mastery: Act as the SME for UK and International schemes including BACS, FPS, SWIFT (ISO 20022 / MX), and SEPA.
• Control & Compliance: Design and enforce CISA-aligned audit frameworks and CASS regulatory controls to ensure zero-loss migration.
• Pragmatic Legacy Integration: Navigate the “documented vs. actual” reality of Mainframe systems, building executable solutions within existing technical constraints.

Technical Requirements

• Payments Flow Expertise: Ability to demonstrate design leadership across the full lifecycle: Gateway/Connectivity (MQ, SWIFT), Core Processing Logic, and Downstream Reconciliation.
• ISO 20022 Transition: Direct experience with MT-to-MX translation and the November 2026 structured address enforcement standards.
• Leadership: Proven track record in PMI (Post-Merger Integration) or similar large-scale payments transformation programmes.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for a SAP Manager to join Bradford Council’s Enterprise Architecture Team on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the SAP service, ensuring reliable and high-quality delivery
• Oversee incidents, problems, and changes within an ITIL framework
• Support and contribute to the ERP transformation and system migration
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and third-party suppliers
• Ensure appropriate security, access controls, and compliance
• Lead and develop the SAP support team

Requirements

• Proven experience managing SAP or ERP systems
• Strong understanding of IT service management (ITIL)
• Experience leading teams and managing suppliers
• Involvement in ERP implementations or transformation programmes

Please apply with an up to date CV ASAP if this role would be of interest to you!

£Up To £600 P/Day Outside IR35 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: UK Wide , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Contract

Application Solution Architect

Location: Flexible/Hybrid

Industry: Global Biopharmaceutical / Life Sciences

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: Up To £600 Per Day Outside IR35

About the Role of Application Solution Architect

We are seeking an experienced Application Solution Architect to take ownership of a complex and growing supply chain application landscape within a rapidly scaling, global life-sciences organisation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in environments where architectural foundations are still being built, documentation is evolving, and enterprise standards are maturing.

You will play a central role in defining, governing, and enhancing the application architecture across ERP, planning, logistics, serialisation, quality, and data platforms. This is a hands-on architectural role with a high degree of visibility across Supply Chain, ERP, IT, and Enterprise Architecture leadership.

Key Responsibilities of the Application Solution Architect

Application & Systems Architecture

• Develop, document, and maintain the end-to-end supply chain application landscape, including ERP, planning, TMS, serialisation, quality management, and real-time monitoring tools.
• Map system boundaries, integrations, data ownership, and process flows from planning through global distribution.

ERP & TMS Integration Oversight

• Provide architectural guidance for ongoing changes to Oracle Cloud ERP linked to a new Transport Management System (TMS).
• Ensure proposed system changes align with overall architecture and minimise downstream impacts.

Architecture Governance

• Lead the creation of architecture decision records (ADRs) and solution documents for review by the organisation’s architecture board.
• Present options analyses and recommendations for new technologies and system designs.

Evaluation of New Applications

• Assess proposed solutions against enterprise architecture principles (e.g., cloud-first, integration standards, data governance).
• Produce structured evaluations including pros/cons and solution recommendations.

Temperature Management & Data Architecture

• Support the business case and architecture for a new temperature-management solution replacing manual processes.
• Contribute to architecture artefacts for an enterprise-wide CMC Data Tower, ensuring supply chain processes are accurately represented.

Required Skills & Experience of the Application Solution Architect

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect within supply chain or manufacturing environments.
• Strong expertise with ERP systems, ideally in a global supply chain context.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes (planning, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, quality).
• Demonstrated experience producing architectural artefacts for governance boards.
• Ability to create clear architecture documentation, including application maps, data flows, and dependency diagrams.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences supply chain environments (GxP, GDP, clinical vs. commercial supply chain).
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Skills of the Application Solution Architect

• Experience with Oracle Cloud SCM modules.
• Knowledge of Anaplan, TMS platforms, serialisation tools (e.g., TraceLink), artwork management solutions, or quality systems (e.g., Veeva Vault).
• Prior experience establishing IT capabilities or architecture foundations in a growing organisation.

£Up To £600 P/Day Outside IR35 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: UK Wide , Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Contract

Integration Solution Architect

Location: Flexible/Hybrid

Industry: Global Biopharmaceutical / Life Sciences

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: Up To £600 P/Day Outside IR35

About the Role

A fast-growing global life sciences organisation is seeking an experienced Integration Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of all integration touchpoints across its expanding supply chain technology landscape.

You will play a critical role in shaping the integration strategy for ERP, Transport Management Systems (TMS), carrier networks, IoT devices, temperature-monitoring platforms, and contract manufacturing partners.

This is a hands-on architecture position where you’ll partner closely with external vendors, internal IT teams, and supply chain leadership to define scalable, future-ready integration patterns.

If you enjoy building integration foundations in a fast-moving, scaling environment-this role offers impact, autonomy, and technical ownership.

Key Responsibilities

Transport Management System (TMS) Integrations

• Lead the design and execution of integrations between the TMS and ERP platforms, including transfer order submission, goods issue/receipt updates, and bi-directional event flows.
• Define API contracts, data transformation rules, and robust error-handling logic.

Carrier & Logistics Integrations

• Architect integration patterns with global carriers and freight forwarders for booking confirmations, milestone tracking, and proof of delivery.
• Evaluate API, EDI, and portal-based integration models per carrier.

Communication & Notification Architecture

• Own the technical design of notification capabilities linked to shipment events.
• Assess options including TMS-native providers, Office 365/Power Automate, or dedicated transactional email services.

Temperature Monitoring & IoT Data Strategy

• Develop the integration strategy for real-time and passive temperature-monitoring devices used in global distribution.
• Define data routing architecture between IoT platforms, TMS, ERP, or a dedicated temperature-management platform.

CDMO & Manufacturing Partner Integrations

• Build standards for data exchange and documentation flows with contract manufacturing organisations (CDMOs).
• Define portal access models and integration formats.

Integration Governance & Standards

• Establish integration design patterns, API standards, and documentation guidelines.
• Contribute to architecture governance submissions for integration-related decisions.

Vendor Technical Leadership

• Act as the technical liaison for multiple integration partners, reviewing API schemas, attending design workshops, and validating technical proposals.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an Integration Architect or similar role with strong hands-on integration expertise.
• Expertise with REST APIs, webhooks, event-driven architecture, and data-flow design.
• Experience integrating ERP platforms with SaaS systems.
• Familiarity with middleware such as Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Boomi, or similar.
• Experience with carrier/logistics integrations (API, EDI, event processing).
• Background in pharmaceutical/life-sciences environments is highly beneficial.
• Strong documentation, architecture diagramming, and stakeholder communication skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience implementing or integrating with Transport Management Systems (TMS).
• Knowledge of GxP/GDP requirements for logistics and temperature-data handling.
• Experience with IoT device data flows and real-time data ingestion.
• Familiarity with Office 365, Power Automate, or transactional email services.
• Exposure to identity platforms such as Okta for integration/SSO.

697 Per Day, Inside IR35
Exeter
Hybrid, 3 Days Per Week On-site
6 Months Contract
NPPV 3 Required

Your new company A large organisation, with offices based in Exeter

Your new role
The purpose of this role is to lead on the architectural definition and technical direction for a specific technology area.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Creates and owns technical solutions for a domain, cross-domain or portfolio of work within a specific technology area and delivers work autonomously.
• Integrates and implements end-to-end solutions across customers and business areas.
• Executes a technical roadmap for a specific area or domain.
• Provides recommendation on the development budget for the next year by understanding/explaining the technological evolution of the product/system/process etc.
• Leads on design assurance before integrating into end-to-end solutions.

What you’ll get in return

• 697 Per Day, Inside IR35
• A flexible working pattern

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Network Architect Specialist

Length: 6 months

Location: Exeter 5 days per week

Rate: 750 per day via umbrella

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE ACTIVE NPPV3 FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to lead the architectural definition and technical direction for a specific network technology domain. The role holder will own and deliver end-to-end technical solutions across domains, working autonomously while ensuring alignment with wider network architecture, products, and services. This position plays a critical role in shaping technology strategy, influencing roadmap decisions, and driving the evolution of network capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, design, and deliver technical solutions for a defined technology domain, cross-domain area, or portfolio of work, operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Lead the architectural definition and technical direction for a specific technology area, ensuring alignment with enterprise and network-wide standards.
• Integrate and implement end-to-end solutions across customers and business areas.
• Execute and maintain the technical roadmap for the assigned domain, driving strategic direction and long-term planning.
• Build and evaluate proposals for the introduction of new network technologies, assessing benefits, risks, and alignment to existing architectures.
• Proactively contribute to technology and product evolution by identifying how emerging technologies can enhance network architecture, products, and services.
• Provide design assurance and technical governance prior to integration into end-to-end solutions.
• Make informed recommendations on development and investment budgets for future financial years by understanding and articulating technology evolution and lifecycle impacts.
• Act as a technical authority and trusted advisor for stakeholders across engineering, delivery, and product teams.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and operate in line with architectural best practices.

Key Skills & Technical Expertise

Core Networking

• Routing and Switching
• OSPF and BGP
• VLAN, VXLAN, VRF

Cisco Technologies

• Cisco ISR
• Cisco Catalyst platforms (C9200, C9300, C9500)
• Cisco ASR1001
• Cisco Nexus 7000 & 9000 series
• Cisco NX-OS

Data Centre & Connectivity

• Data Centre Architecture and Design
• Cisco Nexus and VXLAN-based fabrics
• IPConnect
• F5 Technologies (load balancing and application delivery)

Experience & Competencies

• Significant experience designing and delivering complex network architectures in large-scale or enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to operate as a technical lead, owning solutions end to end.
• Strong understanding of technology lifecycles and the impact of new technologies on existing architectures.
• Experience producing technical roadmaps and contributing to investment and budget planning.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Role: Solution Architect - PLM & Enterprise Systems

Rate: 650 per day (Outside IR35)

Duration: (12-Month Contract) with a possibility of extension

Location: Dartford, Kent (3 days per week on-site)

The Opportunity

“Work for a global leader in world-class engineering and construction, renowned for delivering some of the UK’s most iconic infrastructure and complex high-tech manufacturing projects.”

We are seeking a high-caliber Solution Architect to lead the architectural vision across our clients Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and non-SAP enterprise landscape. This is a critical role in a complex, multi-system environment where you will bridge the gap between engineering, HR, and manufacturing operations.

You will be the technical authority ensuring that our clients specialist platforms are seamlessly integrated, scalable, and aligned with their broader digital transformation goals.

Experience & Requirements

• PLM Expertise: Proven track record in PLM architecture within complex industrial or engineering environments.
• Broad Functional Reach: Significant experience managing enterprise systems beyond core ERP (experience with HRIS or Workforce Management is a plus).
• Integration Specialist: Deep understanding of how to connect PLM data with ERP and MES layers.
• Technical Environment: Comfortable navigating multi-vendor environments and defining roadmaps for specialist platforms.
• Communication: Ability to simplify complex architectural concepts for non-technical leadership.

How to Apply

If you are an architect who thrives on complexity and has a “big picture” approach to enterprise systems, we want to hear from you. Please apply here or share your updated resume to (url removed)

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

SAP Solution Architect (S/4HANA Supply Chain)

Dartford, Kent (3 days onsite)
Contract: 12-18 months
600- 650/day (Outside IR35)

The Opportunity

We’re currently recruiting for a SAP Solution Architect to join a major transformation programme within a complex manufacturing environment.

This role will take ownership of SAP solution design across key enterprise capabilities, with a strong focus on supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP solution architecture across core domains (ERP, supply chain, warehouse, quality, etc.)
• Define and design integration architecture with systems such as PLM, MES, and data platforms
• Work closely with business and technical teams across design, procurement, and build phases
• Drive solution standardisation and SAP-first approach across capabilities
• Provide architectural guidance across a multi-system manufacturing landscape

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience as a SAP Solution Architect (S/4HANA or ECC)
• Proven background across supply chain / logistics / manufacturing domains
• Experience working across multiple SAP modules (e.g. MM, EWM/WM, etc.)
• Solid understanding of integration design (APIs, CPI, interfaces, etc.)
• Ability to work across both functional and technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience in large-scale S/4HANA transformation programmes
• Exposure to warehouse management, asset management, or quality systems
• Background in complex, multi-platform environments

This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo . Co .uk

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Role: Network Architect (Active NPPV3 Clearance needed)
Type: Contracts (6 Months initially)
Location: Exeter, UK
Working Model: Hybrid (3/5 days per in office)
Payrate: 600 - 700 GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella

Clearance: Active NPPV3

About the Role: The primary purpose of this position is to lead the architectural definition and technical direction for a specific technology area. You will play a vital role in proactively contributing to technology and product evolution by leveraging your understanding of new technology.

Core Responsibilities:

• Create and own technical solutions for a specific domain, cross-domain, or portfolio of work, delivering these solutions autonomously.
• Integrate and implement end-to-end solutions across various customers and business areas.
• Develop and execute technology roadmaps that drive strategic direction within a specific technology domain.
• Build compelling proposals for network technology introduction, evaluating new technologies and aligning new solutions.
• Take the lead on design assurance before integrating into end-to-end solutions.
• Provide recommendations on the development budget for the next year by thoroughly understanding and explaining the technological evolution of products, systems, and processes

This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Role: SAP Commerce Cloud Architect

Contract Length: 4 weeks initially + extension

Day Rate: Market Rate (outside IR35)

Location: Fully Remote UK/Europe

Role Overview

We are supporting a global organisation undergoing a major eCommerce transformation, migrating from SAP Commerce Cloud (CCv1) to CCv2 and delivering a headless architecture.

This role will act as an independent architectural authority, reviewing the current landscape, identifying structural issues, and providing pragmatic, delivery-focused recommendations.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders and partners to assess the architecture and define options to stabilise and optimise the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the current OCC/API architecture and design
• Evaluate alignment with headless and composable commerce best practices
• Identify root causes of delivery bottlenecks and instability
• Review interaction between SAP Commerce Cloud (CCv1/CCv2), OCC, and Alokai
• Provide clear, structured recommendations for the future architecture

If you are interested in this role, please apply with your CV and we will be in touch ASAP.

Thanks

Job Title: Enterprise Architect (Finance, HR & Legal)

Location: London (Remote)
Salary: 650- 750 per day
Type: Contract, Full-Time

A market leading client is looking for an Enterprise Architect who has strong experience across Finance, Legal, Procurement and HR Services to help design and implement innovative IT solutions on a global scale. You must have strong strategy and execution experience. You will be responsible for translating business requirements into technical specifications, creating, and maintaining enterprise architecture models and standards, and ensuring alignment and integration of IT systems across the organisation.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design scalable, secure corporate services.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver robust solutions.
• experience working in an organisation which is going through a digital transformation
• Evaluate and recommend platforms, tools, and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with systems, privacy, and governance standards.
• Lead and mentor junior team members.
• Stay updated on data architecture trends.

Experience

• Extensive experience in Enterprise architecture, design, and development
• Extensive experience with back offices services including Finance, HR, payroll, procurement and Legal.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing enterprise architecture models and standard.
• Knowledge of Finance systems.
• Ideally experience with SAP, Data, AI and Cloud systems
• Experience with transformation projects
• Expert knowledge of IT systems, technologies, and methodologies, such as cloud computing, service-oriented architecture, microservices, DevOps, agile, etc.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Certification in enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF would be beneficial.

If the role is of interest please get in contact.