Solution Architect / Senior Solution Architect

The Solution Architect will lead the design and delivery of technology solutions supporting a large-scale real estate programme, with a particular focus on Yardi and/or ARGUS platforms. The role ensures that investment modelling, asset management, property operations, and financial systems are integrated into a scalable, secure, and future-proof architecture aligned to business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for real estate systems across investment, asset management, finance, and property operations.
• Design and govern solutions involving Yardi (Property / Asset Management) and ARGUS (Investment Modelling & Valuation).
• Define integration patterns between Yardi, ARGUS, ERP, data platforms, reporting tools, and downstream applications.
• Produce high-quality architecture artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, data flows, integration diagrams, security models).

Platform & Integration

• Lead the design of data flows between ARGUS investment models and Yardi operational and financial systems.
• Architect APIs, middleware, ETL pipelines, and event-based integrations where appropriate.
• Ensure consistent master data management across properties, leases, tenants, and financials.
• Support cloud and SaaS-based architectural approaches (Azure / AWS preferred).

Stakeholder & Delivery Collaboration

• Partner with Real Estate Asset Managers, Investment Teams, Finance, Property Operations, and Technology Delivery teams.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into robust technical designs.
• Support delivery teams through build, testing, deployment, and post-implementation assurance.
• Act as the primary architectural point of contact for vendors and system integrators

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect on complex enterprise programmes.
• Hands-on architectural experience with Yardi and/or ARGUS Enterprise.
• Strong understanding of real estate investment, asset management, and property operations.
• Experience integrating SaaS platforms with ERP, finance, and data systems.
• Solid knowledge of API-led architecture, data integration, and system interoperability.

Desirable

• Experience working within REITs, real estate investment firms, or property management organisations.
• Knowledge of real estate financial concepts (IRR, NPV, cash flows, lease structures).
• Familiarity with data & analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, BigQuery).

Reasonable Adjustments:

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Title: Solution Architect
Location: London - Hybrid
Salary:£60,000 - £95,000 + Bonus

This role requires, or the ability to gain, SC Clearance

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity for a Solutions Architect to work on leading programs and leverage your passion for cutting-edge technologies to make a real-world impact. As a Solutions Architect, you’ll design and deliver innovative business solutions, working end-to-end from CXO level through to delivery. At my client’s company, you’ll serve as a technical leader, using your production software development expertise to support and guide FTSE 100 clients. You’ll also have access to the latest training and certifications, including AWS, Azure, and GCP, along with extensive in-house courses and a mentoring program.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance architectures for diverse client projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with clients to gather and analyse requirements, translating them into robust architectural solutions.
• Lead technical workshops and discussions with stakeholders to ensure clear understanding and alignment on solution design.
• Develop and maintain architectural blueprints and documentation for all solutions, ensuring they are kept up-to-date and accessible.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, guiding them through best practices in software engineering and architecture.
• Conduct regular code reviews and performance optimisations to ensure high-quality, efficient solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on client projects and incorporating them where appropriate.
• Manage and resolve technical issues that arise during the development and deployment phases, ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and continuous delivery of solutions.
• Support pre-sales activities by providing technical expertise, solution demonstrations, and contributing to proposal development.

Skills & Experience

• A consistent track record in providing technical leadership in areas including application, business, and integration architectures.
• Must be comfortable across all architecture domains and specialise in at least one of:
  • Architecture domain
  • Business domain, (e.g. CRM, eCommerce)
  • Sector
  • Technologies/vendors
• Experience of performing solution options assessment, including product selection and analysis of patterns and sourcing approaches
• The ability to deliver strategic thinking to stakeholders through Architecture Roadmaps, mentoring and technical thought leadership.
• Working knowledge of architecture modelling tools and frameworks, e.g. UML, ArchiMate, etc.
• An appreciation of the commercial, people and organisational aspects of your work
• An appreciation of or exposure to emerging technologies and architectural trends, including, for example:
  • Microservices vs Packaged Solutions
  • Cloud vs On-premise
  • Digital transformation enablement
  • Cloud architectures, with experience of AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Azure
  • Broad span of vendors: IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, etc.
  • The architects role in agile delivery
  • Internet of Things

About the client

My client is a business transformation consultancy that leads in innovation like no other. With diverse expertise, they guide ideas from inception through design and development to successful commercialisation. They revitalise organisations by fostering innovative leadership, dynamic cultures, and optimised systems. Their success stems from their dedicated team, ensuring impactful work every day

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AboutCelon

Celonis a UK-based technology consultancy specialising indigital transformation, cyber risk, managed services, and data insights. We partner with organisations to modernise technology platforms, strengthen governance, and ensure IT decisions support long-term business outcomes.

TheRole

We are looking for an experiencedEnterprise Architecture Technical Project Managerto support one of our major enterprise clients within theirEnterprise Architecturefunction.

This role is ideal for a technically minded Project Manager who enjoys working at the intersection ofarchitecture, governance, and delivery. You will help coordinate architecture initiatives, support review processes, and ensure technology requests are well defined and ready for senior-level decision making.

You will work closely with architects, technology leaders, project teams, and service stakeholders tomaintainoversight of architecture activity and enable effective technology governance across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Request & Initiative Support

• Support technology initiatives once they enter the Enterprise Architecture function, regardless of origin

• Help shape and clarify requests, ensuringobjectives, scope, and outcomes are clearly understood

• Engage with delivery teams and stakeholders to gather context and confirm requirements

• Support conversations that focus on underlying business and technical needs rather than pre-selected solutions

Coordination & Governance

• Coordinate architecture reviews, workshops, and governance forums

• Maintain visibility of architecture decisions, actions, and follow-ups

• Track progress of initiatives through agreed EA governance processes

• Ensure architecture work is structured, prioritised, and effectively supported

Technical Awareness & Context

• Apply broad technical understanding across applications, infrastructure, platforms, and data

• Identifyoverlaps with existing technology capabilities or ongoing initiatives

• Support constructive challenge and informed decision-making

• Prepare well-framed documentation and briefing packs for senior architecture stakeholders

Architecture Documentation & Information Management

• Maintain architecture registers, inventories, and supporting documentation

• Support capture of architecture standards, principles, and reference materials

• Produce clear, structured documentation to support governance and review outcomes

• Ensure information isaccurate, up to date, and accessible to varied audiences

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong working relationships with architects, project teams, service owners, and business stakeholders

• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical audiences

• Communicate confidently with senior leaders and delivery teams alike

WhatWereLooking For

Essential Experience

• 5+ years experience intechnical project management, delivery management, or similar roles

• Strong background inMicrosoft-centric environments(Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID)

• Experience working within or alongsideenterprise architecture, governance, or technology assurancefunctions

• Proven ability to coordinate complex, multi-domain technology initiatives

• Excellent organisational and documentation skills

• Available to startimmediately

Core Skills & Attributes

• Confident communicator with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to challenge assumptions constructively

• Comfortable working in evolving or less mature governance environments

• Proactive, pragmatic, and highly organised approach

• Able to understand technology requests without needing deep specialistexpertise

Desirable (Nice to Have)

• Background in Business Analysis or hybrid PM/BA roles

• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF)

• Experience working in large, complex enterprise organisations

• Exposure to architecture governance boards or review forums

£Up to £95,000 GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: Bristol;Cheltenham;Gloucester , Bristol, South West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Join a global professional services organisation recognised by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, reflecting a long-standing reputation for excellence, innovation, and leadership in delivering high-impact transformation across government and secure environments. With deep expertise in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and complex programme delivery, this organisation helps shape the UK Government’s most critical Defence and National Security initiatives.

Key Details

• Role: Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security
• Locations: London, Bristol, Cheltenham, or Manchester
• Clearance Requirement: Developed Vetting (DV)
• Role Type: Permanent

The Role - Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security

As an Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security, you will work at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data, helping define enterprise architecture vision, roadmaps, and operating models across complex government programmes. You will lead architectural thinking in secure environments, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure technology and data platforms deliver real, measurable value.

This role is ideal for an Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security who thrives on combining strategic thinking with practical delivery and enjoys shaping enterprise-wide outcomes that directly support national security.

What You’ll Be Doing as an Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security

As an Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security, you will:

• Translate business strategy into enterprise architecture vision, target states, and transformation roadmaps
• Assess the impact of strategic change across business, application, data, technology, infrastructure, and operations
• Lead the development of enterprise architecture blueprints, illustrating end-to-end technology landscapes, integrations, and data flows
• Provide architecture leadership across complex digital reinvention and transformation programmes
• Develop value cases and investment justifications to support executive decision-making
• Apply Lean and Agile enterprise architecture principles across complex technology environments
• Conduct end-to-end vendor and platform assessments across technology, data, and integration layers
• Act as a trusted advisor between business, technology teams, and third-party suppliers
• Establish and apply enterprise architecture governance, balancing standards with business outcomes
• Lead the design and governance of enterprise data platform capabilities, including integration, automation, security, and compliance
• Define and support implementation of enterprise architecture operating models
• Deliver enterprise architecture maturity assessments and improvement roadmaps
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to drive innovation and change

Key Requirements

The successful Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security will combine strong enterprise architecture expertise with the credibility to operate confidently in secure government environments.

You will have:

• Experience working within secure UK Government environments (e.g., Defence, Public Safety, National Security)
• Hands-on experience across one or more architecture domains: Business, Application, Data, Technology
• Background in large-scale, complex, or highly sensitive transformation programmes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing senior audiences
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary teams and operating at different levels of architectural abstraction
• Knowledge of hyperscale and enterprise platforms (e.g., SAP, Workday, Oracle, Salesforce, public cloud)
• An inquisitive mindset with interest in emerging technologies such as AI, data, cloud, automation, and robotics
• Experience contributing to or designing AI-enabled solutions
• Developed Vetting (DV) clearance

Set Yourself Apart

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Deep knowledge of secure UK Government technology landscapes
• Previous consulting experience in enterprise architecture or technology strategy
• Experience with Government Service Manual, Technology Code of Practice (TCoP), and UK Digital/Data strategies
• Experience in enterprise architecture initiatives such as application rationalisation, re-platforming, modernisation, or data architecture transformation
• Exposure to business capability models, process taxonomies, and maturity assessments
• Hands-on experience with data platform architecture, including data quality, metadata, security, privacy, and compliance
• Understanding of public and private cloud architectures
• Experience using enterprise architecture tools such as LeanIX, Avolution, Orbus, Bizzdesign, or similar
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, COBIT, DCAM, AWS/Azure/GCP architecture)
• Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK

Why Join as an Enterprise Architect Manager - Defence and National Security?

• Join a consulting organisation recognised by Fortune as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies
• Shape enterprise architecture and technology solutions that underpin the UK Government’s most critical Defence and National Security programmes
• Work within a collaborative, high-performing team of architects, strategists, and consultants
• Access structured career progression within a global advisory network
• Be part of an organisation committed to innovation, inclusion, and continuous professional development

This is a permanent role for candidates with DV clearance, offering the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and high-impact programmes in the UK.

Reference: AON/AMC/EnterpriseArchDV

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A major global consultancy is expanding its retail Enterprise & Solution Architecture practice and is seeking a contract Domain Architect with experience across range of retail applications. You’ll work with Tier-1 retailers on large-scale transformation programmes covering merchandising, planning, stock operations and supply chain. For this specific assignment, you’ll lead architecture across:

• Oracle Retail (on-prem Legacy)

• Assortment Planning (Board)

• Space Band Option Planning (Board)

• Stock Optimisation

• RFID

• Sales transaction matching

• Windward

What You’ll Do:

• Own Enterprise Architecture for stock operations systems
• Define integration patterns, data flows and functional architecture
• Work closely with client stakeholders to shape roadmap and design decisions
• Provide architectural governance across delivery teams
• Work on a hybrid basis: 1-2 days per week in Reading, the rest remote

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong architecture experience within Retail applications
• Solid understanding of retail processes inc. stock, planning, fulfilment & PoS
• Experience designing large-scale, multi-system retail architectures
• Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman or equivalent frameworks
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and client-facing skills

£600-£650 per day (Inside IR35). 6 months rolling. Reading & remote

At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone. Were committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belongwhere different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.

Closing date: 26th February 2026
Interview process: Two Stage interview Process
Working pattern: Hybrid working with 2-3 Days On-Site including Weetabix Wednesday, where everyone comes into the office for some great collaboration and meetings - its a must! While we operate a hybrid working pattern, we are committed to providing flexibility where needed.

Were happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment processjust let us know how we can support you.

The Recipe (About the Role)

In this exciting role, you’ll be responsible for defining, designing, and implementing innovative technology solutions tailored to achieve specific business objectives. Collaborating closely with a diverse range of colleaguesincluding business stakeholders, developers, and systems administratorsyou’ll develop systems that are not only efficient but also highly effective, perfectly aligning with Weetabixs strategic goals.

• Work with stakeholders to develop scalable, reliable, and secure solution designs.
• Design solutions to automate processes for improved efficiency and data-driven decisions.
• Identify risks in designs and propose mitigation strategies.
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, including system diagrams and specifications.
• Stay updated on industry trends, including AI, to ensure continuous improvement and innovation.
• Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work with with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure solutions meet security and regulatory requirements, participating in audits.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams and review designs for compliance with standards.
• Participate in architectural forums within the organisation.
• Leverage core systems like PowerPlatform and Boomi in solution designs for scalability.
• Design systems with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery capabilities, including testing protocols.

The Ingredients (What we need from you)

Key Know How:

• Experience in creating architectural designs for business solutions including integrations and automation.
• In-depth knowledge of architectural principles, design patterns and software development methodologies.
• Experience and technical knowledge of Boomi or similar integration systems.
• Experience on Azure or other cloud-based platforms including AI services.
• PowerPlatform / PowerApps / PowerAutomate experience.
• IT Service experience (ideally ITIL exposure).
• The ability to create high-level and low-level technical designs to meet business requirements.
• Understanding of development principles and lifecycles relating to business applications and data management systems
• Good understanding of businesses processes and ERP / supporting systems including WMS & APS (Advanced Planning System).

Nice To Have:

• FMCG/Retail/Manufacturing background.
• Experience in AI solution design and deployment.
• Intermediate SQL language experience; scripting / development language skills.
• Experience or knowledge of Extract Transform Load (ETL) and/or Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools.
• SOX exposure or experience.

Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance & Annual Flexible benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.

• Annual bonus 10%
• Double-matched pension scheme (up to 12% from us)
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Annual Salary review
• Healthcare plan
• Discounted Weetabix products

To support our employees, we also offer:

• Continued investment in your personal development
• We believe in balance, whether it’s for family, rest or simply time for you. As well as your holiday entitlement, you can purchase up to 5 days of additional annual leave
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (via Grocery Aid partnership)
• The freedom of Flexible Work Opportunities
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave
• Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment and Neonatal Care
• Working Parents Support Group
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy

To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page: https://careers.weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/

Please note: We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support

#HaveYouHadYourWeetabix

London - 2 days day/week onsite
18 month FTC
£140 - £170k DOE

We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and optimisation of data across their new Oracle Fusion Cloud environment.

You will be joining an established organisation who are embarking on a digital transformation.

This is a senior, hands-on role working closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical teams to shape data strategy and support both transformation and BAU operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the end-to-end data architecture for Oracle Fusion Cloud applications
Design and govern data models, data flows, and integration patterns across Fusion modules
Define and enforce data standards, quality rules, and master data management principles
Lead data migration activities including data mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation
Provide architectural oversight for integrations using OIC, REST/SOAP APIs, and third-party systems
Support reporting and analytics using OTBI, BI Publisher, and downstream data platforms
Act as a subject-matter expert for Oracle Fusion data structures and release impacts
Collaborate with security, functional, and testing teams to ensure compliant and reliable data usage

The role will be based out of their London office with occasional travel to sites in the UK.

IT Integration Architect (Azure / API / Workday / Workato / Applications)

Hybrid working: 1 day per week required in the office.

The role will be responsible for designing and governing my clients application and integration landscape that supports business critical functions across the business.

My client have migrated significant services to the cloud and now requires a lead architect to design and build the next generation of solutions including core finance and HR technology landscape, automating data flows, integrating systems, supporting in the delivery of real-time reporting and analysis, whilst driving a more mature awareness to data architecture and governance across the business.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and delivery of integrations across technology platforms and solutions.
• Produce architectural documentation (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams, support guides).
• Ownership of integration and application architecture in alignment to Business and IT Strategy.
• Ensuring technology platforms integrate efficiently, securely, and consistently.
• Delivering architectural governance, documentation and artefacts, with high-quality design standards to agreed timeframes.
• Modernising legacy integrations with repeatable, scalable and well architected designs.
• Apply and enforce architectural core principles and standards.
• Translate business requirements into scalable solution designs.
• Engagement with internal and external delivery teams, including third parties and vendors.
• Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements.

Required Skills / Experience:

• Strong knowledge of IT Integration, ERP, HR and orchestration technology
• Strong experience of working within a Microsoft centric technology environment (MS Azure)
• Deep understanding of API design, lifecycle management and monitoring.
• Experience with as many of the following as possible; Microsoft Azure, Workday HR Systems, Workato Integration technology or similar, SAP ERP systems.
• Certifications such as AZ-305 or TOGAF (desirable)

IT Integration Architect (Azure / API / Workday / Workato / Applications)

In accordance with the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, this position is advertised based upon DGH Recruitment Limited having first sought approval of its client to find candidates for this position.

DGH Recruitment Limited acts as both an Employment Agency and Employment Business

3 days a week in London
Initial 6-month Contract
600 - 700 p/day Inside IR35

We’re recruiting for a Global IT Services Provider seeking a Solution Architect to design end-to-end technical solutions aligned to operational resilience regulations and internal frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create resilience-focused HLDs/LLDs aligned with enterprise architecture and cloud strategy
• Translate Operational Resilience and DORA requirements into actionable designs
• Act as a design authority for resilience initiatives, reviewing and approving technical designs
• Provide architectural input into programmes including technology modernisation, cloud migration and system decommissioning
• Documentation & Reporting

Requirements:

• 6+ years as a Solution Architect with proven experience working in a large enterprise bank within the past 3 years’ (essential)
• Strong experience with hybrid cloud (AWS/Azure + on-prem), data centres, ServiceNow CMDB, and container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of operational resilience frameworks, RTO/RPO, backup/DR, and dependency mapping.
• Knowledge of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is highly desirable
• TOGAF Certified

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Milton Keynes (Hybrid 3 days PW)

550 - 600pd DOE (Inside IR35/Umbrella)

6 month initial contract

Ideally SC/DV Cleared (Need to be eligible if not)

My central Government client is looking for an experienced Network Architect to support them with the delivery and management of key national security capabilities.

You will liaise with stakeholders/customers and interpret business requirements into technical ones and support technical teams in delivery of capabilities, providing 4th level technical oversight to customer issues.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an enterprise environment, ideally within a Government body.

Essential Experience Required:

Networking architecture such as

• Network Topology and configuration
• Wireless network architecture
• Firewalls
• Network load balancing
• Inter/intra site connectivity
• Virtual private network configuration
• Public could connectivity

Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs.

Experience of requirements management and ownership of deliverables.

Working knowledge of auditing and security products configuration.

A comprehensive understanding of NCSC, GDS, CIS, Cyber Essentials, and NIST IT security principles, along with experience in UK government technology strategies and policies.

Desirable:

Worked in a matrix organisation structure.

IT Technical qualifications or equivalent experience

TOGAF or equivalent experience

Knowledge of Public cloud offerings

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

SC Cleared VCF Consultant/Architect - 6 months+ - Remote UK (with occasional travel to client sites)

Looking for an experienced SC Cleared VCF Consultant/Solutions Architect to lead the design, delivery and optimisation of enterprise hybrid cloud and software-defined data centre environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud VCF architectures across compute, storage, networking and life cycle management
• Lead platform deployments, upgrades and migration programmes of VCF and associated VMware technologies (vSphere, vSAN, NSX and Aria suite)
• Assess existing environments and produce detailed design documentation and implementation plans
• Provide technical leadership across transformation initiatives, including automation and cloud integration
• Troubleshoot and optimise platform performance, resilience and reliability
• Advise on operational best practice, roadmap planning and life cycle strategy
• Support solution shaping and technical input during pre-sales engagements

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience delivering enterprise-grade hybrid cloud or SDDC environments
• Deep knowledge of virtualisation, software-defined storage and network virtualisation technologies
• Experience with infrastructure automation and life cycle management tooling
• Proven track record designing large-scale, secure cloud platforms
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and consulting capability

This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC/DV level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

List of national security vetting clearance levels with guidance on who requires clearance and what checks are completed.

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

A well-established UK organisation currently live with the full suite of Dayforce modules is seeking an experienced Integrations Architect to support the next phase of its HR technology journey. This role will focus on optimising and enhancing integrations between Dayforce and the wider enterprise technology landscape, with particular emphasis on Microsoft Entra to enable a seamless Joiners, Movers, and Leavers (JML) process.

This is a hybrid role in Northampton as and when needed and is for an initial 6 months with potential to extend.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an Integrations Architect or Senior Integration Consultant within enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience integrating Dayforce with other enterprise systems.
• Experience designing integrations with Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD), particularly for identity and access management and automated JML workflows.
• Strong understanding of APIs, web services (REST/SOAP), SFTP, Middleware, and integration platforms.
• Experience with identity life cycle management and HR-driven provisioning models.
• Knowledge of data governance, security best practices, and compliance considerations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

If interested and available at short notice, please apply with your latest CV.

Permanent | Up to £110,000 | Hybrid (London monthly)

I’m working with a growing consultancy delivering large-scale Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations programmes across the manufacturing and industrial sector.

They’re looking for a senior D365 Architect to lead enterprise-level solution design across multi-country implementations.

This is not just a hands-on Solution Architect role. You’ll be shaping architecture across environments, integrations, Azure infrastructure and release strategy, while working closely with senior stakeholders and client leadership.

What you’ll need:

• Strong experience with Dynamics 365 F&O
• Multi-country rollout exposure
• Integration architecture experience (APIs, middleware, Azure services)
• Understanding of CI/CD and Azure DevOps for D365
• Confidence working directly with senior stakeholders
• Manufacturing or industrial sector experience preferred

Hybrid working with London engagement approximately once per month.

Immediate start available.

If you’re open to hearing more, drop me a message and we can have a confidential chat.

Senior Solution Architect (Operational Technology)

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days remote after probation)
Salary: Up to £95,000 + 7.5% bonus (depending on skills and experience)
Contract: Permanent

About the role

This organisation is undertaking a significant programme to modernise and transform its Operational Technology (OT) landscape. As Senior Solution Architect (Operational Technology), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical operational systems that underpin the safe, reliable and sustainable delivery of essential services.

Reporting to the Architecture Manager and based within the Strategy, Regulation and Support Services directorate, you will lead the architectural design and assurance of the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) estate. You will define both current and future-state architectures, drive standardisation, and guide the adoption of innovative technologies including AI-enabled dispatch, fault prediction and agentic orchestration.

This is a high-impact role where you will influence up to £20m of technology investment, working closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, suppliers and partners to ensure solutions are aligned to strategic objectives and architecture principles.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the technical design authority for the ADMS platform, ensuring solutions align with architecture, cyber security and operational standards
• Define, communicate and evolve current and target-state OT architectures
• Lead complex architectural transformations across multiple vendors and internal teams
• Develop and govern platform architecture lifecycles, reference models, standards and design patterns
• Champion standardisation and minimise unnecessary customisation
• Produce roadmaps that enable frequent, incremental delivery of value
• Provide trusted advisory support to business leaders and delivery teams
• Review and assure technical designs through an Architecture Review Board
• Support areas such as data migration, environments, interfaces, legacy retirement and documentation
• Coach and mentor junior architects and technical team members
• Track and analyse performance metrics to optimise OT solutions

What we’re looking for

You’ll be an experienced senior architect who thrives in complex environments and can bridge the gap between business needs and advanced technology solutions.

Essential experience and skills:

• Proven experience as a Senior Architect (or equivalent) in a large, complex IT or OT environment
• Strong knowledge of Operational Technology systems and middleware
• Hands-on experience with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
• Expertise in systems integration, APIs, data architecture and analytics
• Experience integrating on-premise platforms with cloud solutions
• Strong understanding of cyber security architecture, IAM and secure system design
• Experience working with technology and solution vendors
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior stakeholders
• Experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or ArchiMate
• Comfortable working in Agile environments

Desirable:

• Experience in the utilities or electricity distribution sector
• Exposure to AI-enabled operational systems and predictive technologies

Ready to shape the architectural vision that will power StepChanges next five years of digital transformation?

Want to lead on modern service design and guide how SaaS, integration, and enterprise solutions come to life across a national charity?

Excited by the chance to build a brand-new function and leavea lasting legacyin an organisation putting digital at its core?

StepChangeis embarking on an ambitious new five-year strategy with digital innovation at its heart, andwerelooking for a Senior Solution Architectwhosexcited to shape that future. In this brand-new role,youllbring deep enterprise architectureexpertiseand solution-level insight to design modern services, guide complex integrations, and influence how SaaS products and workloads are delivered across the charity.

Reporting into the Head of Architecture and Data youwill be pivotal in maturing our architectural discipline and enabling truly transformative service design as we reimaginehow we support people in problem debt.

This role is a fixed term contract for 18 months

Whatyoullbe doing

Youlltake ownership of designing the critical architectural foundations that power our new digital advice journey, shaping detailed solutions across enterprise, business, integration, data, technology, and cloud domains. Your work willfocus on a new greenfieldarchitecture landscape, drive the creation of high-quality artefacts aligned to our Charity Design Catalogue, and ensure every decision is grounded in well-consideredarchitectural viewpoints.Youllplay a key role in major programme decisions, support RFP activity for essential capabilities, and champion strong governance across design, integration, and application portfolio management.

Youllbring your breadth of architecturalexpertise with software engineering background knowledge,to shape high-quality, programme-level decisions, guiding solutions that cut across every domain of the organisation. From enterprise and business architecture to integration, data, technology, and cloud,youlldesign cohesive, full stacksolutions that ensure StepChanges digital services are robust, scalable, and aligned to our strategic ambitions. Your ability tooperateconfidently across multiple architectural layers will make you a key voice in how we build and evolve the systems that power our mission.

About you

Youllbring a strong grounding in enterprise IT and cloud-native environments, paired with the architectural insight to shape public-facing digital experiences across UX, content management, CRM, and external communications. Your understanding of integration technologies and data-movement patternsideally within an API-first landscapewill help you design solutions that are seamless, scalable, and secure.

With exposure to modern security principles across public, private, and hybrid cloud setups,youllconfidently navigate a varied portfolio, switching between core business architecture and bespoke, finance-focused technology design. Your experience in architectural governance andlarge-scale transformation means you know how to apply structure without slowing agility, and you bring well-formed, principled views shaped by real-world delivery.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are incredibly important to us; we have a culture of belonging.Werealways looking to increase the diversity of our workforce to ensure we can provide the best service possible for everyone.Itsnot just about the professional experience you bring wereinterested in who you are and your potential. Iftheresan adjustment to our recruitment process that would help you to be your best, speak to our team andtheyllbe happy to help.

Lead Solution Architect - Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture

Help build the tech that stops financial crime in its tracks.

Edinburgh 2 days per week.

130,000 - 140,000 + bonus (and loads of benefits!)

This role is working with my good friend Sarah. She runs a team within a large org, where her and her team are protecting customers from fraud, scams, and financial threats.

If you love solving complex problems, shaping modern architecture, and helping teams deliver brilliant products faster, this role is for you.

The role:
As a Solution Architect, you’ll be at the centre of designing and shaping scalable, modern systems built using microservices and event-driven architecture.

You’ll support a small team of fellow techies, working closely with Product Owners, Engineers, and Enterprise Architects to create solutions that are robust, scalable, maintainable and genuinely future proof.

You’ll play a key role in enabling teams to move at pace not by adding red tape, but by giving them the architecture, patterns and clarity they need to build confidently.

You’ll spend your time designing, guiding, coaching, and helping delivery teams succeed. Shaping and deliver end-to-end solution architecture, leading complex technical design work. Champion best practice and influence long-term strategy, developing frameworks and methods that help teams optimise resources and improve performance.

The team are shaping finance as a force for good, and is serious about using technology to protect customers and prevent harm.

What you’ll need:
You’ll be a strong technical leader who can both design and communicate modern architecture clearly.

Experience:

• Strong architecture and engineering experience, particularly designing microservice and cloud-based solutions
• Previous hands-on engineering experience (software development or similar) and a deep understanding of build, delivery and design principles
• The ability to tell the story of the architecture and bring people with you
• Experience designing modern ecosystems that support the transformation of monolithic applications
• Strong stakeholder and collaboration skills - able to energise product and engineering communities
• Practical experience defining patterns, standards and practices that guide engineering teams

Desirable:

• Experience supporting small-to-medium teams and coaching others

Benefits (high level)

• Generous pension contribution
• Annual bonus (performance dependent)
• Share schemes
• Flexible lifestyle benefits
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing support and generous parental leave

Network Architect/Technical Architect/Milton Keynes/6 Month Contract/Inside IR35/£600/SC Clearance/Security Cleared

An architect is required to support a major government body with the delivery and management of key national security capabilities.
Working with customers, engineering and development teams to support the solution as well as maintaining key business relationships within government and capability ensuring the security of the nation.
Providing key technical inputs and governance.

Skills
Excellent people skills and an ability to explain and understand technical complexity.
Experience in relevant roles, including technologies in enterprise and virtual environments and of working within a secure environments.
Experience of networking architecture
o Network Topology and configuration
o Wireless network architecture
o Firewalls
o Network load balancing
o Inter/intra site connectivity
o Virtual private network configuration
o Public could connectivity

Experience creating technical and architectural documents such as options assessments, low and high-level technical designs.
Experience of requirements management and ownership of deliverables.
Working knowledge of auditing and security products configuration.
A comprehensive understanding of NCSC, GDS, CIS, Cyber Essentials, and NIST IT security principles, along with experience in UK government technology strategies and policies.

Desirable (in no priority order)
Worked in a Matrix organisation structure.
IT Technical qualifications or equivalent experience
TOGAF or equivalent experience
Knowledge of Public cloud offerings

£90-100K + car allowance + performance bonus
London Flexible | Hybrid working with frequent travel to Banbury required

This is not a role for maintaining architecture. It’s a role for defining it.

BFS is entering a new phase of transformation and we’re looking for you to set the strategic blueprint that guides how the business evolves.

Growth only works if the business can scale and this role exists to make sure it does.

You’ll take a strategic view of how BFS operates today and design how it needs to evolve to support scalable, customer-centric growth. From customer journeys to operating models, you’ll define the blueprint that enables the next phase of the business.

This is architecture with teeth.

The role

BFS is entering Transformation 5.0. A major, business-wide shift in how we serve customers, scale operations and deliver value.

To do that well, we need a clear, joined-up view of:

• Who our customers are
• How they experience BFS today
• How those journeys should work in the future
• And what needs to change across people, process, technology and operating model to get there

This role exists to own that thinking and turn it into something real. You won’t be stepping into a fully formed enterprise architecture function you’ll be building it, and you’ll do it hands-on.

What you’ll be doing

Act as the strategic integrator across BFS’s transformation agenda.

You’ll:

• Define and own the future-state customer vision for BFS
• Map current-state journeys and business capabilities, identifying gaps and constraints
• Design future customer journeys, processes and operating models
• Build and embed business architecture capability across the organisation
• Establish and govern the use of business mapping and architecture tools
• Enable teams to use these tools effectively, not just comply with them
• Align teams across value streams, identifying where common frameworks, processes and ways of working should exist
• Work closely with the Lead Technical Architect to ensure business and technology architecture evolve together
• Facilitate workshops that bring business and technical teams into alignment
• Act as a design authority, ensuring transformation initiatives align to the agreed enterprise blueprint

What you’ll bring

This role will suit someone who enjoys ambiguity, ownership and building things from scratch.

You’ll bring:

• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to see how the business operates today and how it must evolve
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture, customer strategy or large-scale transformation
• Hands-on capability with BPM, TOGAF and business architecture techniques
• Confidence working across multiple teams, value streams and priorities
• The ability to align diverse stakeholders around a single, coherent vision
• A “doer” mindset, comfortable moving between strategy, design and delivery

Experience in regulated or financial services environments is helpful, but not essential if you bring the right mindset and capability.

The good stuff

• £90-100K salary + Car allowance (£7,192.50) + performance bonus (up to 30%)
• You get a blank canvas and the mandate to shape the role yourself
• You’ll define the customer and enterprise blueprint that guides BFS for years to come
• You’ll work on real digital and technology-led transformation, not theoretical models
• You’ll have the chance to build something from the ground up and see it land
• You’ll do it in a business that is genuinely bought into change, not just talking about it
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Company pension scheme
• Flexible benefits (gym membership, tech, health assessments and more)
• Access to an online wellbeing centre
• Discounts with a wide range of retailers
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service, with buy/sell options
• Electric Vehicle / Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle scheme

About Bibby Financial Services

We’re a global organisation operating in nine countries, supporting over 9,000 SMEs worldwide. Following the completion of a £1bn securitisation deal, we’re increasing our lending to UK businesses at a time when support really matters and this role plays a vital part in making that happen.

This is a role you can truly make your own and leave a lasting legacy.

If you’re excited by the idea of defining the customer vision, building enterprise architecture capability and shaping how an organisation evolves at scale, apply before 23rd March 2026, we’d love to talk.

Everyone will receive a response.

Bibby Financial Services is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Modern Workplace Advisory Leader

Up to 114,000 Base + 10% Bonus + Benefits

We’re seeking a senior Modern Workplace expert to join a growing Cloud Infrastructure Advisory practice, supporting enterprise clients on complex digital workplace and cloud transformation programmes.

This is a strategic, client-facing leadership role focused on shaping transformation agendas, influencing CxO stakeholders, and driving growth across large-scale engagements.

The Role

• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs and senior business leaders
• Advise on Modern Workplace strategy, operating models and transformation roadmaps
• Support and shape major cloud and digital workplace deals
• Assess digital workplace maturity and identify improvement opportunities
• Modernise legacy estate components and remove adoption blockers
• Translate business challenges into compelling, commercially viable solutions

What We’re Looking For

• Deep expertise across Microsoft 365, collaboration ecosystems, endpoint management, VDI and device lifecycle strategy
• Strong understanding of user experience, adoption and change management
• Experience operating within large, global and matrixed environments
• Commercially astute with the ability to influence at C-level
• A strategic thinker who combines technical credibility with business insight

What’s On Offer

• Up to 114,000 base salary
• 10% performance bonus
• Senior-level exposure to complex, enterprise transformation programmes
• Clear career progression within a high-growth cloud business
• Investment in professional development and certifications

If you’re ready to operate at board level and shape the future of digital workplace transformation, hit “Apply” now.

Solutions Architect, Birmingham (Hybrid)

I’m supporting a large, well established organisation in the professional services sector that is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect to help drive their modernisation and cloud-led technology strategy. This role sits within a collaborative architecture function where you’ll influence major projects and play a key part in shaping how technology supports the wider business.

You must have prior experience within Professional Services, Legal, or Accounting Environments to be considered for this position.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing end-to-end technical solutions that support business goals and align with long-term technology plans
• Working closely with stakeholders to clarify needs, explore solution options, and communicate architectural recommendations in a clear, accessible way
• Assessing current systems and identifying opportunities to modernise, simplify, or improve integration across platforms
• Providing architectural guidance to delivery teams and ensuring designs are implemented effectively throughout the project life cycle
• Helping define integration approaches between new and existing systems, ensuring consistency and interoperability
• Advising on data, security and platform considerations to make sure solutions meet compliance and governance expectations
• Contributing to internal architecture standards and participating in broader discussions around future technology direction
• Staying informed on emerging tools and techniques, bringing forward new ideas that add value

Essential technical experience:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS) and cloud-native design
• Experience working with enterprise integration patterns and API management
• Practical experience with:
  • Azure AD, Azure DevOps
  • Microsoft 365, Win365, Power Platform
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS) and cloud-native design principles.
  • Integration tools/Middleware
  • Identity & Access Management
  • AI related technologies
  • Enterprise applications (document/case management, CRM, finance systems)
  • Networking and infrastructure fundamentals
  • Agile delivery methodologies

What’s on offer:

A supportive, people focused environment, hybrid working, investment in professional development, and a benefits package that includes healthcare, wellness support, and flexible working options.

If this sounds like something you’d like to explore further, feel free to get in touch and I’ll be happy to share more details.

Technical Enterprise Architect
Remote with infrequent travel to Sheffield
Initial 3-month Contract
700 - 800 p/day Inside IR35

We’re recruiting for a Global IT Services Provider seeking a Technical Enterprise Architect to drive technical resilience strategies within a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to enterprise technology resilience strategy across applications, infrastructure, security, data, observability and operations
• Define and embed reusable resilience architecture patterns, standards and improvement processes in collaboration with technology teams
• Use production incident and vulnerability data, managed through ServiceNow, to drive resilience improvements and architectural best practice
• Lead strategic resilience initiatives including recovery objectives, large-scale failure scenarios, and integrated risk management using ServiceNow CIM and IRM
• Design and support central resilience services, tooling and governance, while building resilience capability across engineering teams

Requirements:

• 6+ years as a Senior Architect with proven experience in technology resilience
• Financial Services experience
• Strong background in one or more domains: Application, Infrastructure/Cloud, Security, or Data
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, automation, containers, and cloud-based architectures
• Knowledge of the ServiceNow platform, particularly Continual Improvement Management (CIM) and Integrated Risk Management (IRM), is highly desirable

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.