Solutions Architect

• Ensures the effective design & delivery of solutions and systems both on-prem and in the cloud, ensuring high-level analysis of requirements and existing solutions
• Working closely with Enterprise Architecture and technical SME, the Solutions Architect stays informed of current and emerging technologies ensuring innovative solutions
• The Technology Solutions Architect will form part of a wider architecture landscape working collaboratively with teams across Technology, Data, Security and Business domains
• Owning the Solutions roadmap, the Solutions Architect is pivotal in supporting change initiatives and plays a key role as part of the Technical Design Authority
• Commensurate with this responsibility, this role is responsible for the assurance of and where necessary the production of solution design documentation whether this be internal or through partner suppliers
• Having responsibility for the architecture of all solutions delivered to the business, both from internal and external suppliers
• Facilitating the handover from development and pilot into supported production, ensuring that appropriate documentation and support models are in place
• Own architectural blueprint for our solutions
• Defining and monitoring solutions to ensure benefits are realised
• Having responsibility for leading key strategic changes and influencing the business
• Being a champion for innovation, analysing new technology solutions that could bring significant benefit to the business
• Driving continuous architecture improvement across the business and into the supporting Service Lines, with the objectives of increasing business productivity, efficiency and helping to deliver service improvement at reduced costs
• Represent Applications and Development Function at Technical Design Authority and drive the architecture process maturity across the group
• Lead planning & design activities in support of a number of strategic objectives
• Debtrak application deployment in AMPA Azure
• Microsoft 365 Dynamics and Power Platform Implementation
• Application consolidation programme
• Cloud Readiness Assessment
• Support Applications and Development Roadmap Development
• Support TDA and architecture process maturity across the group

• A minimum of 3 years demonstrable track record of successful solution design and delivery of complex technical and service solutions
• Experience of solutions architecture is essential
• Certified in and experienced with one or more Architecture Frameworks
• Evaluating technical opportunities and providing innovative solutions
• A demonstrable track record in the successful design and delivery of complex solutions
• Working with various roles, capabilities and skills within an organisation providing the delivery capability needed to ensure successful business outcomes
• The ability to drive through innovations and best practices from concept to implementation
• Development techniques
• Domain-driven design, Scrum/Agile, API Design Principles
• Significant previous experience with Microsoft Power Platform
• Desirable experience with Microsoft 365 Dynamics and Peppermints Legal Solution offering
• Azure Cloud Architecture and technologies
• Experience of Microsoft architectural blueprints and transitioning on premise applications to the cloud
• Azure DevOps
• Experience of C#, .Net , ASP.Net, Python, Javascript, Blazor and NServiceBus
• MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS , T-SQL, Azure SQL Server, SQL managed instances, Azure Database Migration Services
• Data Engineering using Data Lakes, Data Fabric, ETL techniques, Synapse and PowerBI
• AI + Machine Learning

Legal industry experience would be beneficial but not essential

• Agile working
• Blended approach to where and how we work
• Genuine flexibility
• Award-winning development
• Multi-brand experiences
• Diverse expertise
• Modern tech
• Culture that encourages you to think boldly, be yourself, and shape a career that excites you