Solution Architect Delivery Lead

Solution Architect Delivery Lead

Location: London (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Circa £100k + bonus + benefits

The Opportunity

We're partnering with a leading financial services firm to hire a Solution Architect Delivery Lead into their London-based Digital Solutions team.

You will act as the primary technical lead, owning solution design from concept through delivery. This includes close collaboration with business leaders, Group IT, vendors, and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture and delivery across multiple programmes
• Translate business requirements into clear, practical technical designs and roadmaps
• Ensure alignment with security, compliance, regulatory, and Group IT standards
• Provide architectural oversight, risk management, and delivery governance
• Design and support integrations across in-house and third-party platforms
• Act as a trusted technology advisor to senior Global Advisory stakeholders
• Collaborate across global teams to ensure solutions are supportable and scalable

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in Solution Architecture and technical delivery leadership within regulated organisations
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure as the primary cloud platform, including Azure Landing Zones
• Proven expertise in API-led, integration-heavy architectures across SaaS and PaaS platforms
• Experience in application, data, and integration architecture within Azure environments
• Hands-on experience across Azure cloud architecture, APIs, and system integration design
• Understanding of SDLC, deployment pipelines, and modern engineering practices
• Experience working across both Agile and Waterfall delivery models