Solution Architect

Solution Architect | EDMS
6 month contract | likely to extend through 2026 | £550 – £700 per day | Outside IR35
Fully Remote (with occasional expensed travel to workshops, stakeholder meeting, vendors etc…)

We are looking for a contract Solution Architect with experience of onboarding and integrating new solutions into existing business systems for our plc client. We are seeking a Solution Architect who combines good stakeholder management and communication skills, high-level design experience and experience in selecting, onboarding and integrating new software solutions.

The role:
The Solution Architect will work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders, bridging the gap between business needs and technical delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Define and document end-to-end solution architectures, producing High-Level Designs for governance approval.
• Lead technology option assessments, integration approaches, and data architecture design.
• Facilitate vendor selection, licensing discussions, and service transition.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and align solutions to business needs.
• Provide architectural oversight during pilots, rollout, and transition into BAU.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, with expertise in onboarding applications into existing business environments.
• Strong background in application, data, and integration architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to act as the glue between PM, BA other IT Teams (security, infrastructure)
• Ability to work in environments with low delivery maturity, joining the dots across teams to drive coherent outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to shape business requirements into practical solutions.
• Broad knowledge across IT domains (infrastructure, data, security, service transition).
• Experience of electronic document management solutions / EDMS / enterprise document management solutions projects is highly desirable
• Architecture certification (TOGAF, Archimate) desirable.