Solution Architect

Solution Architect
3 days a week in Sheffield
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.