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ISR Recruitment Ltd

Solutions Architect

Remote

United kingdom

£ 65 /hour

Freelance

02-02-2026

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Skills

Communication Decision-making Architecture Solution Architecture Azure Agile Recruitment

Job Specifications

Solutions Architect (Azure)
6-month contract (initially)
Remote Working (UK-Based)
£500 to £525 per day
Outside IR35

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect with a wealth of experience working within central government to support a programme delivering large-scale, data-driven and digital services.

This role will play a key part in shaping solution design, aligning technology choices to business outcomes and ensuring delivery is robust, scalable and secure.

As a Solution Architect, you’ll work closely with technical teams, delivery leads and stakeholders to define end-to-end solution designs across complex programmes.

You’ll provide architectural oversight, support delivery teams, and ensure solutions align to organisational strategy, standards and best practice.

You will have been involved with the development and design of enterprise-level IT Solutions for the UK Government previously, consulting across a range of projects at both beta and alpha stages which will see you leading on business problem definition, analysis and solution design activities.

Skills and Experience:

Hands-on experience architecting modern, innovative, digital services for central government clients, consulting on data, digital or cloud-based platforms
Strong Azure architecture experience with associated industry qualifications
Experience with on-premise, hybrid and cloud hosted systems, designing end-to-end solutions across multiple systems
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, comfortable leading collaborative design and decision making with clients
Experience in estimating, planning, resourcing and/or costing projects is an advantage
Familiarity with government architecture standards and frameworks
Exposure to agile delivery environments

Role and Responsibilities:

Define and own solution architecture designs across one or more workstreams
Translate business and user needs into clear, pragmatic technical solutions
Provide architectural governance, assurance, and design authority
Collaborate with engineering, data, security, and delivery teams
Produce high-level and detailed architecture artefacts (HLDs, LLDs, diagrams)
Support technical decision-making and resolve design risks and constraints

N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo a basic level of security clearance prior to starting the role.

Applications:

Please call Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment on 07436 071 872 to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology for the healthcare sector??

About the Company

A leading Techncial Recruitment Specialist focusing on IT & Digital, Transport Technology and Telecoms; partnering with local innovative SMEs and start–up’s through to global FTSE 250 businesses supplying them with the best in people and talent since 2005. What makes ISR different is our people and the passion they show for finding our client’s the best people in the market. All of our consultants are highly experienced enthusiasts that know their markets intimately; are serious about delivery; and always aim to exceed on ... Know more