Azure Solution Architect

Azure Analytics Architect
£90,000 - £105,000 | UK | Hybrid | SC Cleared / Eligible
Overview
Join a world-leading Microsoft consultancy delivering cutting-edge data and analytics solutions for some of the UK's most high-profile organisations. As an Azure Solution Architect, you'll help define the next generation of Microsoft data platforms across complex, large-scale transformation programmes.
This is a high-impact, client-facing role with genuine ownership from strategy through to delivery. You'll have the autonomy to influence critical technology decisions, lead talented delivery teams and play a key role in the continued growth of an ambitious Data & Analytics practice.
Key Responsibilities

• Shape the data strategy and technical vision behind some of the UK's most ambitious digital transformation programmes.
• Architect cutting-edge data platforms at the forefront of Microsoft and modern data analytics.
• Solve complex, enterprise-scale data challenges, turning bold ideas and business ambitions into world-class technical solutions.
• Take ownership from initial strategy and architecture through to successful delivery, providing technical leadership throughout.
• Become a trusted technology partner to senior client stakeholders, influencing critical decisions and long-term data strategy.
• Set the benchmark for architecture across security, scalability, performance, resilience and engineering excellence.
• Help win and shape major new programmes through compelling solution design, demonstrations and strategic pre-sales.
• Inspire and mentor talented consultants and engineers while helping define the future capabilities of a growing Data & Analytics practice.

Skills & Experience

• A proven track record architecting enterprise-scale data platforms across major transformation programmes.
• Deep expertise in modern data architecture, with the ability to tackle complex integration, modelling and engineering challenges.
• Strong experience across the Microsoft data ecosystem, including Fabric, Azure Databricks, Synapse, Data Factory, Power BI, Azure SQL and Data Lake.
• Experience designing sophisticated lakehouse, data warehouse and analytics architectures that perform at enterprise scale.
• A passion for what's next in Microsoft technology and using new capabilities to create smarter, more innovative solutions.
• The architectural judgement to balance innovation with security, governance, scalability and resilience.
• The presence and credibility to engage senior technology leaders, challenge conventional thinking and inspire confidence in your technical vision.
• Experience leading and inspiring technical teams to turn architecture into successful real-world solutions.
• Active UK SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain it.

What This Role Offers

• Ownership of complex, high-value Azure data programmes with genuine real-world impact.
• Work with major organisations on nationally significant projects.
• Operate at the forefront of Data and AI innovation, shaping the future of the Microsoft ecosystem.
• A senior role with genuine influence over technical direction and practice growth.
• Strong career development with access to extensive Microsoft training, certification opportunities.
• Be part of a people-first, collaborative culture that gives talented people the autonomy and support to do their best work.
• £90,000 - £105,000 + annual bonus + benefits.

If you have strong Azure solution architecture and consulting experience but don't meet every requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply.