3,453 Gcp Architect jobs in the United Kingdom

Position Purpose

The Senior Solution Architect provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to support the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.  They will engage in the project delivery lifecycle at different levels, which will range from IT triage, to early shaping, to solution delivery or end to end including providing design assurance. They will contribute to the development of the Architecture practice, including architectural standards, principles, templates and forums.

Key Accountabilities:

Translates Business Strategy into Solutions Architecture

• Understands business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determines corresponding enterprise system designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes.
li>Understands emerging technology trends and disruptions and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models.
• Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis work.
• Analyses the technology industry, competitors and market trends, and determines their potential impact on the enterprise.
• Provides deliverables like standard definitions, reference models and architecture designs to help the architecture review board (ARB) assess the impact of new and ongoing technology investment on the business and IT estate.
• Acts as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes.

Leads Solutions Design and Analysis

• Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards.
• Creates architectural designs to guide and contextualize solution development across products, services, projects and systems (including applications, technologies, processes and information).
• Creates reference architectures focused on detailed design principles, decision points, detailed APIs, major systems and dependencies between business and IT. 
li>Analyses the business-IT environment (run, grow and transform the business) to detect critical deficiencies, legacy and technical debt, and recommends solutions for improvement (systems of record, differentiation and innovation).

Orchestrates Solutions Delivery

• Working hand-in-hand with project managers and business analysts, designs and directs the governance activities associated with ensuring solutions architecture assurance and compliance. 
li>Defines the principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.
• Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
• Supports product managers in EOL (end of life) product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire products, services or systems (including applications, technologies, processes and information).
• Develops a roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise application portfolio from future to current state (as defined by the solutions architecture).
• Monitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements.
• Identifies the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the solutions architecture.

Facilitates and Collaborates to Deliver Business Outcomes

li>Works closely with the project delivery team and portfolio management office (PMO) to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product lifecycle.
• Works closely with the product owners and product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provides consulting support to architects within agile teams  to ensure the project or product is aligned with the overall enterprise architecture. 
Consults with application and infrastructure development projects and products to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify projects to accommodate the solutions architecture.
• Supports a community of practice (CoP), guiding and helping  agile teams, product owners, and application architects to align with the overall enterprise architecture governance and assurance. 

Key Relationships:

Internal:

Reports to Lead Solution Architect
• Delivery Organisation (Project Managers, Platform Teams)
• Architecture team members
• Business Stakeholders/SMEs, Product Owners, PMO

External:

• Technology vendors, partners

Kafka, SQL, C#, .NET, Golang, TypeScript, AI/ML

Are you ready to architect the next generation of a platform designed to handle millions of transactions per second — while unlocking the power of AI and data intelligence to drive global expansion?

We’re undertaking a full systems transformation of a mission-critical platform, backed by significant investment and international ambitions. This is an opportunity to shape both the core architecture and the intelligent services that will fuel growth for years to come.

We’re looking for a Solution Architect who can combine system design expertise with a forward-looking view on how AI and machine learning can be embedded into modern, large-scale platforms.

• Define and own solution architecture for a high-volume, distributed platform

• Shape AI-ready architectures that enable real-time analytics, data-driven insights, and intelligent automation

• Drive event-driven, scalable systems using Kafka, SQL, and cloud-native services

• Partner with data and AI teams to ensure infrastructure supports ML model deployment and inference at scale

• Guide development standards, architectural governance, and technical direction across teams

• Mentor engineers and foster innovation around AI integration and platform modernisation

• Proven track record in designing complex, distributed architectures at scale

• Experience with event-driven design (Kafka) and high-throughput data processing

• Strong hands-on experience in C#, .NET, Golang, or TypeScript , plus SQL/databases

• Awareness of AI/ML applications in scalable platforms (e.g., real-time recommendations, anomaly detection, predictive analytics)

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Experience in system rebuilds, migrations, or greenfield platform design is a big plus

• Hybrid working — Manchester or Staffordshire

• Direct influence over architectural decisions, with scope to shape AI-powered capabilities

• Be part of a high-growth, international journey , building a platform designed for the next decade

If you’re ready to step into a strategic role at the crossroads of architecture, engineering, and AI innovation , we’d love to hear from you.

Kafka, SQL, C#, .NET, Golang, TypeScript

Are you ready to define and drive the architecture of a platform built to handle millions of transactions per second, powering international growth and long-term scalability?

We’re embarking on a full systems transformation of a mission-critical, large-scale platform — with major investment and ambitious expansion plans. This role offers a rare opportunity to step into the heart of a greenfield rebuild, setting the foundations for the next decade of growth.

This isn’t just a coding role. We’re looking for a Solution Architect can bridge hands-on engineering with architectural vision , someone who thrives in shaping strategy, designing resilient systems, and guiding teams towards world-class delivery.

• Define solution architecture and technical strategy for a complex, high-scale platform

• Own end-to-end design across distributed, event-driven systems (Kafka, SQL, cloud-native)

• Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate vision into architecture

• Lead technical planning, standards, and best practices across multiple teams

• Provide architectural oversight and mentorship while influencing build vs. buy decisions

• Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability are built into the DNA of the platform

• Proven track record designing or architecting distributed, high-volume systems

• Experience with event-driven architectures and high-throughput data pipelines (Kafka)

• Strong knowledge of at least one of: C#, .NET, Golang, or TypeScript , plus SQL/databases

• Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with high-level solution design

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience in platform modernisation, migrations, or full-scale rebuilds is highly desirable

• Already started to explore AI in previous role 

• Hybrid working — offices in Manchester or Staffordshire

• Major ownership over architectural direction in a pivotal transformation

• Chance to shape the backbone of a fast-scaling, international tech business

If you’re ready to step into a strategic, solution-focused role at the intersection of architecture and engineering leadership, we’d love to hear from you.

Solution Architect

Manchester (One day in the office every two weeks)
48,416 - 76,877 (dependent on experience) + Great Benefits

An experienced Solution Architect is required for our client based in Manchester. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of modern infrastructure and cloud solutions that support the organisation's strategic technology goals. Your expertise will directly impact the quality and resilience of digital services.

Responsibilities:

Designing secure, scalable infrastructure solutions across hybrid cloud environments (Azure & on-prem).

Defining IT strategies and architectural roadmaps aligned with emerging technologies.

Leading the delivery of enterprise-scale projects and presenting solutions to the Technical Design Authority.

Collaborating with stakeholders across IT and business teams to deliver high-quality services.

Driving automation and integration using tools like PowerShell, Python, BICEP, GitHub, and Octopus Deploy.

Providing inclusive leadership and mentoring to technical teams.

Skills:

Essential:

Proven experience as a Solution Architect in infrastructure and cloud environments.

Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, on-prem technologies (VMware, Exchange, SAN), and Microsoft 365.

Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and DevOps tooling.

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Ability to manage complex workloads and lead diverse teams.

Desirable:

Microsoft certifications (Azure Architect, M365 Admin, DevOps Engineer).

Architecture certifications (TOGAF, BCS).

Job Title: Contract Solutions Architect - Software Focus (SC Cleared)

Location: Hybrid (Remote & Ad Hoc Leeds/Manchester/London)

Contract Type: Contract

IR35: Inside

Duration: 6 Months +

Rate: 450-525 (DOE)

Clearance Required: Active SC Clearance

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with a strong software engineering background to join a high-profile UK Government department on a contract basis. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to mission-critical digital transformation initiatives that impact millions of citizens.

You will be responsible for designing and delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions across a range of government services. Working closely with delivery teams, stakeholders, and technical leads, you'll ensure architectural integrity and alignment with strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of end-to-end software solutions across complex systems and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define architecture patterns, principles, and standards.
• Ensure solutions are secure, performant, and compliant with government regulations.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical designs.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC Clearance (must be currently valid).
• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect in large-scale software environments.
• Strong background in software engineering (e.g., Java, .NET, Python, or similar).
• Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven, API-first).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience working within UK Government or public sector environments.
• Knowledge of GDS standards and service design principles.
• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies.

• Prepare and contribute to tender responses, presentations, demonstrations, and proofs of concept.
• Act as the design authority for client projects, ensuring architectural integrity.
• Lead client workshops and gather requirements.
• Create and maintain documentation such as architecture designs, functional specifications, and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure timely delivery and consistent stakeholder communication.
• Champion company standards and best practices.
• Engage with internal product and development teams to plan and manage new features or solutions.
• Support cloud and on-premises infrastructure tasks where required.
• Maintain relevant Microsoft certifications and stay up to date with new technologies.
• Share knowledge with project teams and the wider organisation.
• Apply lessons learned to continually improve processes and solutions.

• Strong knowledge of Power Platform and Dynamics 365 (CRM and/or Business Central) with relevant certifications or equivalent experience.
• Good understanding of Azure, Office 365, and related cloud technologies, including Power BI.
• Experience with the software development lifecycle, release management, data migrations, and early-life support.
• Background in consulting, pre-sales, and business analysis.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.

Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking a Solution Architect for an initial six-month assignment with the option to extend.

Location: Hybrid working - East Kilbride

About the role: You will be responsible for ensuring architectural coherence, governance, and alignment with organisational objectives, while enabling delivery teams to build secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
The ideal candidate will hold active SC clearance and have a strong background in delivering Solution Architecture support, with the following skills and experience:

• Experience designing and implementing cloud solutions across major providers (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle)
• Experience of navigating platform-specific features and optimising and automating (IaC) deployments for maximum security, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• Knowledge of both software and infrastructure design considerations and be comfortable working with engineers.
• Experience architecting and securing solutions within highly sensitive and classified environments, including familiarity with relevant security policies, regulations, and best practices.
• Experience with identity and access management solutions, including privileged access management, and ability to architect secure authentication and authorisation mechanisms. (Desirable)
• Experience with software-defined networking, storage, and compute solutions, including virtualization technologies and their implementation in government data centres. (Desirable)

Solution Architect (SC Cleared)

6 Month Contract | Hybrid, Glasgow/East Kilbride | Inside IR35 | 1200/Day

Spinks are are working with a well established Government Organisation who are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to assist during an important phase of change.

As an expert Solutions Architect, you will have the following:

• Technology Expertise: You will have a solid understanding of a broad range of industry-standard technologies, both proprietary and open source, across a diverse range of Microsoft and Linux-based deployments, across physical, virtual, and containerised compute.

• Software & Infrastructure Expertise: You will have a good understanding of both software and infrastructure design considerations and be comfortable working with engineers to understand and guide the datacentre environment that applications are deployed into.

• Architecture Leadership: You will have deep experience in working in an architecture function and leading the development of the vision, principles, and strategy for architects for a set of products, projects, and technologies. You will be practised in creating technical standards, blueprints, reference architectures, roadmaps, transition states and target solutions across multiple services.

• Cloud Expertise: Experience designing and implementing cloud solutions across major providers (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP, Oracle) Expertise in navigating platform-specific features and optimising and automating (IaC) deployments for maximum security, performance, and cost-effectiveness. Strong understanding of cloud governance models and compliance frameworks relevant to government environments.
• Stakeholder Management: You will have proven ability to lead and influence stakeholders across multiple disciplines, crafting and advocating for long-term technical vision aligned with business strategy. This will include experience of interacting with, and influencing, senior stakeholders and a wide range of people across large teams, departments, suppliers, and customers.
• Communicating & Influencing: You will have exceptional communication skills, adept at translating complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with vendors.

Contract details:

• Solutions Architect
• 6 Month Contract
• Inside IR35
• Hybrid - 2/3 days p/w in Glasgow
• 1200/day
• ASAP Start

Please note: Active SC Clearance is required for this role.

If you're interested in this role, please apply for immediate consideration.

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Exciting Opportunity: Temporary Solution Architect in Banking!

Are you an experienced technologist looking to make a significant impact in the banking industry? We have an exhilarating temporary position for a Solution Architect with our client, a leader in Global Payment Solutions . This is a chance to join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative projects across diverse domains including Corporate Payments, Accounting Services, Liquidity Management, Receivables, Trade & Supply Chain Finance, and Commercial Card.

Role: Solution Architect

Duration: 6 Months (extension Options)

Location: Bromley (Hybrid 3 days in Office)

Rate: 750 per day (umbrella)

What You'll Do:
As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Define an architectural vision and solution architecture that aligns with business and enterprise strategies.
• Describe the solution intent, determining systems/subsystems and their interfaces while defining non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and evaluate the impact of strategic design decisions.
• Lead the rapid shaping of high-level architecture while maintaining flexibility and modularity.
• Utilize best practices and templates to create comprehensive architectural designs.
• Work closely with Product Managers to prioritize technology-focused backlog items.
• Clarify architecture for development teams and provide solution options for any challenges.
• Conduct design reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are met, focusing on aspects such as security, performance, and scalability.

What We're Looking For:
To thrive in this role, you should have:

• Must Have - Domain knowledge in Corporate Payments and familiarity with related areas such as Accounting Services and Liquidity Management.
• Proficiency in API Design, microservices, and integration platforms.
• Experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• A strong foundation in both Waterfall and Agile SDLC methodologies.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills to engage with business partners effectively.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities that drive innovation.
• A self-starter attitude, thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• TOGAF 9 Certification and Cloud Solutions Architect Certification (AWS, Azure, GCP) are highly desirable.

Why Join Us?
This is not just a job; it's an opportunity to engage with a global team across the US, EMEA, and APAC, tackling exciting and challenging projects. Be part of a culture that promotes continuous improvement and innovation!

If you're ready to take on this thrilling challenge and make a difference in the banking sector, we want to hear from you!

Apply now to seize this unique opportunity and elevate your career as a Solution Architect with our client. Your next adventure awaits!

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