Solutions Architect (Microsoft)

TL;DR

Solutions Architect (Microsoft): Designing technology that underpins major business transformation programmes with an accent on secure, scalable, and integrated solutions. Focus on turning business requirements into practical technology solutions and promoting architecture governance across a broad Microsoft estate.

Location: Hybrid - 3 Days On Site in Leeds, UK

Salary: £70,000 + Excellent Benefits

Company

hirify.global is a professional recruitment firm partnering with a large, complex organization to expand its architecture function.

What you will do

• Design end-to-end solutions across infrastructure, applications, cloud platforms, data, and integrations.
• Translate complex business requirements into practical, deliverable technology solutions.
• Produce high and low-level architecture artefacts and documentation to enable project delivery.
• Collaborate with engineers, developers, security specialists, and third-party suppliers to ensure solutions are secure and supportable.
• Participate in architecture governance by shaping technical standards and challenging design decisions.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect with a broad technical background.
• Expertise in Microsoft technologies across both on-premise and cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure, networking, applications, and data platforms.
• Experience with systems integration, APIs, and data flows.
• Ability to implement security-by-design and resilient solution architecture.
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid in Leeds, UK.

Culture & Benefits

• Dedicated budget available for professional training and development courses.
• Opportunity to genuinely influence how technology is delivered across a large business.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of high-impact transformation projects.
• Autonomy to make a real impact within a growing architecture function.
• Commitment to equal opportunities for all qualified applicants.