Senior Solution Architect
About this role
Senior Solution Architect
Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: Circa £110,000 – £120,000 per year
Industry: Legal / Professional Services
Discipline: IT Architecture and Strategy / Senior Solution Architecture
About Us
We are Bridge Staffing Agency, a dedicated recruitment partner committed to connecting exceptional talent with organizations where they can make a lasting impact. We take pride in building collaborative relationships and tailoring our search solutions to your professional goals, your pace, and your people.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Solution Architect to join a growing architecture function during a significant technology transformation programme within the legal sector.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the organization's wider architecture capability, supporting modernization, cloud adoption, innovative AI initiatives, and business-critical transformation projects. Operating across a broad remit, you will work closely with senior business stakeholders, technical teams, product owners, and delivery functions to design scalable, secure, and commercially effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned precisely with business goals and architecture principles.
Produce high-level solution designs (HLDs) and review low-level technical designs.
Translate complex business requirements into practical, deliverable technology solutions.
Act as the vital bridge between senior stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
Contribute heavily to architecture governance, standards, design patterns, and industry best practices.
Define integration approaches across enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, and cloud services.
Support large-scale transformation and modernization programmes from inception to rollout.
Evaluate technology options and provide trusted recommendations for build-versus-buy decisions.
Mentor technical leads and support the continuous development of architecture capability across the organization.
What We’re Looking For
Experience working in greenfield or low-maturity architecture environments, helping establish and mature architecture practices.
Strong, proven experience in Solution Architecture within complex enterprise environments.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft technologies, cloud services, and SaaS platforms.
Experience delivering application, integration, and cloud architecture solutions.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both C-suite executives and technical teams.
Strong understanding of APIs, integration patterns, and enterprise application architecture.
Experience supporting cloud transformation, application modernization, and migration initiatives.
Exposure to AI technologies, Microsoft AI services, or enterprise AI programmes.
Experience working within TOGAF-aligned or similar architecture frameworks.