Isp Solution Architect

Contract to start ASAP until 28-02-27 with a possible extension.

ISP Solution Architect (Interim)

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Temporary, ending 28 February 2027

Lead the Design and Delivery of Strategic Technology Solutions

We're recruiting an experienced ISP Solution Architect (Interim) to join Bradford Metropolitan District Council, providing senior technical leadership across complex digital and technology programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, integration, and large-scale public-sector technology transformation.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, technical teams, suppliers, delivery partners, and programme leads to design robust, scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions aligned with the Council's strategic objectives.

About the Role

As an ISP Solution Architect (Interim), you'll be responsible for developing end-to-end solution designs across complex technology environments, ensuring that architecture decisions support business requirements, security standards, interoperability, performance, and long-term sustainability.

You'll provide expert technical guidance across programmes and projects, helping shape architecture standards, assess options, manage technical risk, and support successful delivery.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing end-to-end technology solutions across complex enterprise environments
• Producing high-level and detailed solution architectures aligned with organisational strategy
• Translating business requirements into practical technical designs
• Providing technical leadership across major digital and IT transformation programmes
• Defining architecture principles, standards, and design patterns
• Assessing existing systems and recommending appropriate future-state solutions
• Designing solutions across cloud, infrastructure, networking, applications, integration, and security
• Ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective
• Reviewing and challenging technical proposals from internal teams and external suppliers
• Working closely with enterprise architects, technical architects, engineers, developers, and programme teams
• Supporting technology procurement and supplier evaluation
• Developing architecture documentation, roadmaps, diagrams, and decision records
• Managing technical risks, dependencies, and architectural constraints
• Ensuring interoperability between legacy and modern platforms
• Supporting cloud adoption and migration strategies
• Providing guidance on identity, access, security, and data architecture
• Supporting integration across multiple systems and platforms
• Ensuring architecture decisions comply with relevant security, governance, and data standards
• Contributing to technical governance boards and design authorities
• Supporting business cases and options appraisals
• Working with stakeholders to understand priorities, constraints, and delivery requirements
• Providing clear technical recommendations to senior decision-makers
• Supporting transition from design into implementation and delivery

Requirements

We're looking for a highly experienced, strategic, and technically credible Solution Architect with a strong track record of delivering complex technology solutions.

You'll ideally have:

• Significant experience working as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect
• Experience designing enterprise-scale technology solutions
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud architecture
• Strong experience across infrastructure, networking, integration, applications, and security
• Experience working within large and complex IT environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles
• Experience translating business requirements into technical architecture
• Experience producing solution designs, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud platforms
• Experience with identity and access management
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity and secure-by-design principles
• Experience designing integrations between enterprise systems
• Experience working with legacy and modern technology estates
• Experience supporting digital transformation programmes
• Strong supplier and stakeholder management experience
• Experience working with third-party technology vendors and delivery partners
• Ability to assess technical options and make clear recommendations
• Strong understanding of architecture governance and design assurance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working within local government, public sector, or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous
• Relevant architecture certification such as TOGAF would be advantageous
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to provide three years of references/work history
• Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
• Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement

Why Apply

• Excellent Umbrella rate of £550.00 per day
• Opportunity to work with Bradford Metropolitan District Council
• Senior interim architecture role with significant responsibility
• Opportunity to influence major digital and technology programmes
• Work across cloud, infrastructure, security, integration, and enterprise systems
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and external suppliers
• Gain further public-sector transformation experience
• Opportunity to shape strategic technology direction
• Temporary assignment running through to February 2027

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Company Pension
• Ongoing Agency Support

Additional Information

Client: Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Job Title: ISP Solution Architect (Interim)

Location: Britannia House, Bradford, BD1 1HX

Start Date: 19 October 2026

End Date: 28 February 2027

Hours: 37 hours per week

Pay Rate: Umbrella: £550.00 per day

Employment Type: Temporary

Number of Positions: 1

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Pay: £550.00 per day

Benefits:

• Company pension

Application question(s):

• Do you have significant experience working as a Solution Architect or Technical Architect?
• Do you have experience designing enterprise-scale cloud, infrastructure, networking, or integration solutions?
• Have you worked on major digital transformation or technology modernisation programmes?
• Do you have strong experience with Microsoft Azure or another enterprise cloud platform?
• Are you experienced in architecture governance, design assurance, and technical risk management?
• Do you have experience working within local government, public sector, or another complex regulated organisation?
• Please confirm your current location and whether you can reliably travel to Britannia House, Bradford, BD1 1HX as required.

Experience:

• Solution Architecture: 5 years (preferred)
• Enterprise / Technical Architecture: 5 years (preferred)
• Cloud / Infrastructure Architecture: 3 years (preferred)
• Public Sector / Local Government IT: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• TOGAF or equivalent Architecture Certification (preferred)
• Microsoft Azure Certification (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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