Solutions Architect (IT)

Solutions Architect 6 Month contract initially + Extensions Based: Remote, with 1 day p/w onsite in London Rate: £Market rates p/d - (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Solutions Architect to join the team.

• Work across the Customer family, particularly the Customer Decisioning domain
• Sit between the domain architect (strategic high-level design) and data architects (detailed data structures) to design practical solutions
• Analyse existing third-party solutions to propose viable internal alternatives aligned with Customer architecture principles
• Design solutions that integrate customer, campaign, and marketing data systems
• Propose suitable technologies (e.g. assessing when to introduce Kafka) to replace or improve current systems
• Suggest and design necessary infrastructure components (primarily AWS & Snowflake, some Azure)

Your responsibilities:

• Analyse current third-party marketing data solutions and design alternative internal solutions
• Evaluate integration options including APIs, data schemas, file layouts, and table structures
• Collaborate with the domain architect to ensure alignment with high-level business strategy
• Work closely with data architects to understand detailed data structures and constraints
• Propose infrastructure solutions primarily on AWS and Snowflake, with some Azure exposure as needed
• Engage with multiple stakeholder groups to gather requirements and validate designs
• Attend frequent stakeholder meetings, particularly in the early phases of onboarding
• Produce solution designs and documentation for engineering teams to implement

Key Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience with customer data and marketing data systems
• Understanding of GDPR implications for customer data solutions
• Knowledge of single customer view, master data management, CRM and Customer Data Platform concepts
• Exposure to data quality tools, ETL processes and real-time paradigms.

Technical Skills:

• API integrations and design
• Experience with Snowflake and SaaS Marketing Platforms (desirable)
• Ability to assess and recommend technologies such as Kafka
• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure, with some exposure to Azure beneficial

Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to engage with diverse groups: marketing, product, finance, logistics, engineering, and architecture teams
• Adaptability to quickly learn and evaluate new tools and technologies as needed

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.