We have an urgent requirement for a Solution Architect with Applications experience on an initial 6 month contract. This will be hybrid working with 2 days a week onsite in Manchester.

Responsibilities include:
* Creation of design documents for new applications and solutions
* Ensuring that all designs are created inline with the organisation's standards and policies.
* Presenting designs to fellow architects, the Technical Design Authority (TDA) and other forums for review.
* Creating options papers and similar documents
* Guiding the project teams on technical issues
* Liaising with technical teams to ensure a successful outcome

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:
* Strong technical skills, particularly around applications
* Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams, PM's, BA's, Domain Architects and Dev teams
* Experience of managing and negotiating with senior stakeholders in different areas.
* Experience of maximising assets by reutilising and repurposing application stacks.
* Experience of working with building solutions using the M365 suite including Sharepoint and Teams alongside Power Automate and Power apps
* Someone who can cope with the often slow movement of the education sector while still bringing energy to the projects.



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