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Solution Architect

Defence Division
Contract/Interim
01782203040
£500 - £550 per day
East of England
145646
17-12-2025 02:43 PM
**INSIDE IR35** **HYBRID WORKING IN LUTON**

Role Description:

Lead enterprise level design discussions as a Finance Architect

Drive solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation involving Finance, HR, Procurement

Directly assist in the development of a solutions architecture program

Review enterprise architecture changes and validate with best-in-class industry standards

Direct the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and TCO

Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation

Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as designing to realise the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution

Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures

Champions a structured approach to business application solutions

Directly assists in the development of a solutions architecture program including
departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture

Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions

Influences changes to standards when necessary

Assists domain architecture team on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions

Supports the architectural aspects of all application projects in peer IT portfolios

Key Skills:
Finance business / design certification - CFA / FRM / TOGAF
Experience as Enterprise design involving Finance and People systems
Strong understanding of integration and hosting services (cloud native - AWS preferred, microservices, APIs, events and canonical data models)
Solid understanding of architecture best practice
Strong command in transforming business requirements into IT solution

Key Responsibilities:
Understanding of ERP systems like Unit4 ERP/SAP/Oracle and integrations with Ivalua
Oracle / SAP finance cloud certification
Exposure to HR systems and interaction with Finance
Exposure to Ivalua/Ariba or similar products


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.

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