Solutions Architect
  • England,London,City of London
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £85,000 - £95,000 per annum
Job Description:
The opportunityA leading UK MSP delivering secure cloud, infrastructure and managed services to mid-market and public sector clients seeks an SC-cleared Solutions Architect to design resilient, compliant architectures for complex customer environments. This role drives pre-sales and delivery for Azure/AWS migrations, NOC integrations and hybrid workloads in a high-growth consultancy.?
Role overviewHybrid (South East / Central London base), you will lead solution design from RFP through to deployment, ensuring zero-trust security, scalability and TCO optimisation across MSP service towers. Leverage your defence/MSP background to architect for cleared clients requiring SC compliance and 24/7 NOC support.?
Key responsibilities*Capture client requirements via workshops, crafting HLDs/LDLs for cloud-native (Azure/AWS), hybrid infra, SD-WAN and managed security solutions.?
*Design secure, compliant architectures with zero-trust, IAM, endpoint protection and SIEM integrations for SC-cleared environments.?
*Support pre-sales with TCO models, PoCs and RFI responses; collaborate with delivery teams on migrations, automation and NOC handovers.?
*Embed MSP best practices (ITIL, TOGAF) ensuring designs align to SLAs, regulatory standards (NCSC, ISO27001) and vendor ecosystems.?
*Mentor junior architects, contribute to service catalogue evolution and conduct design reviews for risk/threat modelling.?
*Drive innovation in AIOps, edge computing and sustainability-focused infra for defence-adjacent clients.?
Person specificationEssential:
*Active SC clearance with 7+ years as Solutions Architect in MSP/consultancy for critical workloads (defence/public sector).?
*Expert in Azure/AWS (Solutions Architect Professional), hybrid cloud, networking (Cisco/Juniper), IAM and automation (Terraform/ARM).?
*Proven pre-sales/delivery track record with stakeholder engagement, TOGAF and secure design principles.?
Desirable:
*NOC/OT experience (SCADA/telemetry); defence sector delivery with BPSS/SC projects.?
Reward package£85,000–£95,000 base + 20% bonus, 25 days holiday + buy/sell, hybrid flex (2-3 days onsite), private medical, pension 6%, EV lease, clearance retention and MSP certification budget.


For more information contact Chris Prendergast at apex Resources
Job number 3193137

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