Microsoft Solution Architect

Job Title: Microsoft Solution Architect Job Description This role offers the opportunity for an experienced Microsoft Solution Architect to play a key part in a major technology transformation programme within a complex enterprise environment. You will provide independent architecture, design and assurance across a broad Microsoft technology estate, establishing scalable, secure and supportable solutions spanning cloud, identity, collaboration and end-user computing. Microsoft technologies form a core part of the future technology landscape, and you will help shape and guide that landscape from an architectural perspective. Responsibilities Provide end-to-end architecture and technical design across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable and aligned with enterprise needs. Define and assure identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, focusing on secure and efficient user lifecycle and access control. Support the design of authentication, Single Sign-On and access-management capabilities, ensuring seamless and secure user experiences across applications and services. Provide architectural input across Microsoft Teams, Exchange/Email and the wider Microsoft 365 services, ensuring consistent integration and alignment with collaboration strategies. Support End User Computing (EUC) architecture, including large-scale device deployment requirements and enterprise device management approaches. Review, challenge and validate technical designs produced by third-party technology and implementation partners to ensure quality and adherence to standards. Ensure all proposed solutions align with security, governance and enterprise architecture standards, and contribute to the definition and improvement of those standards where appropriate. Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear, structured architecture and design documentation that can be understood and implemented by delivery teams. Provide architecture assurance during the early stages of implementation, guiding delivery teams and addressing architectural risks, issues and design decisions. Essential Skills Strong experience working as a Microsoft or Azure Solution Architect within large enterprise environments. Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID, including their integration across a complex technology estate. Strong knowledge of identity, authentication, access management and Single Sign-On (SSO) concepts and practices. experience working across End User Computing and enterprise device environments, including large-scale deployment and management. Proven ability to create and assure both high-level and low-level solution designs, with clear documentation and rationale. Confidence working across multiple technical and business stakeholder groups, with the ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and accessible way. Additional Skills