Lead Solution Architect - IBM i-series (AS400) to Cloud Location: West London - 5 days on-siteSalary: £75-80,000 per annumMy client is looking to recruit an accomplished Lead Solution Architect to drive a pivotal transformation in their technology organisation. This is a strategic and highly influential role, where you will define the architectural vision, enable product teams, and bridge modern cloud-native platforms with core enterprise systems-including deep integration with IBM i-series (AS400) environments and distributed operations.The Role: As Lead Solution Architect, you will shape the organisation''s technical strategy, mentor architects and engineers, and influence decision-making across technology and business domains. You will lead the transition from a technology stack-oriented delivery model to a product-centric, outcome-driven architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and alignment with business objectives.Key Responsibilities:Define and drive the enterprise-wide architecture strategy supporting the transition from stack-centric IT to product-led, outcome-focused delivery.Establish an architectural vision aligned with commercial objectives, customer experience goals, and operational scalability.Design and govern integration patterns between modern cloud platforms, distributed retail/wholesale sites, and IBM i-series (AS400) systems.Champion modernisation of Legacy environments, enabling core enterprise capabilities (pricing, inventory, fulfilment) to be ..... full job details .....