Solution Architect (Azure, Event Driven, Cloud Native) WatfordThe OpportunityAn established organisation is entering a multi-year technology transformation following sustained growth, geographic expansion, and multiple acquisitions. The focus is on modernising platforms, reducing technical debt, and designing scalable, secure architectures that will support the business for the next decade.This is a strategic Solution Architect role, you will shape end-to-end architectures, define future-state platforms, and act as the technical authority across product, engineering, and leadership.The RoleYou will define and drive target-state solution architectures aligned to business strategy, product roadmaps, and long-term transformation goals. This includes modern cloud platforms, data architecture, integration patterns, automation, and secure-by-design systems.You will work across greenfield initiatives and complex Legacy estates inherited through acquisition, balancing speed, cost, and long-term sustainability.Multi-year architecture roadmapsPlatform consolidation and modernisationTechnical debt reduction and life cycle managementScalable, secure, highly available IoT solutionsStrong alignment between business outcomes and technical decisionsKey ResponsibilitiesDefine end-to-end solution architectures across software, systems, and platformsProduce target architecture blueprints, logical flows, system interactions, and contractsLead architectural decisions that support long-term ..... full job details .....