Technical Solutions Architect
Location: Chelmsford (2 times per month in office)
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + excellent benefits + 30% pension + flexitime
 
Contract: Permanent
An exciting opportunity for a Technical Solutions Architect to join the IT Services for an enterprise government owned corporation embarking upon transformation. They require an individual who a background in Infrastructure & Applications to assist an enterprise environment to migrate from on premise to M365 suite from a solutions delivery perspective. This is not a hand on delivery role but more focussed on documentation, theory and strategy with availability of SME's in the wider team of 25- members of staff.
 
To be selected you must be eligible for enhanced vetting and ideally worked within the public sectors, defence or central government.
 
You'll work across the full solution lifecycle, from initial concept through to design and implementation, producing high-level and low-level designs, assessing infrastructure impact, and ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and fit for purpose.
 
Key Responsibilities

Produce HLD & LLD documentation
Design and deliver solutions across complex IT environments
Assess impact on live infrastructure and systems
Ensure alignment with security, risk, and compliance standards
Work with stakeholders and third-party suppliers to shape solutions
Support procurement and technical evaluations
Key technical skills:

Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams)
Azure identity (Entra ID / Azure AD), Virtual Machines / networking (if hybrid)
Automation, Power Automate, Workflow automation (approvals, onboarding, ops), RPA (desktop flows if legacy systems exist)
Networking & infrastructure (LAN/WAN, firewalls, VPNs)
Virtualisation (VMware / Hyper-V)
ITIL environments (change, release, configuration management)
Exposure to security frameworks, risk tools, and data governance 
About You

Strong experience in solution design and systems integration
Broad technical background across infrastructure/systems
Knowledge of security protocols and ITIL environments
Able to manage multiple workstreams and influence stakeholders
Experience in public sector, policing, or regulated environments is highly desirable