Solutions Architect (Contract) at AND Digital, London, £Contract Rate

We are recruiting for a Contract Solutions Architect. The role is hybrid, 2 days per week onsite in London (Paddington). These roles are an immediate start until the end of June.

Who We Are:
AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.

We believe our work should always make a remarkable impact for our clients. We do this through our regional offices (or ‘Clubs’) building strong relationships with our partners, so that they are always prioritised by a team within close proximity.

This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK, Europe and the USA with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.

Join us - and help us fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.

The Role:

You’ll work closely with Product Owners, Platform Leads, Architects and Engineering teams to shape and extend the architectural runway for a modern product engineering environment. The role focuses on designing scalable, cloud-based architectures and supporting the delivery of decoupled, high-quality systems that enable rapid product development.

You’ll collaborate with internal teams and external technology partners to define solution designs, validate technical assumptions and ensure platforms align with modern engineering and architectural standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with architects, engineers and third-party partners to define solution designs and evaluate implementation options
• Design scalable, decoupled architectures that enable rapid delivery and flexibility
• Provide technical input into investment decisions and solution planning
• Champion modern engineering practices, built-in quality and resilient architecture design
• Promote security, risk and compliance considerations through “secure by design” approaches
• Share architectural best practices across engineering communities and teams

Essential Skills:

• Self-motivated with the ability to drive progress in evolving technical environments
• Experience working with modern platforms, technologies and architectural patterns
• Strong experience influencing and working with third-party technology providers
• Understanding of financial services products or similar regulated environments
• Experience designing scalable, distributed cloud architectures (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP also considered)
• Strong understanding of how technology enables business change

Nice to Have:

• Experience in a cloud-native product organisation
• Background in enterprise software environments
• Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Vue.js)
• Experience with major programming languages and CI/CD practices
• Experience with developer platforms or tooling (e.g. Terraform, CDK)
• Exposure to large-scale consumer systems or open-source technologies

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them.