Location
City of London, Bishopgate Police Station (Hybrid working - minimum 3 days per week in office)

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

Salary
£59,060 - £66,670 per annum inclusive of London Weighting (Pay Award Pending)

About the Role
The City of London Corporation’s Digital & Information Technology Service (DITS) is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join its Enterprise Architecture function supporting the City of London Police. This senior technical role involves shaping secure, resilient, and innovative technology solutions across a complex, multi-tenant Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environment that serves both corporate and policing needs.

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, you will ensure technology solutions align with architectural principles, technical standards, and UK policing technology and security requirements. You will lead the design and development of solutions, produce high-quality architecture documentation in line with TOGAF and ArchiMate, and provide technical leadership to internal teams and third-party suppliers.

Key responsibilities include designing solutions that meet distinct requirements for data segregation and security, presenting architectural designs to governance boards, managing architectural risks, ensuring compliance with technical and security standards, and maintaining awareness of emerging technologies and UK policing technology developments.

This role offers the opportunity to influence architectural direction, introduce modern technology solutions, and contribute to secure, resilient services supporting both the City of London Corporation and City of London Police.

Experience
- Significant experience as a Solution Architect in complex, regulated or public-sector environments.
- Proven track record delivering and managing enterprise-scale solutions using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
- Strong knowledge of TOGAF and ArchiMate with experience producing professional architecture documentation.
- Experience presenting and defending technical designs within governance environments such as Technical Design Authorities.
- Technical leadership and assurance experience across supplier-delivered programmes.
- Deep understanding of Azure architecture components including Entra ID, Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 technologies including Windows 11 build engineering, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and Defender XDR.
- Familiarity with modern data and analytics architectures such as Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, and Power BI.
- Knowledge of identity, zero-trust, and cyber-security principles including NCSC Cloud Security Principles and ISO/IEC 27001.
- Understanding of emerging AI architecture and governance concepts including Azure Foundry AI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, RAG, and MCP governance capabilities.

About you
- Excellent communicator able to explain complex technology clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Analytical and confident in challenging requirements, designs, and supplier proposals.
- Collaborative, accountable, and comfortable working across business, technology, supplier, and partner organisations.
- Innovative and forward-thinking with a commitment to continual professional development.
- Ideally experienced within UK policing, central or local government, financial regulation, or critical national infrastructure.

Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- ITIL Foundation certification.
- Evidence of continued professional development.