10024934.Solution Architect

In this role, you will shape Havering’s digital landscape by designing secure, scalable solutions across a broad portfolio. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to connect systems, streamline processes, and improve resident and staff experiences. You will steer architecture for Power Platform, AI-enabled automation, and cloud integration, turning ideas into tangible digital services. The role offers the opportunity to influence technology strategy within public services and deliver measurable improvements. You will collaborate with partners to ensure governance, reuse, and value across the Council’s digital initiatives.

• Lead architecture and design of technology solutions across digital, data and service improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with service areas, engineers, data specialists and external partners to create connected, streamlined solutions
• Govern and shape Power Platform, Dataverse, Copilot Studio adoption to improve services
• Support development of a modern, integrated data platform for analytics and decision-making
• Design and govern AI-enabled solutions, automation, and necessary governance and security measures
• Develop secure, reusable cloud and integration patterns across Azure and enterprise apps
• Establish technical standards and provide architectural assurance across projects
• Promote interoperability, reduce complexity, and ensure sustainable value from technology investments

• Proven experience designing complex digital solutions and leading solution architecture activities
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, system integration, application development, data architecture and security
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, ideally including Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 or Microsoft Fabric
• Understanding of AI, automation and governance considerations
• Ability to translate business needs into clear technical designs and architecture documentation
• Experience establishing technical standards and evaluating solution options
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Collaborative, pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with ability to challenge existing practices
• Experience in local government or public sector digital services is advantageous

• strong communication
• stakeholder engagement
• collaborative
• Azure
• Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate)
• Dataverse