Solutions Architect - London or Coventry

FDM Group

  • Coventry London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
LocationLondonAdvertising SalaryNot Specified
  • Solutions Architect - London or Coventry
About The RoleFDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Solutions Architect to work for our client within the retail sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in either London or Coventry.Responsibilities
  • Design robust integration solutions across commercial, HR, and data platforms within a complex, multi-brand retail environment
  • Lead architectural planning for the decommissioning of legacy systems, ensuring smooth transitions to modern, scalable services
  • Define and document integration standards, including API strategies, event schemas, and interface contracts to enable decoupled, reusable services
  • Implement event-driven architectures using Kafka to support real-time data exchange and responsive system interactions
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineering teams, and platform leads to define scalable service boundaries and integration touchpoints
  • Support the design and adoption of strategic data services, promoting data integrity, consistency, and standardisation across the enterprise
  • Ensure integration consistency in areas such as data handling, authentication, error management, and versioning
  • Lead design reviews for integration solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks
  • Act as a trusted advisor, championing best practices in integration architecture and guiding teams on modern interoperability approaches

FDM Group