Solutions / Migration Architect

Solution Architect | Legacy-to-Cloud Migration

650 per day | Inside IR35
6-month initial contract + extensions
Telford | 2 days onsite per month
SC Eligible | BPSS to start

We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to support a major legacy-to-cloud migration programme for a Central Government client .

This is a hands-on migration architecture role, focused on moving complex live services safely into AWS and managed hosting environments . You'll work across applications, infrastructure, databases, middleware, networks and integrations, taking services from discovery through migration, testing, cutover and early-life support.

What you'll be doing

• Own the end-to-end technical migration approach for assigned services.
• Turn discovery outputs and established migration patterns into executable technical plans.
• Lead migrations into AWS and managed hosting environments .
• Manage complex upstream/downstream dependencies, integrations and connectivity .
• Coordinate network routes, firewalls, DNS, access, identity and security .
• Provide technical leadership through migration rehearsals, testing, cutover, rollback and early-life support .
• Maintain service continuity while working across complex legacy estates.

Essential experience

• Strong background as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect or Migration Architect delivering large-scale hosting/cloud migrations.
• Proven experience migrating live services , not just designing greenfield or future-state solutions.
• Strong technical knowledge across applications, infrastructure, databases, middleware, networking and service integration .
• Experience with AWS, managed hosting, rehosting/relocation and VM-led migrations .
• Strong understanding of operational readiness, security, resilience, monitoring, testing and rollback .
• Experience working across complex multi-supplier environments and architectural governance.

Technology exposure

Broad experience across legacy enterprise estates, including technologies such as:

Java | .NET | Oracle | WebLogic | IIS | Windows | Linux | AIX | Solaris | COBOL | GEN | Mainframe | AWS

You don't need to be a deep specialist across every technology, but you must be comfortable navigating mixed legacy stacks, complex dependencies and large-scale migration environments .

Interested? Apply now for further details.