Application Architect in Glasgow

A leading consultancy is seeking an experienced Application Architect to define and drive the architecture of cloud-native business applications and data-driven solutions. This role will focus on designing secure, scalable, and resilient solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, with particular emphasis on Kubernetes-based platforms and integration with enterprise data services.

You will work closely with both technical and business stakeholders, providing architectural leadership and ensuring solutions align with organisational standards, security requirements, and long-term strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define application architecture, technical frameworks, and design standards for cloud-native solutions.
• Design, implement, and govern solutions running on Kubernetes and Microsoft Azure platform services.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to integrate applications with enterprise data platforms, databases, and reporting solutions.
• Ensure architectures meet requirements for security, performance, scalability, resilience, and governance.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, best practice guidance, and support for engineering teams.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solution designs.
• Contribute to architectural roadmaps and technology strategy initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an Application Architect, Solution Architect, or similar architecture-focused role.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes and containerised application architectures.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of data integration patterns, APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and database technologies.
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks, PostgreSQL, or comparable technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders across technical and business functions.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with analytics and reporting platforms such as Power BI.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Familiarity with modern cloud security frameworks, governance models, and data management best practices.
• Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation or modernisation initiatives.