Java / Node.js Solutions Architect - London, Wembley

Solutions Architect - London Job Title: Solutions Architect Salary: Paying up to £85,000 per annum Location: Wembley London - 5 days on-site Are you a hands-on technical leader with a passion for creating innovative technology solutions? Our client, a well-established and diversified multinational organisation, is seeking a Solutions Architect to join their team. Skills • Experience: Solution Architecture with a clear focus on E-commerce platforms or API/Middleware ecosystems. • Technical Stack: Expert-level knowledge of Node.js, Java (Spring Boot), and PostgreSQL - able to read and critique vendor code, not just high-level diagrams. • Integration Expert: Deep proficiency in API management patterns, Webhook integrations, and Event-Driven Architecture using Kafka or Azure Event Hubs. • Legacy-to-Cloud: Demonstrable experience migrating legacy monolithic systems into containerised microservices architectures. • Tooling: Proficient in Visio or LucidChart for architectural modelling; disciplined in Confluence for documentation practices. Duties • Blueprint Delivery: Develop high-quality High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for DTS, EPOS, and other strategic workstreams - to a standard that external vendors are contractually required to match. • Vendor Governance: Conduct structured audits of vendor-submitted code and architecture. Enforce 'Stable-by-Design' framework, ensuring external deliverables meet internal quality, security, and scalability thresholds. • Data Integration Leadership: Orchestrate complex data mapping between legacy IBM iSeries (DB2/RPG) systems and modern API middleware - a technically demanding challenge requiring deep integration expertise. • Systemic Remediation: Lead deep-dive investigations into recurring platform failures error surges, latency anomalies, and data inconsistencies - and deliver long-term structural remediation, not tactical patches. • Technical Documentation: Maintain high-quality architecture documentation in Confluence, ensuring designs are versioned, accessible, and transferable to operational teams.