Solution Architect - DNS (Contractor)

Company Description Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award‑winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do. The organization is UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner, has a 3300+ strong workforce, €350/£300m revenue business, 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK, best workplace for women and wellbeing in the UK by GPTW. Job Description As a Solution Architect with a focus on DNS, you'll partner with government, financial services, and private sector clients to design solutions that solve their most complex digital challenges. You’ll bring together technical capabilities, user needs, and business objectives through critical thinking that breaks down problems and identifies practical approaches, considering non‑functional requirements from the outset. Working closely with delivery teams, you’ll tackle diverse solution challenges across the full lifecycle – from conducting options analysis for major system modernisation programmes and helping clients understand complex problems, through to facilitating design sessions with multi‑disciplinary teams, creating solutions that balance user needs with business constraints, and presenting your recommendations to architectural review boards and senior stakeholders. Whether that’s evaluating options for a government department’s citizen portal, designing integration approaches for a bank’s digital transformation, or guiding development teams through implementation decisions, you’ll bring both solution design expertise and practical problem‑solving skills to every situation. Your background designing and implementing enterprise‑scale digital solutions means you can credibly advise clients on what architectural approaches work in practice, understanding the technical complexities and implications of different options. You’ll bring systems thinking that connects architectural decisions across broader service and business contexts, combined with proven experience collaborating with diverse teams including user researchers, product managers, software engineers, and senior business stakeholders. Your approach balances strategic architectural thinking with hands‑on implementation experience, taking a user‑centred perspective that considers different viewpoints while meeting technical requirements and supporting business objectives. As part of our central architecture team, you’ll work alongside experienced Technology Principals and other Solution Architects who share your passion for solving complex challenges. This gives you a strong support network to collaborate with, learn from different perspectives, and tackle problems together. We recognise that architecture is as much about continuous learning as it is about applying existing knowledge – your architectural expertise helps our clients deliver digital services that create meaningful outcomes for the people who use them. Responsibilities Lead technical designs based on customer requirements, communicating to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Design and validate solutions for enterprise‑scale challenges, with involved successful implementations across multiple domains including cloud platforms, application architecture, data architecture, and system integration. Plan and facilitate solution workshops and design sessions with stakeholders at all levels. Deliver Azure technologies and solutions that are highly available, high‑performing, and secure, following best practices in the Cloud Adoption Framework and Well‑Architected Framework. Build CI/CD pipelines, use Terraform, and employ Cloud‑native solutions. Engage clients and senior stakeholders to understand complex problems, build consensus, and translate business requirements into technical solutions. Qualifications – Essential Experience designing and validating solutions for enterprise‑scale challenges across cloud platforms, application architecture, data architecture, and system integration. Demonstrated success in solution design with proven outcomes, through career progression or professional development. Proficiency with DNS (cloud‑native services and/or DNS in general e.g., BIND); familiarity with private DNS resolution on IaaS and PaaS. Strong understanding of Azure technologies, the Well‑Architected Framework, and Cloud Adoption Framework. Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing IaC with Terraform. Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Qualifications – Desired Deliver solutions for government departments, major financial institutions, or large private‑sector organisations, with understanding of governance, security, integration, and multi‑supplier delivery contexts. Hands‑on modern software development background that informs solution design and digital standards. Active participation in technical communities, current with technology trends, and contribution to professional development through knowledge sharing. Specific experience in government digital services, financial services transformation, or large‑scale private‑sector modernisation programmes. Benefits Profit‑share scheme linked to quarterly performance. Career progression & mentorship through Strength in Balance & Leadership and Pathways Career Development programs. Flexible/remote working and support for work‑life balance. Pension, private healthcare cover, life assurance, financial advice, employee discount scheme. Wellbeing schemes: gym discounts, bike‑to‑work, fitness classes, mindfulness workshops, employee assistance programme. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave, special leave policies. Educational assistance and incentivised certifications. Reward schemes including Annual Excellence Awards & Call‑Out platform. 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