Hays are now looking for a Solution Architect for one of our local clients.Circa 700 p/d Inside IR35Hybrid / 2 days p/w in Leeds, the rest is WFH6 Month initial contract, extensions likelyMust have Generative AI, LLM, RAG or Agentic AI solution architecture experienceWe are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to take ownership of solution design across new technology initiatives and products. You''ll work closely with engineering, product and business stakeholders, turning business problems into secure, scalable and practical technical solutions that can be successfully delivered.This role would suit an engineering-led architect who is still comfortable working at a technical level and has strong experience across cloud-native applications, APIs, microservices, integrations and event-driven architectures. What you''ll be doingOwn end-to-end solution architecture from initial requirements and options analysis through to delivery.Translate business requirements into clear, pragmatic technical designs and recommended approaches.Produce high-level solution designs, architecture diagrams, integration patterns and data flows.Design modern cloud-native, microservices, API-first and event-driven solutions.Build security, identity, resilience, data protection, observability and scalability into solutions from the outset.Work closely with engineering teams throughout delivery to ensure solutions remain aligned with the architecture.Identify technical risks, dependencies and ..... full job details .....