PermanentCentral London - 3-5 days on-site per weekUp to £120,000Our client, a leading global financial andamp; professional services organisation, is seeking an exceptional Senior Architect to join their technology team based in London. In this role, you''ll define and drive architecture strategy in a Microsoft-centric, Azure-native environment, tackling real challenges like data fragmentation across Legacy systems, cloud optimisation, and regulatory compliance in a regulated sector. Working collaboratively with engineering teams and senior stakeholders to enable secure, scalable solutions that directly support business growth and operational excellence. Job Title: Senior Architect Job Type: Permanent Salary: Up to £120,000 base Location: Central London On-site requirement: 5 days on-site per week for first 3 months and then 3 days on-site thereafter. The Role: Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and governance frameworks aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements (including FCA and data protection). Lead Azure Landing Zone design, networking (Hub-Spoke, Virtual WAN), PaaS services, identity (Entra ID), and integration patterns (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management). Establish a robust data architecture strategy to unify disparate systems (Sage, Kantata, Concur), implement master data management, data governance, quality standards, and analytics solutions using Azure Synapse, Fabric, Power BI. Drive cloud cost ..... full job details .....