Technical Architect - must be SC cleared - remote - £478

The assignment covers a diverse mix of modern cloud-native services and Legacy enterprise platforms. Exposure to some of the following areas would be beneficial:

• Modern languages and frameworks including Ruby, Java, and/or Python
• AWS cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, platform as a service tooling
• Engineering practices such as DDD, TDD, CI/CD, automated testing and Git workflows
• Multi-tier platform strategies including centralised data and business logic layers
• Enterprise Oracle software including ERP components
• Mac-based development environments and public GitHub repositories

Essential Skills & Experience

• A systems thinking mindset - the ability to see how changes in one part of a sociotechnical system (people, process, technology, governance) affect others, to reason about emergent behaviours in complex environments, and to make trade-offs accordingly. Comfort with ambiguity and complexity is essential.
• Experience guiding technology decisions, evaluating options, and influencing senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and build consensus across a diverse range of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate organisational complexity - working across multiple teams, professions, and competing priorities to achieve pragmatic outcomes in ambiguous or fast changing environments.
• Experience as a technical or solution architect in complex digital or enterprise environments.
• Strong software engineering foundation, with practical knowledge of modern application architectures (eg, microservices, APIs, frameworks).
• Proven ability to design and document architectures using visual modelling techniques such as C4, UML, and data flow diagrams.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, ideally AWS, including Infrastructure as Code, platform services, networking, and security controls.
• Deep understanding of secure and resilient system design, including authentication patterns, threat modelling, performance considerations, and observability.
• Familiarity with modern development practices such as CI/CD, TDD, and containerisation.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, integration approaches, API design, messaging patterns, and interoperability challenges.
• Ability to work across the full delivery life cycle, from discovery through implementation and service transition.
• Collaborative, empathetic, and committed to building trust with stakeholders at all levels.
• Dedicated to continuous learning, technical curiosity, and staying current with emerging technologies.
• Pragmatic and outcome-focused, balancing long-term architectural quality with short-term delivery constraints.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with enterprise ERP platforms (eg, Oracle E-business Suite).
• Knowledge of UK government digital service standards, architecture frameworks, and assurance processes.
• Understanding of Domain-Driven Design or event-driven architectural approaches.
• Exposure to site reliability engineering (SRE), platform engineering, or infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Experience contributing to architectural communities of practice or governance forums.