Technical Architect (SC Cleared)
11 hours ago
Bristol
Technical Architect (SC Cleared) 6-month initial Contract Start: January 2026 £600–£650/day (Inside IR35) Active SC Clearance Required We’re supporting a large central government organisation in hiring an experienced Technical Architect to join a significant digital transformation programme. This role sits within a senior architecture function and will focus on application, integration, and data architecture across a complex multi-cloud environment. This opportunity is ideal for architects who are strong across application design, API/integration patterns, and large-scale enterprise systems. Key Responsibilities As the Technical Architect, you will: • Lead architecture across complex application and integration domains, • Define and communicate end-to-end architectural designs for distributed systems, • Design API architectures, integration patterns, service boundaries and system interactions, • Work within a cloud-first environment (primarily AWS, with some Azure components), • Produce architectural artefacts: HLDs, solution options, architecture models and roadmaps, • Support supplier assessments and contribute to procurement activity, • Engage with senior stakeholders and architecture review boards, • Ensure alignment with governance, security and organisational standards, • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary digital delivery teams Required Experience You should be able to demonstrate: • Strong background in Application Architecture, Integration Architecture, or Data Architecture, • Experience designing APIs, integrations, microservices, message/event-driven systems, • Previous work on large-scale digital programmes, ideally in the public sector, • Proficiency in architecture modelling (C4, UML, ArchiMate or equivalent), • Ability to present complex technical ideas clearly to non-technical audiences, • Hands-on understanding of AWS; Azure familiarity beneficial, • Knowledge of data flows, modelling, and governance principles, • Experience supporting procurement or vendor evaluation processes, • Valid SC Clearance (active preferred; recently lapsed also considered)