Technical Architect
hace 17 días
Andover
Technical Architect Central Government Programme | Defence Environment Andover HQ (2 days onsite per week) £110,000 - £120,000 + package SC Clearance required Overview An opportunity has opened for a Technical Architect to join a high-security central government programme supporting a major defence-related capability. This is a hands-on architecture role where you will take ownership of complex system design across large-scale, secure environments, ensuring solutions are robust, compliant, and aligned to wider enterprise strategy. You will operate across multi-disciplinary teams, providing technical leadership from early concept through to delivery, governance, and ongoing optimisation. Key Responsibilities You will: • Lead the end-to-end technical design of complex systems and services, • Define, review, and assure architectural solutions across the full delivery lifecycle, • Provide governance and technical oversight across development and integration activity, • Conduct impact assessments, design reviews, and risk evaluation of solution changes, • Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, secure architectures, • Ensure adherence to enterprise standards, security principles, and regulatory requirements, • Apply architectural principles across software, infrastructure, cloud, and integration layers, • Support secure solution design aligned to government and defence security standards, • Contribute to architecture boards, governance forums, and technical decision-making, • Provide mentoring, guidance, and architectural leadership to delivery teams, • Support pre-sales / bid activity including solution shaping, estimation, and client engagement, • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements across platforms and services, • Lead or support proof of concepts and technical demonstrationsTechnical Environment Strong experience required in: • Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), • Cloud platforms (AWS or Azure), • DevOps / CI/CD toolchains and practices, • Microservices and web services architecture, • REST, SOAP, JSON-based integrations, • Identity and access management (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Active Directory, LDAP, ADFS), • Secure application development (Java or .NET), • Agile delivery environments, • API-driven architectures, • Security frameworks and principles (OWASP, NCSC guidance), • Data protection and GDPR-compliant designDesirable Experience, • Defence, central government or highly regulated environments, • SC cleared environments, • Data architecture and modern data platforms, • Real-time data integration, APIs, streaming or IoT, • AI or emerging technology solutions, • Public sector procurement / bid support exposure, • Industry certifications (AWS, Azure, Microsoft or equivalent)About You, • Has operated as a Technical Architect or Senior Solution Architect in complex environments, • Can operate across both hands-on technical design and stakeholder engagement, • Understands how to balance security, scalability, and delivery constraints, • Is confident working in governance-heavy, regulated environments, • Can influence senior stakeholders and translate complexity into clear decisions