Lead Technical/Software Architect
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£750 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Manchester (M1)
Summary: The Lead Technical Architect role involves bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring effective governance, and guiding decision-making processes. The candidate will be responsible for translating business problems into technical designs while managing risks and complexities. Strong communication skills and experience with relevant technologies are essential for success in this position. The role is based on an initial 6-month contract with a Central Government client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ensure governance and manage risks associated with service assurance.
- Make and guide decisions involving managed levels of risk and complexity.
- Apply strategy using patterns, standards, policies, and roadmaps.
- Design systems that address business problems with manageable complexity.
Key Skills:
- Experience with written code (e.g., Javascript, TypeScript, Node, CDK).
- AWS experience.
- Strong communication skills for explaining architectural designs.
- Ability to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Active or recently lapsed SC clearance is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): £750 per day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SBA are currently supporting our Central Government client who are seeking a Lead Technical Architect on an initial 6 month contract.
Skills needed for this role
- Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical. You can speak on behalf of technical teams and facilitate relationships with indirect stakeholders. (Relevant skill level: working)
- Governance. You understand how governance works and what governance is required. You can take responsibility for the assurance of parts of a service and know what risks need to be managed. (Relevant skill level: working)
- Making and guiding decisions. You can make decisions characterised by managed levels of risk and complexity and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase. You can resolve technical disputes between peers and indirect stakeholders, taking into account all views and opinions. (Relevant skill level: working)
- Strategy. You can apply strategy, using patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. You can challenge them and provide guidance. (Relevant skill level: working)
- Turning business problems into technical design. You can design systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business, and technical complexity and meaningful impact. You can work with well understood technology and identify appropriate patterns. (Relevant skill level: working)
The ideal candidate should have
- Experience working with written code e.g., Javascript (typescript), Node, CDK
- AWS experience
- Strong communication skills when it comes to explaining their vision and architectural design to a wide array of internal and external stakeholders
NB: Active SC/recently lapsed SC would be advantageous. To apply, please submit latest CV.