Summary: The role of Technical Architect involves providing expert technical leadership for complex projects and services within a fully remote, 9-month contract position. The architect will define and implement technical strategies that align with business objectives, ensuring the organization remains competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape. This position requires a strong background in enterprise-scale IT solutions and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively. The role also includes responsibilities related to mergers and acquisitions support and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic technical guidance to project and service teams.
• Define and document technical architectures, including system diagrams, data flows, and integration points.
• Evaluate and recommend cutting-edge technologies to drive business success.
• Conduct feasibility studies and impact assessments.
• Ensure technical solutions align with enterprise architecture principles.
• Design and develop scalable and innovative technical solutions.
• Maintain technical roadmaps and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify emerging technologies and assess their impact.
• Develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes.
• Lead technical aspects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and engineers.
• Manage technical risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Keep stakeholders informed of technical decisions and their business impact.
• Improve operational efficiency and reduce technical debt.
• Automate and streamline processes where possible.
• Provide technical support to operations teams.
• Conduct technical due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
• Develop integration plans for acquired systems and processes.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience as a Technical Architect with expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale IT solutions.
• Strong knowledge of IT best practices, including ITIL, Prince2, TOGAF, and Archimate.
• Deep expertise across multiple technical domains, including enterprise IT, service desk, endpoint devices, applications, infrastructure, cyber security, and data science & automation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to think strategically.
• Excellent communication skills – able to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed organizations with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in M&A activities, including due diligence and integration (desirable).
• Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) (desirable).
• DevSecOps practices and tools (desirable).
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect) (desirable).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT