Lead Technical Architect
Posted 4 days ago by Access Computer Consulting
£745 Per day
Inside
Remote
Glasgow
Summary: The Lead Technical Architect role involves working remotely with occasional travel to Glasgow, focusing on defining and maintaining the technical strategy for various services within Central Government. The position requires collaboration with the Principal Technical Architect and guiding technical teams towards digital transformation. Essential skills include programming in TypeScript/Node, AWS, and modern development practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, maintain, and own the technical strategy and roadmap for services.
- Guide technical teams and influence technical choices.
- Seek out opportunities for digital transformation.
- Undertake structured evaluation of technical concepts and translate them into technical designs.
Key Skills:
- Experience in Central Government.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as TypeScript/Node.
- Experience with AWS and infrastructure as code using Terraform.
- Skills in container orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with public GitHub repositories.
- Knowledge of modern development practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
Salary (Rate): £745/day
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
I am recruiting for a Lead Technical Architect to work on a remote basis with travel to Glasgow 2 or 3 days a month. The role falls inside IR35 so you will have to work through an umbrella company. Candidates MUST have recent experience of working in Central Government. You will work with the Principal Technical Architect to define, maintain and own the technical strategy and roadmap for services of various sizes and complexity, defining how they integrate with other services and teams, and how they evolve over time. You will also guide technical teams, influence technical choices and seek out opportunities for digital transformation. You will undertake structured evaluation of technical concepts, translating this into technical designs that describe a solution. Experience of programming languages such as TypeScript/Node and AWS using infrastructure as code with Terraform is essential. You must also have skills in Container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and Public GitHub repositories. Modern development practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous delivery is also essential for the role. Is this of interest please apply ASAP to find out more.