Technical Architect
Posted 3 days ago by BrightBox Group
£550 Per day
Inside
Remote
London
Summary: The Technical Architect role is a contract position until 31/03/2027, focused on remote work and requires SC Clearance. The successful candidate will lead technical design across multiple projects, mentor teams, and ensure alignment with government strategic goals while addressing complex architectural challenges. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential for justifying design decisions and assuring service quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical design of systems and services across multiple projects.
- Provide mentorship and leadership to other architects and teams.
- Justify and communicate design decisions effectively.
- Ensure technical work aligns with broader strategic goals of the government.
- Define and evolve governance as necessary.
- Assure the quality of services using standards, guardrails, and principles.
Key Skills:
- 5-10 years of experience with Scala/Java 8 and Mulesoft.
- Experience with AWS and knowledge of DevOps tools.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Proven expertise in turning business problems into technical design.
- Practitioner knowledge in governance and assurance.
- Excellent communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Technical Architect Contract – until 31/03/2027
Remote Working
SC Clearance Essential
£500-£550pd (Inside IR35)
Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to join our team. In this role, you will work with multiple projects and teams, addressing complex problems that require broad architectural thinking. You will provide mentorship within teams and offer leadership to other architects, being responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services. Your ability to justify and communicate design decisions will be crucial, as will your role in assuring the quality of services and systems. You will ensure that technical work aligns with the broader strategic goals of the government, evolving and defining governance as necessary. Furthermore, you will assure the quality of services across sets of services, utilising tools such as standards, guardrails, and principles to effectively govern delivery.
Required Experience: 5-10 years of experience with Scala/Java 8 and Mulesoft is essential. Experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) and knowledge of DevOps tools is required.
Team Structure: You will work within a collaborative team environment, interacting with various stakeholders and leading architectural efforts across multiple projects.
Skills and Qualifications: Proven expertise in turning business problems into technical design
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Practitioner knowledge in governance and assurance
- Experience in making and guiding decisions, particularly in medium risk and complexity scenarios
- Ability to define and challenge strategies
- Understanding of the entire context in which technical solutions are implemented
- Excellent communication skills to justify and explain design decisions
Join us in shaping the future of our technical architecture and delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our clients.