Technical Architect
Posted Today by Brio Digital
£750 Per day
Inside
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: We are looking for a Technical Architect to design and deliver large-scale, cloud-based systems in a regulated environment. The role involves shaping architecture, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with technical and organizational standards. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Java, AWS, and modern JavaScript frameworks, with experience in NHS or government settings. This position requires both technical leadership and collaboration across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient architectures
- Define architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and delivery teams to ensure alignment
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java-based backend systems and modern frontend stacks
- Drive cloud-native architecture using AWS services
- Ensure compliance with government or NHS digital standards, including security and data governance
- Support technical decision-making and guide teams through complex architectural challenges
- Contribute to documentation, roadmaps, and long-term technical strategy
Key Skills:
- Strong experience as a Technical Architect or similar senior role
- Deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks)
- Proven experience with AWS (e.g. Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, RDS)
- Solid knowledge of JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Node.js)
- Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, microservices-based architectures
- Previous experience working within NHS or UK government environments
- Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data protection standards
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £750/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
description: Technical Architect Rate: £750/day (Inside IR35) Contract Length: 12 months Location: Remote (occasional on-site travel, approx. once per quarter to either Leeds or London) Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to support the design and delivery of large-scale, cloud-based systems within a highly regulated environment. This role will play a key part in shaping architecture, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring solutions align with both technical and organisational standards. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in Java, AWS, and modern JavaScript frameworks, ideally with prior experience working in NHS or wider government settings.
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and resilient architectures
- Define architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across multiple teams
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and delivery teams to ensure alignment
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java-based backend systems and modern frontend stacks
- Drive cloud-native architecture using AWS services
- Ensure compliance with government or NHS digital standards, including security and data governance
- Support technical decision-making and guide teams through complex architectural challenges
- Contribute to documentation, roadmaps, and long-term technical strategy
Required Skills & Experience Strong experience as a Technical Architect or similar senior role Deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks) Proven experience with AWS (e.g. Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, RDS) Solid knowledge of JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Node.js) Experience designing and delivering cloud-native, microservices-based architectures Previous experience working within NHS or UK government environments Strong understanding of security, compliance, and data protection standards Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience with NHS Digital standards or GDS (Government Digital Service) frameworks Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code Experience working in agile, multi-team environments Apply now or email dom@briodigital.io for more information.