Technical Architect
Posted 2 days ago by Inara
£650 Per day
Inside
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Technical Architect involves leading the design and implementation of cloud-native architectures using AWS and Azure. The position requires a blend of high-level architectural thinking and hands-on technical delivery, focusing on automation and infrastructure tooling. The ideal candidate will guide teams through complex technical challenges while ensuring security, scalability, and operational excellence. This role is part of a major cloud-native transformation programme and requires strong communication and collaboration skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end cloud-native architecture design across both AWS and Azure, ensuring security, scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Build automation and infrastructure tooling using Python, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices.
- Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to turn business requirements into robust architectural solutions and clear technical roadmaps.
- Drive standards around cloud governance, infrastructure-as-code, observability, cost optimisation, and high availability.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership — code reviews, technical oversight, solution design — while mentoring teams and supporting delivery.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in AWS (preferred) and/or Azure cloud architecture.
- Excellent knowledge of Python, Terraform, and modern automation patterns.
- Experience designing scalable, secure, cloud-native platforms.
- A solid DevOps mindset: CI/CD, IaC, observability, reliability.
- Ability to influence technical direction while remaining hands-on.
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with engineering, product, and security stakeholders.
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract Technical Architect – AWS / Azure / Python / Terraform Remote (UK-Based) Inside IR35 | £650 per day (approx.) Start ASAP | Leading Cloud-Native Programme
We’re looking for a hands-on Technical Architect to join a major cloud-native transformation programme. This is a role for someone who can move confidently between high-level architectural thinking and deep technical delivery, shaping solutions and helping teams make them real. If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, setting engineering direction, and guiding teams through modern cloud-native patterns, this is a great opportunity.
As Technical Architect, you will:
- Lead end-to-end cloud-native architecture design across both AWS and Azure , ensuring security, scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Build automation and infrastructure tooling using Python , Terraform , and modern DevOps practices.
- Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to turn business requirements into robust architectural solutions and clear technical roadmaps .
- Drive standards around cloud governance , infrastructure-as-code , observability , cost optimisation , and high availability .
- Provide hands-on technical leadership — code reviews, technical oversight, solution design — while mentoring teams and supporting delivery.
What You’ll Bring
- Strong background in AWS (preferred) and/or Azure cloud architecture
- Excellent knowledge of Python , Terraform , and modern automation patterns
- Experience designing scalable, secure, cloud-native platforms
- A solid DevOps mindset: CI/CD, IaC, observability, reliability
- Ability to influence technical direction while remaining hands-on
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with engineering, product, and security stakeholders