Senior Technical Architect
Posted 2 days ago by 1769662952
£650 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Milton Keynes
Summary: The role of Senior Technical Architect involves leading solutions architecture and infrastructure development for a Central Government client. The position requires a deep understanding of technology aligned with the DDaT framework and experience in bridging technical and non-technical gaps. Candidates should possess SC or DV Clearance and have a strong background in solutions and enterprise architecture. This is a 6-month initial contract based in Milton Keynes, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead planning, communication, and driving solutions architecture, engineering, and infrastructure development.
- Draft, author, and review statements of requirements and technical documentation.
- Analyse and evaluate data such as requirements and ITTs.
- Manage stakeholders effectively.
- Work in agile environments and apply continual delivery techniques and DevOps cultures.
- Collaborate across teams using the Squad Model.
- Ensure compliance with UK government technology strategies and policies.
- Apply IT security principles from NCSC, CIS, and NIST.
- Utilize expert knowledge of private and public cloud products.
Key Skills:
- Solutions and Enterprise Architecture experience.
- Ability to bridge technical and non-technical gaps.
- Experience drafting technical documentation.
- Stakeholder management skills.
- Agile methodologies and DevOps experience.
- Qualifications equivalent to TOGAF, MCSE, and/or CCNP.
- Experience with UK government technology strategies.
- Understanding of IT security principles.
- Expertise in VMware, AWS, Azure, COTs, and GOTs products.
- Private and Public cloud development skills.
- DevOps automation experience.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, and Microservices knowledge.
- Interest in emerging technologies and system development implications.
- Certifications like Zachman, ITIL Managed Professional, or ITIL Expert Leader/Master.
Salary (Rate): £650pd
City: Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Job description
Senior Technical Architect
£550pd - £650pd DOE (Inside IR35/Umbrella)
6 Month Initial Contract
Milton Keynes (3 days in office)
SC/DV Clearance ideally
Are you a Senior Technical Architect looking for your next long-term contract role? Do you have SC or DV Clearance?
My Central Government client is looking for an experienced Technical Architect who has a deep understanding of cutting-edge software, hardware systems, and most importantly, an innovative twist to solving multiple business problems with the use of technology aligned to the DDaT framework.
You will lead in planning, communicating, and driving solutions architecture, engineering and infrastructure development.
You will need experience of:
Essential
- Solutions and Enterprise Architecture experience.
- Bridging technical and non-technical gaps.
- Draft, author, and reviewer of statement of requirements and technical documentation such as proposals, high-level designs, etc.
- Analyse, interrogate and evaluate data such as requirements and ITTs.
- Stakeholder management.
- Experience of working in agile environments, continual delivery techniques and DevOps cultures.
- Qualified to industry level equivalent to TOGAF, MCSE, and/or CCNP.
- Experience of working cross teams i.e., Squad Model.
- Experience of UK government technology strategies, and policies.
- A deep understanding of NCSC, CIS, and NIST IT security principles.
- Expert knowledge of private (VMware), public cloud (AWS/Azure), COTs and GOTs products.
Desirable
- Private and Public cloud development skills and experience.
- DevOps experience in automation and improvement in development and release processes (Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery).
- Infrastructure as a Code (IaC), Containerization, and Microservices.
- Good understanding of relevant emerging technologies, how they can be used, and of running a research or prototyping team.
- Wide-ranging interest in technology and its implications for system development (Hardware, Software, Cloud, Mobility and User Experience).
- Zachman, ITIL Managed Professional, or ITIL Expert Leader/Master.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
