Technical Architect
Posted Today by Hays Specialist Recruitment
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Summary: The Technical Architect role involves leading the design and integration of a new student records system for an education provider. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements. The architect will serve as the technical authority, focusing on innovation and operational efficiency. This contract position is hybrid, based in South Wales, and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical architecture design for the SRS implementation, including system integration, data models, security protocols, and infrastructure requirements.
- Provide technical and strategic leadership on all aspects of the development of, and modifications to, systems that are part of or integrate with the SRS programme to ensure that they take account of relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards, and practices.
- The postholder will be part of the SRS Senior Management team and will provide strategically aligned and technically robust advice and guidance.
- Liaise and collaborate with stakeholders, including academic staff, administrative teams, project managers, and external vendors, to define non-functional requirements (eg performance, scalability, accessibility) and ensure alignment with business needs.
- Oversee the architecture covering migration of Legacy data to the new SRS, ensuring data integrity, minimal disruption, and adherence to data protection regulations.
- Develop and maintain architectural documentation, such as high-level designs, interface specifications, and roadmaps for future enhancements.
- Support agile delivery teams by providing technical guidance, reviewing designs, and facilitating knowledge transfer.
- Produce and deliver presentations, reports and other documentation on digital solutions and strategies, including guidelines, procedures, business cases and budget proposals to inform and influence a diverse range of both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Stay abreast of industry trends in higher education IT, such as AI-driven analytics for student records or cloud migration strategies and incorporate best practices into the SRS architecture.
- Contribute to the broader IT strategy, including enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks, the influence of internal policy formation and business planning relevant to the SRS's area of specialism.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in technical architecture design and implementation.
- Strong understanding of system integration, data models, and security protocols.
- Ability to provide strategic leadership and technical guidance.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in overseeing data migration and ensuring data integrity.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and supporting delivery teams.
- Knowledge of industry trends in higher education IT.
- Ability to develop and maintain architectural documentation.
- Experience in producing presentations and reports for varied audiences.
- Understanding of enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: Cardiff
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Technical Architect Contract - Paying up to £550 Per Day, Outside IR35, Based in South Wales, Hybrid Working, To Start ASAP
Your new organisation
An education provider is recruiting for an Architect to start ASAP to lead on the design and integration of their new student records system.
Your new role
You will lead cross-functional teams to align the SRS with the strategic objectives, regulatory requirements (eg, GDPR), and emerging technologies.
You will be the technical authority, mitigating risks and driving innovation to enhance student experience and operational efficiency.
What you'll need to succeed
- Lead the technical architecture design for the SRS implementation, including system integration, data models, security protocols, and infrastructure requirements.
- Provide technical and strategic leadership on all aspects of the development of, and modifications to, systems that are part of or integrate with the SRS programme to ensure that they take account of relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards, and practices.
- The postholder will be part of the SRS Senior Management team and will provide strategically aligned and technically robust advice and guidance.
- Liaise and collaborate with stakeholders, including academic staff, administrative teams, project managers, and external vendors, to define non-functional requirements (eg performance, scalability, accessibility) and ensure alignment with business needs.
- Oversee the architecture covering migration of Legacy data to the new SRS, ensuring data integrity, minimal disruption, and adherence to data protection regulations.
- Develop and maintain architectural documentation, such as high-level designs, interface specifications, and roadmaps for future enhancements.
- Support agile delivery teams by providing technical guidance, reviewing designs, and facilitating knowledge transfer.
- Produce and deliver presentations, reports and other documentation on digital solutions and strategies, including guidelines, procedures, business cases and budget proposals to inform and influence a diverse range of both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Stay abreast of industry trends in higher education IT, such as AI-driven analytics for student records or cloud migration strategies and incorporate best practices into the SRS architecture.
- Contribute to the broader IT strategy, including enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks, the influence of internal policy formation and business planning relevant to the SRS's area of specialism.
What you'll get in return
£550 per day, out of scope of IR35, paid weekly via Hays, a 3-month contract initially, on-site presence is required 3 days per week in Cardiff.
What you need to do now
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