Technical Architect

Technical Architect

Posted 1 week ago by 1755943441

£550 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
England

Summary: The role of Technical Architect involves collaborating with a leading UK consultancy to deliver software architecture solutions for central government clients. The position requires expertise in defining and implementing software architectures, with a focus on enterprise-scale applications. Candidates should have experience in government or NHS projects and possess a strong software engineering background. Security clearance and adherence to quality and security policies are essential for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and implement software architectures using best-practice approaches for large enterprise-scale applications.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and contribute to architecture governance and assurance processes.
  • Lead and guide delivery teams to realize architectural designs.
  • Ensure compliance with company and client quality, environmental, and information security policies.
  • Develop and implement technical designs, showing ownership of designs and their evolution.
  • Evaluate and introduce innovative patterns and technologies into project teams.
  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders to provide technical direction and consensus.
  • Coach and mentor team members while keeping up to date with technology trends.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in defining and implementing software architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of software development, programming languages, and methodologies.
  • Ability to identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes.
  • Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
  • Familiarity with the GDS toolkit and delivering digital services for the UK government.
  • Excellent problem-solving and collaborative skills.
  • Coaching and mentoring abilities.
  • Understanding of user-centred design and accessibility standards.

Salary (Rate): £550 daily

City: undetermined

Country: England

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Harvey Nash are partnered with a UK leading consultancy that deliver into the public sector to recruit a Technical Architect for a project with one of their central government clients.

Location: Anywhere in UK

Travel: As and when required

Day Rate: £500-£550 Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC Cleared OR for eligible SC Clearance and has lived in UK for 5+ Years

Experience - Government or NHS experience Essential - Software Engineering background ideally.

Details:

You'll use your experience of defining and implementing software architectures using patterns and best-practice approaches to define detailed designs that form part of large enterprise-scale applications to meet our clients' business outcomes.
You'll collaborate with colleagues and take your solutions through architecture governance and generally contribute to the evolution of the assurance processes.
You'll use your expertise to confidently lead and guide delivery teams to bring your design to life.
Experience in delivering digital services for the UK government is highly valuable for many of our projects. Therefore, familiarity with the GDS toolkit will be essential.
Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with company quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.
Essential experience
* Develop and implement technical designs for modern enterprise-scale applications, utilising or defining effective patterns and technologies
* Show ownership of designs and their evolution and transition into service
* Have an excellent working knowledge of software development, programming languages, modelling languages and methodologies and know how to apply them
* Identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes and/or non-functional requirements
* Evaluate and introduce innovative new patterns, approaches and technologies into project teams
* Can break down architectures into implemented components, utilising effective patterns and technologies that deliver business outcomes and address stakeholder needs
As well as technical architecture skills, there are essential core skills you'll need to be a great consultant.
* Build strong relationships with both business and technical stakeholders to provide technical direction and build consensus for your technical designs
* Take a methodical and considered approach to solving problems
* Take a collaborative and consultative approach to leading and guiding teams
* Coach and mentor fellow team members
* Keep up to date with new and emerging technology trends and their practical application
Desirable experience
Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role:
* Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, Open Agile Architecture)
* Experience of delivering digital services and the GDS toolkit for the UK Government would be useful for many of our projects. It will be valuable (and essential for some contractor roles) if you are familiar with these activities and concepts:
o the Service Manual
o Agile delivery phases and
o Service Assessments
* A solid understanding of the benefit of user-centred design and understanding accessibility standards
* Good understanding of DevOps and in-life service management