Technical Architect
Posted 1 week ago by Harvey Nash Plc
£550 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
England, UK
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, particularly for enterprise-scale applications, while ensuring compliance with quality and security standards. Candidates should have a background in software engineering and experience with government or NHS projects, along with familiarity with the GDS toolkit. The role is based anywhere in the UK and requires SC clearance or eligibility for it.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement software architectures for large enterprise-scale applications.
- Collaborate with colleagues and contribute to architecture governance.
- Lead and guide delivery teams to realize design solutions.
- Ensure compliance with company and customer policies regarding quality and security.
- Develop and implement technical designs utilizing effective patterns and technologies.
- Build strong relationships with business and technical stakeholders.
- Coach and mentor team members while keeping up with technology trends.
Key Skills:
- Experience in software engineering and architecture design.
- Knowledge of programming languages, modelling languages, and methodologies.
- Familiarity with GDS toolkit and digital services for UK government.
- Ability to evaluate and introduce innovative patterns and technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and collaborative skills.
- Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
- Understanding of user-centred design and accessibility standards.
- Good understanding of DevOps and in-life service management.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
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 (eg 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
