Technical Architect

Summary: The Technical Architect role involves developing and defining Target State Architecture (TSA) that aligns with long-term business and technology strategies. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure architectural direction meets business priorities and provides technical leadership in large projects. The role also includes conducting gap analyses and mentoring engineering teams while ensuring compliance with security and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and define Target State Architecture (TSA) that aligns with long-term business and technology strategy.
• Design and implement enterprise-wide data strategies, encompassing data modeling, integration, governance, and analytics readiness.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (Product, Engineering, Data, Security) to align architectural direction with business priorities.
• Lead architectural assessments and define principles, patterns, and roadmaps for scalable solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in large, cross-functional projects and digital transformation initiatives.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and target states, and define transition roadmaps and interim architectures.
• Mentor engineering teams and support development with architecture guardrails and design reviews.
• Ensure alignment of technology solutions with security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies that support enterprise innovation.

Key Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles.
• Deep experience in designing Target State Architectures across domains (applications, data, integration, cloud).
• Proven track record of building and executing data strategies at scale, including data lakes, warehousing, or modern data platforms.
• Expertise in architecture frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, or similar.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architecture principles.
• Proficiency in data modeling, ETL pipelines, APIs, microservices, and integration architectures.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with tools like ArchiMate, Sparx EA, or similar (preferred).
• Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) (preferred).
• Certification in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) (preferred).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Gloucestershire

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT