Technical Architect
Posted 1 day ago by FORT
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Taunton, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Azure Technical Architect role involves leading architectural direction for a major transformation program focused on secure and scalable cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with delivery needs and long-term technology strategy. The architect will define standards, oversee CI/CD integration, and ensure compliance with security and governance requirements. Active SC Clearance is required for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing architecture blueprints for Azure-hosted applications
- Defining coding, configuration, and architectural standards
- Collaborating with developers, testers, and wider delivery teams
- Overseeing CI/CD pipeline design and integration
- Ensuring security, compliance, and governance standards are met
- Documenting architectural decisions and maintaining technical artefacts
- Conducting architecture reviews and resolving complex design challenges
- Identifying opportunities for modernisation and platform improvement
Key Skills:
- Strong experience designing solutions on Microsoft Azure
- Background in microservices, APIs, and integration patterns
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automation
- Understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards
- Strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills
- Ability to balance innovation with risk in complex environments
- Exposure to DevOps or DevSecOps practices (nice to have)
- Experience within regulated or enterprise-scale environments (nice to have)
- Knowledge of performance optimisation and monitoring (nice to have)
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on-premise integration (nice to have)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Taunton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Azure Technical Architect (Active SC Clearance)
Overview
This role sits within a major transformation programme focused on building secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. You’ll take ownership of architectural direction across multiple applications and services, ensuring solutions are aligned with both immediate delivery needs and long-term technology strategy.
Working Pattern
Hybrid working - 2 days per week onsite in Taunton
The Role
As a Technical Architect, you’ll define and govern architecture across cloud-native and hybrid environments, acting as the technical authority across delivery teams. You’ll work closely with engineering, QA, and delivery stakeholders to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment across all solutions.
Core responsibilities include:
- Designing architecture blueprints for Azure-hosted applications
- Defining coding, configuration, and architectural standards
- Collaborating with developers, testers, and wider delivery teams
- Overseeing CI/CD pipeline design and integration
- Ensuring security, compliance, and governance standards are met
- Documenting architectural decisions and maintaining technical artefacts
- Conducting architecture reviews and resolving complex design challenges
- Identifying opportunities for modernisation and platform improvement
What You’ll Bring
Strong experience designing solutions on Microsoft Azure
Background in microservices, APIs, and integration patterns
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automation
Understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards
Strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills
Ability to balance innovation with risk in complex environments
Nice to Have
Exposure to DevOps or DevSecOps practices
Experience within regulated or enterprise-scale environments
Knowledge of performance optimisation and monitoring
Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on-premise integration
Additional Info
SC Clearance required (active)