Technical Architect - SC Cleared
Posted Today by 1766138134
£625 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: A Technical Architect and Senior Technical Architect are sought for a public sector client to analyze technology landscapes, identify improvement opportunities, and define architectures for digital transformation. The role requires significant experience in complex digital environments and a strong foundation in software engineering. The contract is for 3 to 4 months, requiring onsite presence in London two days a week. Candidates with high-level security clearance are preferred, and successful applicants must obtain security clearance prior to appointment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze the client's technology landscape and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Define architectures that support long-term digital transformation.
- Design and document architectures using visual modeling techniques.
- Guide technology decisions and influence senior stakeholders.
- Ensure secure and resilient system design.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience as a technical or solution architect in complex digital or enterprise environments.
- Strong software engineering foundation with knowledge of modern application architectures.
- Proven ability to design and document architectures using C4, UML, and data flow diagrams.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud providers, ideally AWS.
- Deep understanding of secure and resilient system design.
- Familiarity with Ruby, Python, or Java, and modern development practices.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, integration approaches, and API design.
Salary (Rate): £625 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Technical Architect
A Technical Architect and Senior Technical Architect are required for a public sector client. You will analyse the client's technology landscape, identify opportunities for improvement, and define architectures that support long-term digital transformation.
Skills and experience required:
* Significant experience as a technical or solution architect in complex digital or enterprise environments.
* Strong software engineering foundation, with practical knowledge of modern application architectures (e.g., microservices, APIs, distributed systems).
* Proven ability to design and document architectures using visual modelling techniques such as C4, UML, and data flow diagrams.
* Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, ideally AWS, including Infrastructure as Code, platform services, networking, and security controls.
* Deep understanding of secure and resilient system design, including authentication patterns, threat modelling, performance considerations, and observability.
* Familiarity with Ruby, Python, or Java, and modern development practices such as CI/CD, TDD, and containerisation.
* Experience guiding technology decisions, evaluating options, and influencing senior stakeholders.
* Strong understanding of data modelling, integration approaches, API design, messaging patterns, and interoperability challenges.
The contract is for 3 to 4 months inside IR35 and is due to start in January. There is a requirement to be onsite in London two days per week.
To be considered for the position please forward your CV.
Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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