Lead Technical Architect

Circle Recruitment; City Of London; Remote; GBP 129,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment seeks a Lead Technical Architect for a Government client, available remotely. The role focuses on multi-cloud architecture across Google Cloud and AWS with a strong emphasis on security, AI opportunities, and governance. Immediate contract until 30/04 with Umbrella and Inside IR35 conditions.

Ideal candidates will define secure AI and cloud roadmaps, lead architectural governance, and communicate risks to senior stakeholders while mentoring engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Proven multi-cloud architecture expertise including Google Cloud and AWS.
• Focus on security and data privacy controls.
• Experience designing secure AI architectures and AI safety guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Identify AI opportunities and execute them within cloud architecture.
• Lead enterprise cloud architecture across GCP and AWS.
• Define secure, scalable AI and cloud architecture strategies, roadmaps and standards.
• Communicate decisions and risks to senior stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor teams.

Skills

Multi-cloud

Google Cloud

VPC Service Controls

AI opportunities

Security

Cloud architecture

GCP/AWS

Job description

Lead Technical Architect

Contract until April

£Market rates/Day Inside IR35

Remote

Clearance: SC

We are seeking a Lead Technical Architect for our Government client on a remote basis. The Lead Technical Architect role will be an initial contract until 30/04 paying between £700 - £990/Day Inside IR35. Ideally they want to be under the top end budget.

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Clearance: SC

Role Profile:

• The candidate will need to come in and identify AI opportunities and will be able to execute them.
• Requires a proven track record of multi cloud architecture expertise
• Google Cloud experience
• Expertise in configuring VPC service controls
• Must have a focus on security and be familiar with cloud platforms
• Identify and deliver AI opportunities, including AI-assisted and agentic workflows.
• Define secure, scalable AI and cloud architecture strategies, roadmaps and standards.
• Lead multi-cloud architecture across GCP and AWS, including Cloud Landing Zones, IAM and microservices.
• Design AI security controls, including VPC Service Controls, identity federation, human-in-the-loop approvals and PII protection.
• Develop modular, technology-agnostic integration layers connecting enterprise platforms, AI solutions and custom-built tools.
• Lead architectural governance and assurance, including TDA approvals, DPIAs and cyber security compliance.
• Communicate architectural decisions, risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams and ensure solutions align with wider enterprise architecture.
• Proven experience leading enterprise cloud architecture across GCP and/or AWS.
• Strong Google Cloud expertise, particularly VPC Service Controls.
• Hands‑on experience designing secure AI architectures and implementing AI safety guardrails.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, IAM, identity federation and data privacy controls.
• Experience designing scalable microservices and API‑led integration architectures.
• Understanding of public sector governance, security assurance and relevant NCSC standards.
• Excellent stakeholder management, technical communication and architectural leadership skills.

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