Lead Technical Architect

Unify Talent UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Technical Architect for a 12-month contract, fully remote. The ideal candidate should have a strong software engineering background with experience in public sector projects. Responsibilities include defining architecture across complex environments and providing governance to multiple agile teams. This position offers a competitive rate of £(Apply online only) per day.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in defining and assuring architecture focused on Capability Level Architecture.
• Deep technical fluency from hands-on software development.
• Expertise in developing and assuring Architectural Design Plans and Roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define intentional architecture across complex environments.
• Validate technical approaches for emergent designs.
• Provide architectural governance across agile teams.

Skills

Architecture Experience

Software Engineering Foundation

Design & Documentation

Technical Authority

Stakeholder Management

Architectural Progression

Cross-Team Leadership

Tools

Java

Python

AWS

Job description

Overview

Principal Technical Architect

Software Engineering background

£(Apply online only) per day, Outside I35

12 Month Contract

Fully Remote (Must be UK based)

Our exclusive Consulting partner urgently requires the services of a Principal / Lead Technical Architect on a Contract basis, to help deliver a high-profile project for a Government customer. We're looking for a highly experienced Technical Architect with a strong Software Engineering background, and strong experience working on Public Sector projects.

Responsibilities

• Define intentional architecture across complex, multi-programme environments at a strategic level while also addressing technical detail to propose solutions.
• Define and assure architecture focusing on Capability Level Architecture for core business areas such as Order Management, Activity Management, and Application Processing.
• Develop and assure formal Architectural Design Plans (ADPs), Roadmaps, and other key architectural deliverables.
• Validate the technical approach for emergent designs and provide domain-specific knowledge to improve overall architectural quality.
• Provide architectural governance and direction across several concurrent, independent agile teams.

Technical Skills

• Architecture Experience: Proven experience in defining and assuring architecture, specifically focusing on Capability Level Architecture for core business areas such as Order Management, Activity Management, and Application Processing.
• Software Engineering Foundation: Deep technical fluency from hands-on software development, ideally with experience governing applications built on strategic stacks, including Java (Spring Boot) and Python, aligned with cloud-native principles (AWS).
• Design & Documentation: Expertise in developing and assuring formal Architectural Design Plans (ADPs), Roadmaps, and other key architectural deliverables.
• Technical Authority: Ability to validate the technical approach for emergent designs and provide domain-specific knowledge to improve overall architectural quality.

People/Process Skills

• Stakeholder Management (Varying Levels): Expert ability to manage stakeholders and influence senior leaders and technical teams across multiple delivery streams.
• Architectural Progression: Proven ability to drive the creation, review, and approval of Architectural Design Plans to ensure timely progression of strategic initiatives.
• Cross-Team Leadership: Demonstrated experience providing architectural governance and direction across several concurrent, independent agile teams.

Application

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