Lead Technical Architect - Central Government

Driver Hire Borders; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the public sector is seeking a Lead Technical Architect for a 12-month contract. This role involves working closely with teams to define technical strategies, oversee project integrations and facilitate digital transformations. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with programming languages like TypeScript and cloud technologies such as AWS. Based around Glasgow with a hybrid work model, this is an excellent opportunity to influence critical technical decisions within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with a tech stack including TypeScript/Node and AWS.
• Proficient in infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Expertise in container orchestration using Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technical strategy and roadmap.
• Guide technical teams and oversee digital transformation.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align technology strategies.

Skills

TypeScript

Node

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Domain-driven design

Test-driven development

Continuous integration

Continuous delivery

Job description

Role: Lead Technical Architect REF 91496
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: National – 2-3 days per week on site / Ideally around Glasgow or able to travel to Glasgow as is required 2-3 days per month.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested

Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Technical Architect for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD TECHNICAL ARCHITECT

• Work with the Principal Technical Architect to define, maintain and own the technical strategy and roadmap for services of various sizes and complexity, defining how they integrate with other services and teams, and how they evolve over time
• Guide technical teams, influence technical choices and seek out opportunities for digital transformation
• Undertake structured evaluation of technical concepts, translating this into technical designs that describe a solution
• Align your team's work with departmental and wider government technology strategy
• Look for opportunities to collaborate and reuse common components, communicating with both technical and non-technical people
• Assure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for the agency
• Collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing both technical and non-technical direction and challenge
• Mentor, coach, and line manage senior and mid level technical architects
• Support hiring, taking part in recruitment for both Technical Architects and other professions such as Software Developers

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD TECHNICAL ARCHITECT

• Tech stack
• Programming languages such as TypeScript/Node
• AWS using infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
• Public GitHub repositories for our work
• Modern development practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Mac laptops
• Plus other tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AppInsights, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and more
• Legacy systems use Oracle Database, WebLogic & Forms, and Tungsten TotalAgility & SQL Server

If you are a Lead Technical Architect, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

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