Principal Technical Architect / Senior Technical Architect

Summer-Browning Associates Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Technical Architect for an initial six-month hybrid contract in London. The role involves mentoring teams, leading technical design, and managing digital transformation strategies. Candidates must have active security clearance and strong expertise in Cloud and IT security.

Qualifications

• Active security clearance required.
• Strong technical architecture background.
• Experience in public sector or defence environments.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage senior and mid-level technical architects.
• Lead technical design across Data, Digital, Security, and Technical domains.
• Define and maintain the technical strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Mentoring

Coaching

Managing technical architects

Guiding technical teams

Digital transformation

Technical strategy

Technical design

Cloud expertise

Security clearance

Secure by Design principles

Job description

Principal Technical Architect | Senior Technical Architect | Lead Technical Architect

Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking a Principal Technical Architect for an initial six-month assignment with the option to extend.

Location: Hybrid working - London

The ideal candidate will hold an active security clearance and possess a strong background in Technical Architecture, with the following skills and experience:

• Experience in mentoring, coaching, and managing senior and mid-level technical architects.
• Ability to guide technical teams, influence technical decisions, and identify opportunities for digital transformation.
• Experience in defining, maintaining, and owning the technical strategy and roadmap for services.
• Proven ability to lead technical design across all domains, including Data, Digital, Security, and Technical areas.
• Experience in developing architectural strategies for cyber, cloud, data centers, storage, networks, mobile systems, and more.
• Deep technical expertise in a variety of areas, including Cloud, M365, Azure, AWS, Networks, Telephony, or Digital systems.
• Proficiency in Secure by Design principles and IT security documentation, including policies, standards, processes, procedures, and patterns.
• Familiarity with working in public sector or defence secure environments.

To apply, please submit your latest CV for review.