Remote Technical Architect Cloud & Digital Platforms

Sanderson; West of England; Remote; GBP 64,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design and lead scalable, secure digital services. You will provide architectural leadership from concept to implementation, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring governance and best practices.

Remote role available across the UK, with a focus on delivering user-centred digital solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to drive digital transformation for clients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing architectures for complex digital platforms and software solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), APIs, integration patterns, and modern software engineering practices.
• Experience producing architecture documentation using modelling approaches (C4, UML, ArchiMate).
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in architecture governance and assurance processes.
• Track record supporting agile delivery teams from design to implementation.
• Technology-agnostic mindset focused on delivering the right solution.
• Understanding of user-centred design principles and their influence on technology decisions.
• Experience working in consultancy environments.
• Knowledge of public sector standards and digital service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design solution architectures for complex software and digital services.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation and models.
• Support development teams in implementing architectural solutions.
• Drive governance and ensure compliance with architecture, security, and data standards.
• Facilitate technical decision-making with stakeholders at all levels.
• Develop technical roadmaps and contribute to agile planning.
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to practice development.

Skills

Architecture design

Cloud technologies

Architecture documentation

Stakeholder management

Governance & assurance

Agile delivery support

Tech agnosticism

User-centred design

Consultancy experience

Distributed teams

Job description

Sanderson is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design and lead scalable, secure digital services. You will provide architectural leadership from concept to implementation, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring governance and best practices.

Remote role available across the UK, with a focus on delivering user-centred digital solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to drive digital transformation for clients.