Remote Technical Architect: Cloud & Resilience

SR2 REC LTD; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Technical Architect to influence the technical direction of a complex public-sector platform. This remote, outside IR35 contract role focuses on identifying debt, optimising cloud usage and shaping a scalable, sustainable service.

You'll work with Product, Delivery and Engineering teams to assess architecture, prioritise improvements and produce clear backlogs, architectural decisions and handover material for ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• Strong technical architecture background with experience improving existing systems.
• Clear understanding of cloud architecture across Azure and/or AWS.
• Experience assessing technical debt, dependencies and architectural risks.
• Track record of providing governance, assurance and architecture decisions.
• Ability to translate findings into prioritized, actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable working across Product, Delivery, Engineering and support teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess current architecture and identify debt, dependencies, risks and gaps.
• Recommend improvements to simplify the technology estate and optimise cloud expenditure.
• Shape the technical backlog and roadmap with priorities.
• Provide technical assurance for priority work and clarify decisions.
• Support managers with sequencing and planning across teams.
• Produce architecture records, recommendations and handover material.

Skills

Technical architecture

Cloud architecture

Debt assessment

Governance

Architectural decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Technical Architect to influence the technical direction of a complex public-sector platform. This remote, outside IR35 contract role focuses on identifying debt, optimising cloud usage and shaping a scalable, sustainable service.

You'll work with Product, Delivery and Engineering teams to assess architecture, prioritise improvements and produce clear backlogs, architectural decisions and handover material for ongoing operations.