Senior Technical Architect - Cloud & Zero-Trust (Hybrid)

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cabinet Office is modernising a platform used by over 10,000 civil servants, replacing Google Workspace with Microsoft 365 and implementing a resilient zero-trust network. We seek a self-motivated Technical Architect to help deliver this strategic program.

This hybrid role combines home working with collaboration sessions in London and Bristol. You will write and own designs, govern standards, and collaborate with ICS to ensure secure, scalable cloud-first end-user compute and identity

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Technical/Cloud/Enterprise Architect delivering large-scale cloud-first end-user compute and identity solutions.
• Experience developing designs for Microsoft Cloud Architecture (M365, Azure, Power Platform and EntraID).
• Experience with mobile device management for Windows and iOS and Android.
• Experience engaging with business analysts and tailoring product offerings to their needs.
• Familiar with Google Workspace (AKA Google Suite).

Responsibilities

• Write and own high level and detailed designs and specifications for the platform.
• Create/maintain core architecture artefacts including data/identity flows, and security controls.
• Produce option appraisals with clear trade-offs (cost, risk, resilience, performance, operability).
• Drive and own governance and compliance to standards set by the Cabinet Office.
• Collaborate with ICS on delivery, champion our requirements, review the output and test the solutions.
• Champion best practice and quality delivery.
• Balance trade-offs of cost, quality and risk, with a particular focus on Cyber security and incremental delivery.
• Engage in cyber risk reduction through Cyber Threat Modelling and collaborating with the Cyber Defence team.
• Provide support and knowledge to assurance teams focused on Information Assurance, Data Protection and AI Policy.
• Define technical standards and guardrails for the zero-trust/SASE platform, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, information security policies, and legal compliance (e.g. UK GDPR/Data Protection Act).

Skills

Cloud Architecture

Zero Trust concepts

Microsoft Cloud Architecture

Mobile Device Management

Stakeholder collaboration

Google Workspace familiarity

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Okta identity management

Zscaler Zero-Trust

Google Workspace

EntraID

MDM (Windows/iOS)

Job description

The Cabinet Office is modernising a platform used by over 10,000 civil servants, replacing Google Workspace with Microsoft 365 and implementing a resilient zero-trust network. We seek a self-motivated Technical Architect to help deliver this strategic program.

This hybrid role combines home working with collaboration sessions in London and Bristol. You will write and own designs, govern standards, and collaborate with ICS to ensure secure, scalable cloud-first end-user compute and identity