Senior Technical Architect – Digital Platforms & Cloud

Civil Service World; Scotland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Digital and Data in Scotland seeks a Lead Technical Architect to shape Scotland’s public services, providing architectural leadership across national digital services, platforms and shared capabilities. You will guide complex technical decisions, balancing user needs with security, sustainability and scalability, across a broad portfolio of projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, mentor architects, and contribute to governance, strategy and standards across cloud,

Qualifications

• Lead architecture experience across large, complex digital programmes.
• Ability to balance competing requirements and justify design decisions.
• Mentor and coach architects and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and review of new solutions, ensuring Secure by Design principles.
• Create optimal technical designs aligning user needs with security and business objectives.
• Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap for the department.
• Present technology recommendations to senior leaders based on analysis.
• Act as SME for cybersecurity, cloud, data centre, storage, networking, and infrastructure UX.
• Develop and document technical designs for integration and implementation.
• Promote architecture governance and consistent standards.
• Ensure designs meet security and operational requirements.
• Evaluate solutions and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide feedback to leadership and support adoption of lessons learned.

Job description

Government Digital and Data in Scotland seeks a Lead Technical Architect to shape Scotland’s public services, providing architectural leadership across national digital services, platforms and shared capabilities. You will guide complex technical decisions, balancing user needs with security, sustainability and scalability, across a broad portfolio of projects.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams, mentor architects, and contribute to governance, strategy and standards across cloud,