Senior Technical Architect — Remote & Flexible Hours

Government Commercial Agency; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension scheme

Discretionary performance bonus

Remote working allowed

Flexi time scheme (B1-B6)

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Government Commercial Agency in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Technical Architect to own and evolve the enterprise DDaT technical strategy. You will lead a unified team and oversee scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that impact public service delivery.

You will drive technical governance, mentor engineering groups, and translate national strategy into robust technical realities. The role balances strategic direction with hands-on architectural leadership and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Define and enforce architectural standards to manage technical debt.
• Lead secure by design for large-scale platforms and systems.
• Translate policy/strategy into concrete technical blueprints and articulate risks.
• Navigate complex trade-offs and define integration strategy for enterprise systems.
• Provide technical mentorship and coaching to engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the Technical Vision: Define the 'how' for all strategic change and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Lead Technical Governance: champion architectural standards, including Secure by Design, across major projects.
• Mentor and Guide Teams: provide technical leadership on complex design decisions.
• Manage Architectural Risk: identify and articulate technical debt early in the investment process.
• Ensure System Integrity: verify High-Level Designs are scalable, secure, and fit CCS ecosystem.
• Drive Strategic Alignment: translate strategic goals into robust technical blueprints.
• Review Supplier Capability: assess viability and integration methods for market solutions.
• Document Architecture: lead creation of clear architecture docs for senior leadership.

Skills

Enterprise architecture governance

Secure & scalable design

Strategic technical alignment

Complex integration & trade-offs

Leadership & mentorship

Job description

Government Commercial Agency in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Technical Architect to own and evolve the enterprise DDaT technical strategy. You will lead a unified team and oversee scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that impact public service delivery.

You will drive technical governance, mentor engineering groups, and translate national strategy into robust technical realities. The role balances strategic direction with hands-on architectural leadership and collaboration with