Technical Architect

BrightBox Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 111,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

BrightBox Group is seeking a Technical Architect for a remote, 6-month contract. The role pays 600-616pd Inside IR35 and focuses on translating business requirements into technical strategy, guiding design and implementation across teams.

You will develop high-level design artefacts, run stakeholder workshops, ensure alignment with the HLD, and manage risks, dependencies and vendor relationships in a regulated financial services context.

Qualifications

• Convert business needs into technical strategies and designs.
• Experience with Azure Cloud and banking regulations.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Experience with CMA/PSD2 Open Banking frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business architects to propose technical solutions.
• Develop high-level design documents for solution requirements.
• Lead stakeholder workshops to resolve design conflicts.
• Ensure alignment with High-Level Design throughout projects.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Open Banking / CMA / PSD2

Governance & Frameworks

Stakeholder facilitation

Leadership & communication

Requirements management

Solution design

Integration patterns

Vendor management

Cloud security

Tools

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Docker

Azure DevOps

Cloud technologies

Job description

Technical Architect

Remote

600- 616pd (Inside IR35)

Initially a 6 month contract

Role Description:

As a Technical Architect, you'll play a key role in transforming business requirements into technical strategies, steering projects from concept through to implementation. You'll deftly manage solution design, requirements management, and project transitions to ensure outcomes meet strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business architects to assess needs and propose technical solutions.
• Develop detailed high-level design documents specifying solution requirements.
• Conduct stakeholder workshops to address design conflicts.
• Present solution strategies for approval readiness.
• Ensure alignment with the High-Level Design (HLD) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions align with strategic principles and the operating model.
• Standardise Technical Architecture artefacts using approved templates.
• Manage compliance impacts and suggest necessary adjustments.
• Evaluate change requests and assess Technical Architecture resources for Agile and Waterfall projects.
• Develop project documentation aligning with standards.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Define team roles to boost project efficiency.
• Coordinate with development and infrastructure teams to meet design specifications.
• Maintain up-to-date asset records with configuration management.
• Support testing by developing and validating use cases.

Skills and Experience:

• Innovate solutions through creative problem-solving.
• Thorough understanding of financial services legislation.
• Strong skills in facilitation, negotiation, leadership, and communication.
• Proficiency in Office and requirements management tools.
• Expertise in Azure Cloud, financial services technologies, and government frameworks.
• Highly experienced with government-aligned frameworks, such as Open Banking under CMA and PSD2, and (url removed) standards, maintaining strict adherence to regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Skilled in integration patterns and vendor management.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker, Azure DevOps, and cloud technologies.