Technical Architect (BPSS Eligible)

Sanderson Recruitment Plc; Devon and Torbay; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Recruitment Plc seeks a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and user-centric technology solutions for public-facing digital services. You will guide architectural decisions from concept through implementation, working with cross-functional teams to ensure governance and high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes hands-on architecture leadership, documentation, and collaboration with stakeholders to shape roadmaps while mentoring junior colleagues in

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing architectures for complex digital platforms and software solutions

Responsibilities

• Design solution architectures for complex software and digital services
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the delivery life cycle
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, models, and design artefacts
• Support development teams in implementing architectural solutions
• Drive governance activities and ensure compliance with architecture, security, and data standards
• Facilitate technical decision-making with stakeholders at all levels
• Develop technical roadmaps and contribute to agile delivery planning
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to practice development and business growth

Skills

Architectural design

Cloud technologies

Documentation modelling

Stakeholder management

Governance & assurance

Agile delivery support

User-centered design

Public sector experience

Job description

Technical Architect (BPSS Eligible) We're seeking a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and user-centric technology solutions. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you'll provide architectural leadership from initial concept through to implementation, helping organisations make informed technology decisions and deliver impactful digital products.

Salary - £75,000

Location - Fully Remote Working

The Role

• Design solution architectures for complex software and digital services
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the delivery life cycle
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, models, and design artefacts
• Support development teams in implementing architectural solutions
• Drive governance activities and ensure compliance with architecture, security, and data standards
• Facilitate technical decision-making with stakeholders at all levels
• Develop technical roadmaps and contribute to agile delivery planning
• Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to practice development and business growth

Key Skills

• Proven experience designing architectures for complex digital platforms and software solutions
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), APIs, integration patterns, and modern software engineering practices
• Experience producing architecture documentation and using modelling approaches such as C4, UML, or ArchiMate
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within architecture governance and assurance processes
• A track record of supporting agile delivery teams from design through to implementation
• A technology-agnostic mindset, focused on delivering the right solution for the challenge
• An understanding of user-centered design principles and how they influence technology decisions
• Experience working across a variety of public sector clients through large government consultancies

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.