Technical Architect / Consultant

SmartSourcing Ltd; Barking; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartSourcing Ltd is seeking a Technical transformation-focused consulting Architect to operate across discovery, problem definition and solution design on a 12‑month contract in London (hybrid).

The role requires hands-on leadership, extensive government transformation experience, and the ability to drive end-to-end digital programmes while working with multidisciplinary teams across Product, Service Design, Engineering and Delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience as Technical Architect, Solution Architect, Lead Engineer or Transformation Consultant.
• Proven delivery of end-to-end digital transformation programmes.
• Experience working throughout the full programme lifecycle from discovery through to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.
• Experience assessing complex technical environments and defining future-state solutions.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams including Product, Service Design, Engineering and Delivery.
• Government and service transformation experience.
• Customer service or operational transformation programmes.
• Consultancy background.
• Start-up or scale-up experience.
• Must be hands-on, people-focused technology leader with broad technical knowledge.
• End-to-end digital transformation delivery experience.
• Experience working through full programme lifecycles, not just architecture design.
• Comfortable entering unfamiliar environments, identifying technical challenges and shaping solutions.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams (Service Design, Product, User Research, Delivery, Engineering).
• Broad technology exposure rather than deep expertise in a single platform.
• Ability to work closely with senior government stakeholders.
• Hands-on involvement rather than governance-only architecture.
• Central Government, ALB or wider public sector experience.
• Customer service or operational transformation programmes with a digital focus.
• Experience in start-up, scale-up or innovation environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading discovery and technical assessment activities across government departments.
• Understanding existing technology landscapes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Shaping technical and service transformation strategies.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery leadership

Transformation consultancy

Cross-functional collaboration

Government/public sector experience

Start-up/scale-up experience

Full programme lifecycle experience

End-to-end digital transformation

People-focused technology leader

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Technical transformation-focused consulting Architect ***** to operate across discovery, problem definition and solution design contract for 12 months

London hybrid , 2 days onsite

Rate £750 pd Umbrella

ROLE

• Leading discovery and technical assessment activities across government departments.
• Understanding existing technology landscapes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Shaping technical and service transformation strategies.
• Working closely with multidisciplinary teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Essential

• Experience as a Technical Architect, Solution Architect, Lead Engineer or Transformation Consultant.
• Proven delivery of end-to-end digital transformation programmes.
• Experience working throughout the full programme lifecycle from discovery through to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting skills.
• Experience assessing complex technical environments and defining future-state solutions.
• Working within multidisciplinary teams including Product, Service Design, Engineering and Delivery.
• Government and service transformation experience.
• Customer service or operational transformation programmes.
• Consultancy background.
• Start-up or scale-up experience.
• MUST be hands-on, people-focused technology leader with broad technical knowledge
• End-to-end digital transformation delivery experience
• Experience working through full programme lifecycles, not just architecture design.
• Comfortable entering unfamiliar environments, identifying technical challenges and shaping solutions.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams (Service Design, Product, User Research, Delivery, Engineering).
• Broad technology exposure rather than deep expertise in a single platform.
• Ability to work closely with senior government stakeholders.
• Hands-on involvement rather than governance-only architecture.
• Central Government, ALB or wider public sector experience.
• Customer service or operational transformation programmes with a digital focus.
• Experience in start-up, scale-up or innovation environments.A large part of the role involves engaging with stakeholders, understanding operational challenges, working alongside multidisciplinary teams and helping organisations improve the way they deliver citizen-facing services.
• Must have delivered end-to-end digital transformation programmes, be comfortable working in ambiguous environments and have experience collaborating with service designers, product managers, delivery managers, user researchers, architects and engineers