Technical Architect - Contract

Methods Business and Digital Technology; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Technical Architect for a 3-month contract role. The successful candidate will be responsible for aligning architectural decisions with enterprise strategy, leading governance, and producing architectural artefacts such as high-level designs. Essential skills include experience in public sector environments, knowledge of GDS standards, and proficiency in cloud security, along with strong communication skills. This hybrid position supports the delivery of robust solutions in a technical landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Technical Architect within large public sector or regulated environments.
• Expertise in designing and governing solutions.
• Excellent understanding of information architecture and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of GDS service standards, cloud security principles and secure design patterns.
• Ability to define technical policy and governance frameworks.
• Strong communication skills with complex architecture concepts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise strategy and objectives.
• Produce high‑quality architectural artefacts including HLD’s/LLD’s.
• Lead technical design governance and ensure compliance.
• Oversee integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems.
• Develop and enforce policies, standards, and best practices.
• Support delivery teams with technical guidance and troubleshooting.

Skills

Technical Architect

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud security principles

Information architecture

GDS service standards

GCP

.NET Core

Python

Data Pipelines

Job description

Description

Technical Architect – Contract Role – 3 months

Location: Hybrid (UK-Based)

Engagement Length: 3 Months

Clearance: BPSS

Organisation: Methods Business and Digital Technology

Overview

Methods is looking for an experienced Technical Architect. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong architecture governance capability, and experience aligning platforms to Government Digital Services (GDS) standards, information governance policies and enterprise best practice.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Strategy & Leadership

• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise strategy, programme outcomes and wider organisational objectives.
• Produce high‑quality architectural artefacts including HLD’s/LLD’s, roadmaps, integration patterns and data models.
• Lead technical design governance, ensuring compliance with GDS, enterprise architecture principles and security standards.
• Provide architectural assurance across delivery teams, vendor and stakeholders.

Platform Design and Integration

• Oversee integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems.
• Collaborate with developers, platform engineers, information governance specialists and cyber teams to deliver robust solutions.

Policy Governance & Best Practice

• Develop, document and enforce policies, standards and operational best practices.
• Ensure alignment with appropriate legislation and governance requirements.
• Establish repeatable patterns, guidelines and architectural controls.
• Support training, coaching and enabling teams to adopt consistent best practice.

Technical Delivery Support

• Provide expert guidance to delivery teams on configuration, architecture constraints and recommended patterns.
• Support troubleshooting, risk identification, technical assessments and proof‑of‑concept design activities.
• Contribute to sprint ceremonies and delivery planning to ensure architecture is embedded across the lifecycle.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Technical Architect within large public sector or regulated environments.
• Expertise in designing and governing solutions.
• Excellent understanding of information architecture and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of GDS service standards, cloud security principles and secure design patterns.
• Ability to define technical policy, governance frameworks and platform best practice.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including presenting complex architecture concepts clearly.
• GCP
• .NET Core
• Python
• Data Pipelines