Technical Architect - Contract

Methods; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 92,250 - 110,700; Full time

Job summary

A digital technology consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Technical Architect for a contract role. This position requires strong expertise in architecture governance, experience in public sector environments, and proficiency with GDS standards. The ideal candidate will have experience with GCP, .NET Core, and Python, along with excellent communication skills. This hybrid role supports various teams to ensure compliance and best practices in architecture.

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.
• Ability to define technical policy and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise strategy.
• Produce high-quality architectural artefacts like HLDs/LLDs.
• Lead technical design governance.
• Provide architectural assurance across delivery teams.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Technical Architect experience

Information architecture

GDS service standards

Cloud security principles

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

GCP

.NET Core

Python

Data Pipelines

Job description

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Technical Architect - Contract Role

3 months, Hybrid (UK-Based).

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

• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise strategy, programme outcomes and wider organisational objectives.
• Produce high‑quality architectural artefacts including HLDs/LLDs, 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, vendors and stakeholders.
• Oversee integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems.
• Collaborate with developers, platform engineers, information governance specialists and cyber teams to deliver robust solutions.
• 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.
• 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.
• Experience with GCP, .NET Core, Python and Data Pipelines.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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