Technical Architect | SC Cleared | £80,000 - £90,000

Opus Recruitment Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £90,000

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited is partnering with an innovative technology organisation to appoint an experienced Technical Architect. The role shapes and delivers enterprise-scale architectures across complex programmes within secure environments, including government or defence sectors.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in technical architecture, secure systems design and large-scale technology transformation, with proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Technical Architecture roles.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud and software architectures.
• Experience delivering solutions within secure or highly regulated environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.
• Knowledge of security-by-design principles and architectural governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable technology architectures.
• Define architecture strategy, standards and governance across programmes.
• Work closely with engineering, security and stakeholder teams to deliver robust solutions.
• Drive best practice across cloud, integration, software and infrastructure architecture.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance and accreditation requirements.

Skills

Technical architecture

Cloud architecture

Security by design

Stakeholder management

Architectural governance

Job description

I have partnered with an innovative technology organisation delivering cutting-edge solutions within highly secure and regulated environments. They are looking to appoint an experienced Technical Architect to play a key role in shaping and delivering enterprise-scale architectures across complex programmes.

This position will suit an architect with a strong background in technical architecture, secure systems design and large-scale technology transformation, who is comfortable operating within government, defence or other security-conscious environments.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the design and delivery of secure, scalable technology architectures
• Defining architecture strategy, standards and governance across programmes
• Working closely with engineering, security and stakeholder teams to deliver robust solutions
• Driving best practice across cloud, integration, software and infrastructure architecture
• Ensuring solutions meet security, compliance and accreditation requirements

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Technical Architecture roles.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud and software architectures
• Experience delivering solutions within secure or highly regulated environments
• Excellent stakeholder management and technical leadership skills
• Knowledge of security-by-design principles and architectural governance

Benefits -

• Salary up to £90,000
• 25 days annual leave

Active SC Clearance is essential

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation delivering mission-critical technology programmes where security, architecture and innovation are at the heart of everything they do.

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