Technical Lead - DV Cleared

Experis; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the IT sector in Basingstoke is seeking an experienced Lead Technical Architect to guide the design and delivery of secure services in a major Defence and National Security programme. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in enterprise scale solutions, active DV clearance, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams effectively. This is a senior role with significant impact on the UK's digital transformation efforts.

Qualifications

• Must have an Active DV Clearance.
• Proven ability to deliver secure, large scale services.
• Must be a sole UK national.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical delivery of key service components.
• Ensure architectures align to long-term business and customer needs.
• Provide guidance and architectural governance to delivery teams.

Skills

Extensive experience delivering secure, resilient, enterprise scale IaaS, PaaS, and workplace solutions

Proven ability to create and own HLDs and LLDs

Strong skills in problem solving and collaborative design

Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in Agile delivery environments

Senior level client facing experience

Ability to challenge constructively

Communication of technical concepts

Job description

Location : Basingstoke Job Type : Contract Industry : Cloud & Infrastructure Job reference : BBBH428130_1763662273 Posted : about 11 hours ago

Lead Technical Architect

Must have an Active DV Clearance

Join a major Defence and National Security transformation programme as a Lead Technical Architect , guiding the design and delivery of secure, large scale services across IaaS, PaaS, and workplace environments. This is a senior technical leadership role where you will shape strategy, drive architecture direction, and lead multi skilled teams in delivering mission critical capabilities.

About the Role - Lead Technical Architect

As a Lead Technical Architect , you will own the technical delivery of key service components from design through deployment and into live service.

You will work closely with technical leadership to maintain cohesion across multiple technology areas while improving efficiency and delivery quality.

You will contribute to strategic roadmaps, ensuring architectures remain aligned to long term business and customer needs.

You will act as the technical lead for delivery teams, providing guidance, leadership, and architectural governance to maintain solution integrity.

You will report directly to the Solution Lead to ensure alignment and visibility.

What We're Looking For - Lead Technical Architect

• Extensive experience delivering secure, resilient, enterprise scale IaaS, PaaS, and workplace solutions.
• Proven ability to create and own HLDs and LLDs and maintain architectural documentation.
• Strong skills in problem solving, collaborative design, and communicating technical concepts.
• Experience leading and motivating multi disciplinary teams in Agile delivery environments.
• Senior level client facing experience with the ability to present ideas and challenge constructively.
• Must be a sole UK national with active DV clearance and experience in secure, mission critical programmes.
• Lead the technical direction of one of the UK's most critical digital transformation efforts as a Lead Technical Architect.