Technical Architect

You will transform business requirements into secure, scalable, and future‑proof technical architectures in this role. You'll work in agile, collaborative environments to design and deliver services that meet user needs and strategic goals. You will guide stakeholders through technical decisions, ensuring alignment with governance and assurance processes, and champion continuous improvement and innovation.

• Strategy and Planning
• Strategic Planning (ITSP) - Level 3
• Innovation (INOV) - Level 3
• Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) - Level 3
• Solution Architecture (ARCH) - Level 3
• Advice & Guidance
• Consultancy (CNSL) - Level 3
• Specialist Advice (TECH) - Level 3

• Analyse existing systems to recommend improvements or new technologies that address organisational needs and enhance security.
• Contribute to solution design by creating and reviewing technical patterns, ensuring alignment with broader departmental or cross‑government strategies.
• Support integration of new systems into existing infrastructures, documenting precise technical approaches and standards.
• Own one or more digital components, guiding design, implementation, and continuous improvement throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate across teams and suppliers to identify reusable components, reduce technical debt, and drive consistent architectural practices.
• Evaluate outcomes of projects or solutions, capturing best practices, lessons learned, and opportunities for further innovation.
• Adhere to governance requirements and assurance frameworks, ensuring solutions meet relevant policies, standards, and compliance requirements.
• Design and build robust technical architectures to address complex organisational challenges.
• Identify underlying problems, look for opportunities to collaborate, reuse components and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Build trusted partnerships with diverse teams, ensuring alignment across multiple technologies, business areas, and locations.
• Design, deliver quality services with a strong technical grounding.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in solution design for both business‑facing and support capabilities.
• Navigating complex landscapes of technologies, suppliers, and cross‑government teams.
• Apply agile development and Dev Ops principles, following robust engineering standards.
• Shape or contribute to technical roadmaps and strategies.
• Possess knowledge of cloud computing (AWS or Azure).

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home‑based working. Employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office.

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London, England, United Kingdom

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