Technical Architect
Core
Senior technical owner ensuring technical integrity, governance, and assurance across a complex enterprise service landscape for a key customer.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Architect (Technical Owner)
Builds
End-to-end technical coherence across applications, cloud platforms, integrations, and support services for a UK Government or public sector digital service.
Domain
UK Government/Public Sector Digital Services, Cloud Architecture, Security
Required skills
Architecture governance, technical assurance, risk management, stakeholder management, cloud architecture, security-by-design, service transition, supplier oversight, ITIL 4, SIAM, ISO/IEC 27001, OWASP
Preferred skills
SC clearance eligibility, multi-cloud operating models, enterprise service management tooling (Jira, ServiceNow), DevOps
Technologies
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Jira Service Management, ServiceNow
Responsibilities
Act as Version 1 technical owner maintaining end-to-end technical coherence; Provide architecture governance and technical assurance for solution designs and roadmaps; Lead design reviews and technical governance forums; Review and challenge technical proposals for security and resilience; Identify and manage technical risks and dependencies; Oversee technical debt and lifecycle concerns; Provide technical oversight of suppliers and delivery teams; Ensure operational readiness including monitoring and recovery; Support service transition and go-live decisions; Work with security teams on compliance and assurance; Produce technical assurance reports and risk assessments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence
