Technical Architect

We're looking for a Senior Technical Architect to lead the design and assurance of complex digital services. You'll shape cloud-native and event-driven solutions, provide architectural governance, and ensure technology aligns with wider organisational and government strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Design scalable, secure, and resilient architecture solutions. Lead event-driven architecture design, including Pub/Sub and data streaming patterns. Define cloud architecture using AWS, container, hosting, and networking best practices. Support Agile and DevOps delivery teams. Design and advise on Identity & Access Management solutions (OAuth, OIDC, etc.). Present solutions to technical governance and architecture review boards. Communicate and justify design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Provide technical assurance across services, ensuring quality, compliance, and strategic alignment.Skills & Experience Strong background in Technical, Solution, or Enterprise Architecture. Expertise in architecture frameworks, modelling techniques, patterns, and standards. Experience with event-driven and distributed systems. Deep knowledge of AWS and cloud-native technologies. Understanding of Agile, DevOps, and modern engineering practices. Experience with IAM, OAuth, and OIDC. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience working within government or highly regulated environments is desirable