Senior Technical Architect

Senior Technical Architect - Cloud & Microservices

620 per day inside ir35

6 months rolling

Hybrid/Telford (2 times a week on site)

Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through BPSS clearance for the role

I'm looking for a Senior Technical Architect - Cloud & Microservices to join a major technology programme, working at the heart of the architecture and design function.

This is a role for someone who can operate at architectural level but isn't afraid to get hands-on when required.

Responsibilities:

You'll act as the key point of contact for technical and software architecture, making critical design decisions and ensuring solutions are robust, scalable and built for the long term.

• Defining and designing software solutions with a focus on stability, scalability, maintainability and performance
• Developing architectural views and defining how software components interact
• Ensuring solutions align with the longer-term technical strategy and wider architecture
• Supporting solutions throughout construction and working closely with development teams
• Providing technical direction and guidance to architects, developers and managers
• Championing architectural standards and ensuring teams adhere to agreed designs
• Maintaining key architectural documentation and communicating changes effectively
• Helping build and develop an effective software engineering team
• Working within Agile environments and contributing throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Balancing technical decisions with wider business and strategic requirements
• Bringing a curious, problem-solving mindset and getting hands-on when needed

Expereince Required:

• Microservices architecture
• REST APIs
• Containerisation
• Java
• AWS
• MongoDB
• Software architecture & design
• Stakeholder management
• Agile methodologies

The kind of person we're looking for

You'll be someone who can operate comfortably between strategy, architecture and delivery.

You should have strong communication skills and be able to explain complex technical concepts clearly, influence engineering teams and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Most importantly, you'll bring curiosity, creativity and a willingness to get into the detail rather than simply producing architecture from a distance.

If you're a Technical Architect with strong Java, AWS, Microservices and API experience and you're looking for your next challenging contract, I'd be keen to speak with you so please feel free to submit your CV.