Principal Platform Architect
£95,000 to 145,000 GBP
Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location:
Birmingham, West Midlands - United Kingdom
Type:
Permanent
Role:
Principal Platform Architect
Work Type & Location:
UK-wide / Remote First
Role Type:
Permanent
Start Date:
ASAP (SC Cleared to Start)
Anson McCade is proud to partner with a high-growth digital consultancy supporting large-scale transformation programmes across the UK's public sector, defence, and healthcare domains. This is a
remote-first
role with occasional travel to client sites as required.
We are seeking a
Principal Platform Architect
to lead the design and delivery of modern, scalable cloud-native platforms. You'll work as part of a multidisciplinary agile team on complex public sector and defence transformation programmes that demand high performance, strong security, and resilience at scale.
This role is
perfect for someone from a consulting background
who's worked on major transformation projects in sectors such as central government, healthcare (e.g., NHS), or defence. You must hold
active SC Clearance
and be comfortable taking ownership across both
technical and stakeholder leadership .
As a Principal Platform Architect, you will:
Lead the architecture and technical direction for large-scale cloud platform programmes.
Define and maintain architectural blueprints, platform patterns, and reusable assets to drive consistency and scalability.
Collaborate with technical teams, delivery leads, and customer stakeholders (including C-level execs) to shape and deliver successful outcomes.
Design and deliver cloud-native platforms using best practices for
resilience, performance, DevOps, and automation .
Play a key role in pre-sales, bids, and proposal development - contributing to strategy, estimation, and solution assurance.
Mentor and support other architects and engineers within the team.
Required Experience:
Proven experience
in a consulting environment delivering
platform or cloud architecture
solutions to public sector, public health (NHS), or defence clients.
Extensive hands-on experience in the design and delivery of
cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS components.
Strong background in
DevOps tooling and methodologies
including:
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, ARM, etc.)
Containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
Automation (Ansible, Bash, Python)
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with
senior stakeholders and leadership teams .
Experience in
security-first design, with working knowledge of security accreditation standards in the public sector (e.g. ISO27001, Cyber Essentials+).
SC Clearance
(must be active and valid at time of starting).
Experience with platform reliability (SRE), service resilience, and scaling services in secure or sensitive environments.
Desirable:
Experience contributing to and leading large public sector or defence
bids/tenders (e.g. G-Cloud, DOS, RM6116) .
Knowledge of platform productisation, shared services, and cross-government platform initiatives.
Knowledge of relevant frameworks and methodologies such as
TOGAF ,
ITIL, and Agile at scale.
Past involvement in mentoring, coaching, or community engagement within technical teams.
Principal Platform Architect - Package:
Base Salary:
£100,000 - £145,000+
Bonus:
Performance-based
Benefits:
Excellent pension, private healthcare, and flexible working
Security Clearance:
Must have active SC -
no sponsorship available
Not quite sure if this is the perfect fit?
We have a variety of opportunities in the cloud architecture and DevOps space, particularly for SC-cleared consultants across the UK public sector. Reach out for a confidential conversation.
Reference:
AMC-AQU- PPAK2
Postcode:
B1 1AY
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