Technical Architect - NHS experience is ESSENTIAL
Key Tech: Java & AWS
Day Rate
£700/day - Inside IR35
Location
Remote with occasional need in London (roughly 1x/quarter)
Duration
6 months (with view to extend)
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to play a key role in shaping and driving the technical direction of a complex, large-scale delivery. This is a senior position requiring someone who can operate confidently at both a strategic and hands-on level, bringing together architecture, engineering, and stakeholder management in a fast-paced NHS environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Define and own the technical architecture across the programme, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to NHS standards and frameworks
* Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, setting direction on tooling, patterns, and best practice
* Design and oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
* Drive Java-based development standards and architectural decisions across the codebase
* Engage with NHS stakeholders and third party suppliers to align technical approaches with programme requirements
* Identify and manage technical risk, producing documentation and recommendations to support governance and assurance processes
* Support technical onboarding of new team members and suppliers
* Contribute to technical planning, roadmaps, and delivery timelines
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* NHS experience is essential
* Strong Java and architecture background, with experience leading Java-based programmes at scale
* Deep AWS expertise across core services and well-architected principles
* Proven experience as a Technical Architect on complex digital programmes
* Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
* Experience working within government or NHS security and compliance frameworks
* Comfortable working autonomously in a fully remote environment
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