Technical Architect
Duration: 12 months
Location: Croydon / Hyrbrid- 1 day on-site PW
Due to the urgency and sensitivity of the work, active SC Clearance is mandatory.
Responsibilities
As a Technical Architect, you will:
Design and own end-to-end technical solutions across applications, platforms, and infrastructure
Define application architecture patterns, integration approaches, and data flows
Lead solution design across cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical architectures
Design solutions addressing non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, and resilience
Architect high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
Support hybrid and multi-cloud architectural designs
Collaborate with engineering, delivery, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure architectural alignment
Provide technical governance and assurance across delivery phases
Must-Have Skills & Experience
Proven experience working as a Technical Architect on complex programmes
Strong expertise in end-to-end solution design across applications and infrastructure
Solid understanding of application architecture patterns, integrations, and data flows
Experience designing solutions in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
Good knowledge of networking, compute, storage, and platform services
Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
Strong understanding of non-functional requirements (scalability, performance, security, resilience)
Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity design
Familiarity with DevOps practices and modern delivery models
Active SC Clearance
Nice-to-Have Skills
Hands-on experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience designing cloud-native solutions or modernising legacy systems
Exposure to regulated, enterprise, or large-scale environments
Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g. TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect)
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools
Background supporting or leading DevOps or SRE-aligned teams
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply