Location: Telford Job Type: Contract Industry: Enterprise Applications Job reference: BBBH441196_1781106661 Posted: about 11 hours ago
Role Title: Technical Architect
Duration: 6 month contract
Location: Telford. Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite
Rate: up to £644 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
Digital is focused on helping our client engage with citizens. Join a team that imagines a future where every person in the UK can effortlessly access world-class public services: digital by design, human at heart.
Our mission is to harness the power of technology to meet real human needs, removing barriers and creating meaningful, life-enhancing experiences for all. By placing people at the centre of everything we do, we will reimagine public service as a force for dignity, opportunity, and trust in a digital age.
Digital Platforms Run and Change is focused on running and evolving a diverse range of platforms - some which host and enable the client's customer facing services, and others that also create and manage their own end user digital customer journeys
The Architect will design and support the delivery of technical solutions that meet the client's business and operational needs. The role focuses on shaping architecture direction, creating clear design documents, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring solutions align with the client's standards, are secure, scalable, and maintainable. The architect will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and delivery partners to ensure designs can be delivered effectively and safely.
Key Responsibilities
1. Produce architecture designs that meet the client's technical and business requirements
2. Work with delivery teams, product owners, engineers, and testers to shape the technical approach
3. Translate requirements into clear and practical design decisions
4. Produce architecture documents, diagrams, and supporting notes
5. Ensure solutions align with the client's standards, security requirements, and governance
6. Support teams through build, testing, deployment, and change processes
7. Take part in design reviews and provide technical assurance
8. Communicate design decisions clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
9. Identify risks, issues, and design constraints early and support their resolution
Required Skills and Experience
10. Strong background in technology architecture
11. Understanding of modern platforms, integration approaches, and engineering practices
12. Ability to turn requirements into clear architecture designs
13. Experience producing structured documentation and architecture models
14. Confidence working with delivery teams and stakeholders
15. Clear communication skills
16. Understanding of secure design and architectural governance
Deliverables
17. Architecture design documents and diagrams
18. Technical input to planning, estimating, and risk management
19. Design review contributions and assurance outputs
20. Guidance to delivery teams during build and deployment
21. Updated design packs aligned with the client's governance checkpoints
Dependencies / Assumptions
22. Access to project teams, client architecture standards, and technical documentation
23. Engagement with security, data, and platform teams as required
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!