Technical Architect

Venesky-Brown’s client, a Major UK Infrastructure Programme in London, is currently looking to recruit a Technical Architect for an initial 6 month contract on a rate of £612.50/day (Inside IR35). This role will be based in the London office 2-3 days per week with hybrid working available.
 
Responsibilities:
 
– Act as the lead design authority for technical solutions in assigned projects, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory requirements.
– Work closely with the Technical Assurance Manager to deliver architectural assurance activities across the project lifecycle, from design through to operational handover.
– Design and review technical architectures for cloud, infrastructure, integration services, and application platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
– Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders across the organisation to translate solution intent into technically viable and sustainable architectures.
– Provide subject matter expertise to project delivery teams and suppliers, ensuring technical quality and adherence to agreed principles.
– Support architectural governance processes, including participation in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) when required.
– Identify and assess emerging technologies, making recommendations for adoption where they deliver business value and align with the organisation’s strategy.
– Contribute to integration planning to ensure interoperability across a multi-supplier delivery environment.
– Ensure cyber security requirements are embedded within all technical designs and align with enterprise security frameworks.
– Support risk management for technical delivery, escalating key risks to the Technical Assurance Manager.
 
Essential Skills:
 
– Strong technical expertise in enterprise-scale architecture, including cloud, infrastructure, networks, and integration.
– Proven ability to design and assure secure, scalable, and cost-effective technical solutions.
– Excellent communication skills, capable of influencing technical and non-technical stakeholders.
– Understanding of cyber security requirements within regulated environments.
– Experience working in multi-supplier, large-scale delivery environments.
– Extensive experience in technical architecture roles within large-scale, regulated, or complex project environments.
– Track record of providing architectural assurance and oversight for supplier-delivered solutions.
– Security Check (SC) clearance or willingness to undergo vetting.
 
Desirable Skills:
 
– Knowledge of emerging technologies and digital transformation best practices.
– Professional certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, or cloud vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP).
 
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