Lead Technical Architect

Damia Group
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
10 months ago
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Lead Technical Architect - SC cleared - 12-month initial contract - £(Apply online only)/ day inside IR35 - hybrid (Glasgow)**

Please note: Due to the nature of the work, the successful candidate requires an active and transferable SC clearance.

This role is joining a small team, exploring how to incrementally replace a legacy case management system with digital services which meet the Government Service Standard.

Key Responsibilities:

Work with the Principal Technical Architect to define, maintain and own the technical strategy and roadmap for services of various sizes and complexity, defining how they integrate with other services and teams, and how they evolve over time
Guide technical teams, influence technical choices and seek out opportunities for digital transformation
Undertake structured evaluation of technical concepts, translating this into technical designs that describe a solution
Align your team's work with departmental and wider government technology strategy
Look for opportunities to collaborate and reuse common components, communicating with both technical and non-technical people
Assure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for the agency
Collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing both technical and non-technical direction and challenge
Mentor, coach, and line manage senior and mid level technical architects
Support hiring, taking part in recruitment for both Technical Architects and other professions such as Software DevelopersTech stack:

Programming languages such as TypeScript/Node
AWS using infrastructure as code with Terraform
Container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
Public GitHub repositories for our work
Modern development practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous delivery
Other tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AppInsights, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and more
Legacy systems use Oracle Database, WebLogic & Forms, and Tungsten TotalAgility & SQL ServerDamia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003

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