Technical Architects

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