Senior Technical Architect

DSIT • Full-time • United Kingdom • £58.51k - £78.23k / year • 3w ago

Location: National (UK wide)

Working within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, you’ll play a key role in driving technical direction across a complex and high‑impact environment.

About the role

You’ll operate at a senior level, bringing together technology, people and strategy to shape how services are designed and delivered across the organisation.

This is a leadership role where you’ll see the bigger picture, influencing decisions, guiding teams, and ensuring services are built to last, scale and deliver value.

What you’ll be doing

Setting and shaping technical strategy and architecture direction across services
Designing and assuring secure, scalable, cloud-first solutions
Working with senior stakeholders to guide decision-making and challenge constructively
Leading collaboration across teams to align technology with business outcomes
Mentoring and developing architects and engineering leaders
Driving best practice in Agile, DevOps and modern engineering approaches
Supporting digital transformation through clear technical vision and leadership
Managing complexity across systems, suppliers and stakeholders

What we’re looking for

Strong experience in technical or enterprise architecture (software or infrastructure)
Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to a range of audiences
Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships
A broad understanding of modern technologies (e.g. cloud, APIs, microservices)
Experience championing Agile, DevOps and engineering best practices
Ability to see the big picture across complex systems and services
A collaborative leader who supports teams and drives positive change

Interested?

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