Technical Architect

Technical Architect

6 month contract

Based in Reading

Offering £108ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, MODAF, NAF, etc.)?

Do you have experience working in Agile/SAFe delivery environments?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Technical Architect, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

• Act as the technical authority for systems and services
• Define and evolve architectures that balance customer needs, architecture principles, and secure-by-design standards
• Contribute to divisional and line-of-business roadmaps, identifying opportunities for technology insertion and innovation
• Lead technical reviews, trade-off studies, and risk assessments for major design decisions
• Mentor and coach Technical Architects and Engineers, raising capability across the community
• Represent the company at senior customer forums, technical boards, and industry events
• Support business winning, including technical design, bids, and proposal development

Your skillset may include:

• Extensive technical expertise with a proven track record of designing secure, integrated systems and services
• Proven experience in system and service architecture in a domain (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, cloud)
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, MODAF, NAF)
• Advanced understanding of secure system design principles and cybersecurity standards
• Experience shaping architectures within Agile or SAFe delivery environments
• Ability to mentor, coach, and provide thought leadership within a technical community
• Industry certifications (e.g. TOGAF, ArchiMate)
• Vendor certifications (e.g. AWS, Azure, Cisco, VMware)
• Experience contributing to technology roadmaps and enterprise strategy
• Familiarity with service design, operational transformation, and digital modernisation
• Exposure to cloud-native, DevSecOps, and automation approaches

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!