Technical Architect

Technical Architect - NHS experience is ESSENTIAL

Key Tech: Java & AWS

Day Rate

700/day - Inside IR35

Location

Remote with occasional need in London (roughly 1x/quarter)

Duration

6 months (with view to extend)

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to play a key role in shaping and driving the technical direction of a complex, large-scale delivery. This is a senior position requiring someone who can operate confidently at both a strategic and hands-on level, bringing together architecture, engineering, and stakeholder management in a fast-paced NHS environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and own the technical architecture across the programme, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to NHS standards and frameworks
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, setting direction on tooling, patterns, and best practice
• Design and oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
• Drive Java-based development standards and architectural decisions across the codebase
• Engage with NHS stakeholders and third party suppliers to align technical approaches with programme requirements
• Identify and manage technical risk, producing documentation and recommendations to support governance and assurance processes
• Support technical onboarding of new team members and suppliers
• Contribute to technical planning, roadmaps, and delivery timelines

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• NHS experience is essential
• Strong Java and architecture background, with experience leading Java-based programmes at scale
• Deep AWS expertise across core services and well-architected principles
• Proven experience as a Technical Architect on complex digital programmes
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working within government or NHS security and compliance frameworks
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fully remote environment

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