Technical Architect

Technical Architect

months +

% on site in Reading

+Inside IR35

+£650 - £750 a day

+SC cleared role

Skills:

+SC clearance

+MOD experience

+TOGAF

We're looking for a Technical Architect to take the lead in defining, developing, and guiding the delivery of complex, secure systems and services. You'll act as a trusted technical authority-balancing customer needs, architectural principles, and security standards to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

• Serve as the technical authority across systems and services, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable solutions.
• Define and evolve architectures aligned with business objectives and secure-by-design principles.
• Contribute to strategic roadmaps, spotting opportunities for innovation and technology insertion.
• Lead technical reviews, trade-off analyses, and risk assessments for critical design decisions.
• Mentor and coach architects and engineers, raising technical capability across teams.
• Represent the organisation at senior customer forums, technical boards, and industry events.
• Support business development, contributing to technical designs, bids, and proposals.
• Champion best practice, reuse, and model-based design approaches within the architecture community.

• Proven experience in system and service architecture (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, or cloud).
• Strong understanding of secure system design principles and cyber security standards.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, MODAF, or NAF.
• Experience delivering within Agile or SAFe environments.
• The ability to influence strategy, guide technical direction, and mentor others.
• Excellent communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

• Industry certifications (TOGAF, ArchiMate) or vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, Cisco, VMware).
• Experience contributing to enterprise technology roadmaps and modernisation initiatives.
• Exposure to DevSecOps, cloud-native, or automation approaches.
• Experience in service design and operational transformation.
• Confident presenting at technical boards or industry conferences.

If you'd like to discuss this Technical Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to and I will get in touch.