Lead Technical Architect
Lead Technical Architect - SC Cleared - AWS Authentication
SR2 is supporting a high-profile, customer-facing digital programme and is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction across a complex delivery environment.
This is a senior, hands-on leadership role, taking ownership of technical strategy and outcomes, guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex design decisions and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and aligned to wider programme objectives.
Due to the nature of the programme, candidates must hold active SC clearance.
Responsibilities
Own and lead the technical architecture and direction across multiple delivery teams and workstreams
Provide technical leadership to Technical Architects, Software Engineers and other technical specialists
Set architectural standards, principles and guardrails to support consistent technical delivery
Lead complex technical decision-making, assessing trade-offs and providing clear architectural recommendations
Take ownership of technical outcomes from initial design through to implementation and live service
Lead the architecture and integration of authentication, identity and authorisation services across customer-facing applications
Ensure solutions meet appropriate security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements
Work closely with engineering, product, delivery and security teams to translate programme objectives into effective technical solutions
Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies and technical constraints across the programme
Provide technical assurance and challenge designs where required
Influence senior technical and non-technical stakeholders, clearly communicating complex architectural decisions and recommendations
Drive engineering and architecture best practice across Agile, DevOps and continuous delivery environments
Essential skills
Significant experience operating as a Lead Technical Architect, Principal Technical Architect or senior Technical Architect
Proven experience owning technical architecture and providing leadership across complex digital programmes
Strong software engineering/development background with the ability to engage credibly with engineering teams
Strong AWS architecture and cloud experience
Strong understanding of identity, authentication and authorisation architecture
Good working knowledge of OIDC and OAuth
Experience architecting authentication integrations across user-facing web applications and digital services
Strong understanding of application architecture, APIs, security, scalability, resilience and integration patterns
Experience setting technical direction and providing architectural governance and assurance
Experience leading and influencing technical teams within Agile multidisciplinary environments
Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices
Ability to communicate complex technical decisions to senior stakeholders and drive consensus across multiple teams
Active SC clearance