Head of Technical Architect, AI Product, London £900

Head of Technical Architecture (Digital AI Products) AWS

ASAP - 6 Month Contract | £875-900 per day | SC Clearance Required | London/Hybrid (Manchester or Bristol also considered)

Deadline: Thursday 22nd October

We are urgently seeking a Head of Technical Architecture to lead the technical vision, strategy and delivery of large-scale, user-centric digital AI products for a high-profile public sector programme.


This is not an Enterprise Architect position. We are looking for a highly technical leader with a background in Solutions Architecture, Technical Architecture, Engineering Leadership, CTO, Director of Architecture or Technical Head of Engineering roles.

You will define architecture strategy and lead multidisciplinary teams to design, build and launch digital AI products at national scale. Candidates must be able to demonstrate ownership of major product releases and a track record of taking products from concept through to production.

Essential Experience

Leading architecture strategy for customer-facing digital products, applications or websites

Hands-on experience delivering AI-enabled products from design to launch

AWS cloud architecture (essential)

AWS Serverless technologies

AWS Bedrock

End-to-end architecture covering application, infrastructure and networking layers

DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices

Test Driven Development (TDD)

Cloud security architecture

Experience leading and mentoring architects and engineering teams

Ownership of multiple large-scale product releases

Experience operating within complex, regulated environments

Desirable Experience

Secure by Design principles

Knowledge of NCSC guidance and standards

Cyber security assessment frameworks

Government Digital Service (GDS) environments and user-centred design approaches

Security Requirements

Due to the urgency of this requirement, active SC Clearance is preferred but not essential

If you have successfully led the architecture and delivery of large-scale digital AI products and can demonstrate ownership of major releases in AWS environments, we would like to hear from you.

SmartSourcing are a Disability Confident Employer and we promote, celebrate and value diversity, we are committed to promoting equality and inclusion for all.

Job Details

Company
SmartSourcing Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Salary
GBP 875 - 900 Daily
Posted