SC cleared Technical Architect - inside iR35 - API's and AWS

We are heading up a recruitment drive for a global consultancy that require an SC cleared Technical Architect to join them on a major government project that's based remotely.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant experience as a technical or solution architect in complex digital or enterprise environments.
• Strong software engineering foundation, with practical knowledge of modern application architectures (eg, microservices, APIs, distributed systems).
• Proven ability to design and document architectures using visual modelling techniques such as C4, UML, and data flow diagrams.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, ideally AWS, including Infrastructure as Code, platform services, networking, and security controls.
• Deep understanding of secure and resilient system design, including authentication patterns, threat modelling, performance considerations, and observability.
• Familiarity with Ruby, Python, or Java, and modern development practices such as CI/CD, TDD, and containerisation.
• Experience guiding technology decisions, evaluating options, and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, integration approaches, API design, messaging patterns, and interoperability challenges.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and build consensus across diverse groups.
• Ability to work across the full delivery life cycle, from discovery through implementation and service transition.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with enterprise ERP platforms (eg, Oracle E-business Suite).
• Knowledge of UK government digital service standards, architecture frameworks, and assurance processes.
• Understanding of Domain-Driven Design or event-driven architectural approaches.
• Exposure to SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Experience contributing to architectural communities of practice or governance forums.
• Prior consultancy experience working across multiple product teams or client environments.

Personal Attributes

• Strong systems thinking and analytical capability, with the ability to understand complex environments quickly.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous or fast-changing environments while maintaining architectural clarity.
• Collaborative, empathetic, and committed to building trust with stakeholders at all levels.
• Dedicated to continuous learning, technical curiosity, and staying current with emerging technologies.
• Pragmatic and outcome-focused, balancing long-term architectural quality with short-term delivery constraints.

Technical Environment

The assignment covers a diverse mix of modern cloud-native services and Legacy enterprise platforms.

Exposure to some of the following areas would be beneficial:

• Modern languages and frameworks including Ruby, Java, and Python
• AWS cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, platform as a service tooling
• Engineering practices such as DDD, TDD, CI/CD, automated testing and Git workflows
• Multi-tier platform strategies including centralised data and business logic layers
• Enterprise Oracle software including ERP components
• Mac-based development environments and public GitHub repositories