Technical Architect
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite/week (Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Manchester, Blackpool, Birmingham, Newcastle)
Contract: 6 Months
Opportunity We are supporting a major UK Government programme seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale solutions across business-critical functions including People, Finance, Commercial and Estates.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile transformation programme where you will shape technical strategy, design modern cloud-based solutions, and work closely with senior stakeholders, engineering teams, and delivery partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end technical solutions that align with business requirements and enterprise architecture standards.
- Lead architecture design for large-scale enterprise systems and transformation initiatives.
- Evaluate, select, and implement SaaS products and services.
- Design and govern solutions using microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and file-based integrations.
- Produce architecture artefacts, solution designs, and technical documentation for a range of audiences.
- Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure successful implementation.
- Drive the adoption of architecture best practices, patterns, and standards.
- Identify and reduce technical debt while improving long-term platform sustainability.
- Develop technical roadmaps and present solutions at architecture governance forums.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with business and technology leaders to deliver value-for-money solutions.
- Proven experience working as a Solution Architect within large and complex organisations.
- Extensive experience selecting and implementing Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
- Strong expertise in:
- Microservices Architecture
- API Design and Integration
- Event-Driven Architecture
- File-Based Data Transfers and Integration Patterns
- Experience designing solutions within public cloud environments (AWS, Azure and/or GCP).
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and governance.
- Experience creating architecture diagrams, solution views, and technical documentation.
- Demonstrable experience leading architecture on enterprise-scale programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leadership.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Experience delivering solutions across People (HR), Finance, Commercial, or Estates domains.
- Experience working within Government or highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with architecture frameworks and governance processes.
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