Technical Architect
Inara
Reading, United Kingdom
6 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 169KJob location
Reading, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Build Automation
Azure
Code Review
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Python
System Availability
Terraform
Job description
We're looking for a hands-on Technical Architect to join a major cloud-native transformation programme. This is a role for someone who can move confidently between high-level architectural thinking and deep technical delivery, shaping solutions and helping teams make them real.
If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, setting engineering direction, and guiding teams through modern cloud-native patterns, this is a great opportunity.
As Technical Architect, you will:
- Lead end-to-end cloud-native architecture design across both AWS and Azure, ensuring security, scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
- Build automation and infrastructure tooling using Python, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices.
- Work closely with engineering, security, and product teams to turn business requirements into robust architectural solutions and clear technical roadmaps.
- Drive standards around cloud governance, infrastructure-as-code, observability, cost optimisation, and high availability.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership - code reviews, technical oversight, solution design - while mentoring teams and supporting delivery.
Requirements
- Strong background in AWS (preferred) and/or Azure cloud architecture
- Excellent knowledge of Python, Terraform, and modern automation patterns
- Experience designing scalable, secure, cloud-native platforms
- A solid DevOps mindset: CI/CD, IaC, observability, reliability
- Ability to influence technical direction while remaining hands-on
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with engineering, product, and security stakeholders