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# Technical Architect

- **Company:** Opus Recruitment Solutions
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, DevOps, Federated Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, OAuth, OpenID, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Okta
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/technical-architect/57234071

## About the Role

* SC Cleared or SC eligible
 * UK Public Sector Experience
 * Technical Architecture experience.
 * Identity and Access Management (IAM).
 * Cloud architecture, particularly AWS and Azure.
 * Security architecture and governance.
 * Architecture modelling techniques.
 * DevOps and Agile delivery experience.
 * Strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable

 * OAuth, OIDC, SAML or federated identity solutions.
 * Entra ID, ForgeRock, Okta or similar platforms.
 * Public sector or regulated environment experience.
 * Security-by-design principles.

## Description

Technical Architect / Inside IR35/ 3 days Onsite: Offices UK Wide / 6 Month Contract
An opportunity for an experienced Senior Technical Architect to support strategic identity, security and enterprise platform initiatives within a large and complex environment.

You will provide architecture leadership, technical assurance, governance support and security-focused design across multiple programmes and services., If you are interested in this role and have relevant experience, please apply or email your latest CV to ASAP!


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