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# Senior Technical Architect

- **Company:** Talent International
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £153,400.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Role-Based Access Control, Zero Trust Network Access, Technical Debt, SC Clearance, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-44E36170F4030F2C4E/

## About the Role

* SC Clearance must be active - must have lived in the UK for the last 5 years to be eligible
 * Proven track record as a Senior Technical Architect, operating within a public sector or government environment.
 * Deep experience in enterprise cyber security architecture, including Zero Trust, PUAM, identity controls, and frameworks (NIST, CIS, Secure-by-Design).
 * Solid hands-on capability in cloud hosting transformations, hybrid multi-cloud solutions, and identity platform migrations while reducing Legacy technical debt.
 * Exceptional stakeholder management skills with a demonstrable ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and guide cross-programme security initiatives.

## Description

You will be responsible for translating complex enterprise requirements into secure, resilient, and future-proof architectures while guiding critical services away from Legacy infrastructure and technical debt, * Architect Enterprise Security Capabilities: Lead the design and governance of robust security architectures across complex estate environments.

 * Zero Trust Adoption: Champion Zero Trust architecture principles and drive execution roadmaps.
 * Security Modernisation: Align technical designs with NIST, CIS, and Secure-by-Design principles to actively eliminate security-related technical de
 * Cloud Migration and Strategy: Drive the end-to-end migration architecture for critical digital services and identity platforms from Legacy environments into modern cloud platforms.
 * Enterprise Identity Strategy: Guide the architectural evolution of enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM/IGA).
 * RBAC and Authorization: Establish advanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) frameworks, compliance controls, and authorization mechanisms.


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