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# Technical Architect

- **Company:** Opus Recruitment Solutions
- **Location:** Salford, UK
- **Salary:** £149,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Microservices
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb4ee321636769c1520346c2e286880052

## About the Role

* Extensive experience with Software as a Service product selection and implementation.
 * Deep technical knowledge designing and working with microservices, APIs and file-based transfers.
 * Event-based architecture design and patterns.
 * Design technical solutions (products and services) to meet user needs and align with DWP technical strategy and standards.
 * Provide a consistent set of solution views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution to all stakeholders.



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