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# Technical Architect - SC Cleared - Authentication

- **Company:** SR2
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Application Integration Architecture, User Authentication, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, OAuth, OpenID, Software Engineering
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/technical-architect-sc-cleared-authentication

## About the Role

Strong experience as a Technical Architect or in a similar architecture-focused role
Strong software development background
Experience with identity, authentication and authorisation technologies
Good working knowledge of OIDC and OAuth
Experience designing user-facing web or application integrations
Strong AWS/cloud experience
Experience leading technical teams and delivering user-focused digital services
Strong understanding of application architecture, security and scalability
Experience working within Agile multidisciplinary teams
Understanding of continuous delivery and DevOps cultures
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

## Description

Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary delivery teams
Take ownership of technical outcomes and support teams through design and delivery
Lead technical decision-making and take a balanced approach to technology selection
Work closely with software engineers, product, delivery and other technical specialists
Support the integration of authentication and identity services across user-facing applications
Influence senior stakeholders and support evidence-based technical decision-makingEssential skills


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