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# Senior Technical Architect

- **Company:** Talent Ltd
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £149,500.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Foundry, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, MongoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, Modern Ui, Express.js, Spring-boot, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Domain Driven Development, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Domain Driven Design, Microservices
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856365413-senior-technical-architect

## About the Role

* Architecture Track Record: Proven background operating as a Technical or Solution Architect on complex, large-scale cloud digital services.
 * Modern Design Paradigms: Strong expertise in Domain-Driven Design (DDD), distributed systems, and event-driven architecture.
 * Strategic Oversight: Ability to navigate high-level strategic alignment and complex technical discussions without requiring hands-on coding.
 * Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills to engage, negotiate, and align both technical engineers and senior non-technical leadership., * Hands-on experience delivering projects within Central Government departments
 * Direct experience taking digital services from Beta through to large-scale production rollout.
 * Hands-on experience establishing operational readiness frameworks and non-functional requirements for complex public-sector environments.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Architect to join one of our Government Clients. This role sits at the intersection of technical and solution architecture, offering the chance to shape strategic design while staying deeply connected to core engineering execution., * Architectural Leadership: Shape strategic solution design and provide end-to-end architecture governance across a distributed, cloud-native platform.

 * Engineering Collaboration: Work alongside cross-functional delivery teams to guide technical decisions, define NFRs, and ensure system resilience and scalability.
 * Artefact and Governance Creation: Produce high-quality architecture artefacts and drive solutions through internal assurance channels.
 * Operational Readiness: Define robust disaster recovery approaches, auto-scaling strategies, and support models to enable seamless, large-scale service adoption.

Core Tech Stack and Concepts

 * Cloud and Infrastructure: AWS
 * Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
 * Frontend: Node.js, Express.js
 * Data and Messaging: Kafka, MongoDB / NoSQL
 * Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, DDD


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