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# Lead Technical Architect

- **Company:** SR2
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £156,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, User Authentication, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, OAuth, OpenID, Software Engineering, Web Applications, SC Clearance
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/lead-technical-architect/57337157

## About the Role

* Significant experience operating as a Lead Technical Architect, Principal Technical Architect or senior Technical Architect
 * Proven experience owning technical architecture and providing leadership across complex digital programmes
 * Strong software engineering/development background with the ability to engage credibly with engineering teams
 * Strong AWS architecture and cloud experience
 * Strong understanding of identity, authentication and authorisation architecture
 * Good working knowledge of OIDC and OAuth
 * Experience architecting authentication integrations across user-facing web applications and digital services
 * Strong understanding of application architecture, APIs, security, scalability, resilience and integration patterns
 * Experience setting technical direction and providing architectural governance and assurance
 * Experience leading and influencing technical teams within Agile multidisciplinary environments
 * Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices
 * Ability to communicate complex technical decisions to senior stakeholders and drive consensus across multiple teams
 * Active SC clearance

Skills

 * GDS
 * SC Cleared
 * Technical Architect
 * AWS

## Description

SR2 is supporting a high-profile, customer-facing digital programme and is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction across a complex delivery environment.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role, taking ownership of technical strategy and outcomes, guiding multidisciplinary teams through complex design decisions and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and aligned to wider programme objectives., * Own and lead the technical architecture and direction across multiple delivery teams and workstreams

 * Provide technical leadership to Technical Architects, Software Engineers and other technical specialists
 * Set architectural standards, principles and guardrails to support consistent technical delivery
 * Lead complex technical decision-making, assessing trade-offs and providing clear architectural recommendations
 * Take ownership of technical outcomes from initial design through to implementation and live service
 * Lead the architecture and integration of authentication, identity and authorisation services across customer-facing applications
 * Ensure solutions meet appropriate security, scalability, resilience and performance requirements
 * Work closely with engineering, product, delivery and security teams to translate programme objectives into effective technical solutions
 * Identify and manage architectural risks, dependencies and technical constraints across the programme
 * Provide technical assurance and challenge designs where required
 * Influence senior technical and non-technical stakeholders, clearly communicating complex architectural decisions and recommendations
 * Drive engineering and architecture best practice across Agile, DevOps and continuous delivery environments


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