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# Technical Architect

- **Company:** Opus Recruitment Solutions
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £149,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, OAuth, OpenID, Data Streaming, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5885094537

## About the Role

* Strong background in Technical, Solution, or Enterprise Architecture.
 * Expertise in architecture frameworks, modelling techniques, patterns, and standards.
 * Experience with event-driven and distributed systems.
 * Deep knowledge of AWS and cloud-native technologies.
 * Understanding of Agile, DevOps, and modern engineering practices.
 * Experience with IAM, OAuth, and OIDC.
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Experience working within government or highly regulated environments is desirable.

## Description

* Design scalable, secure, and resilient architecture solutions.
 * Lead event-driven architecture design, including Pub/Sub and data streaming patterns.
 * Define cloud architecture using AWS, container, hosting, and networking best practices.
 * Support Agile and DevOps delivery teams.
 * Design and advise on Identity & Access Management solutions (OAuth, OIDC, etc.).
 * Present solutions to technical governance and architecture review boards.
 * Communicate and justify design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Provide technical assurance across services, ensuring quality, compliance, and strategic alignment.


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