Technical Architect

We are recruiting for an experienced Technical Architect to join a major UK nuclear new build programme, supporting one of the countrys most significant infrastructure and energy projects.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the technical architecture of a complex, highly regulated organisation, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with long-term business objectives.

Working closely with the Technical Assurance Manager, you will act as a lead design authority across assigned projects, providing technical leadership, architectural governance and assurance throughout the project life cycle., * Act as the lead technical design authority across assigned projects, ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory requirements.

• Design, review and assure technical architectures spanning cloud, infrastructure, networks, integration services and application platforms.
• Work closely with the Technical Assurance Manager to deliver architectural assurance from initial design through to operational handover.
• Provide technical oversight of supplier-delivered solutions, ensuring quality, compliance and adherence to agreed architectural principles.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to translate requirements into technically viable, secure and sustainable solutions.
• Support architectural governance activities, including participation in Architecture Review Boards.
• Ensure cyber security is Embedded into technical designs from the outset.
• Support integration planning and interoperability across a complex, multi-supplier technology environment.
• Identify emerging technologies and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience and long-term capability.
• Identify, assess and escalate technical delivery risks, supporting effective decision-making throughout the project life cycle., * This is an opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant nuclear new build programme, helping establish the technology foundations required to support the delivery and long-term operation of critical UK energy infrastructure.
• You will work within a technically complex environment, collaborating with experienced engineering, digital and technology professionals while influencing architectural decisions across a major multi-supplier programme.
• If you are an experienced Technical Architect looking to apply your expertise within one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, we would welcome your application.

We are looking for an established Technical Architect with experience delivering and assuring enterprise-scale solutions within complex or regulated environments., * Extensive experience in technical architecture roles, ideally supporting large-scale programmes or complex enterprise environments.

• Strong technical knowledge across cloud platforms, infrastructure, networking, application platforms and systems integration.
• Proven experience designing and assuring secure, scalable, reliable and cost-effective technical solutions.
• Experience providing architectural governance and technical oversight of third-party and supplier-delivered solutions.
• A strong understanding of cyber security principles and their application within regulated environments.
• Experience operating within multi-supplier delivery environments, managing technical dependencies and ensuring architectural consistency.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions and communicate effectively with senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Eligibility to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

Desirable Experience -

• Previous experience within nuclear, energy, critical national infrastructure or similarly regulated sectors.
• Professional certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with large-scale digital transformation programmes and emerging enterprise technologies.
• Knowledge of EDF Group digital initiatives or lessons learned from major UK nuclear infrastructure programmes.

Technical Architect - £660 per day - Inside IR35 - Hybrid working 2-3 days a week from central London site - 6 months initial contract.