Technical Architect

Working within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, you’ll play a key role in driving technical direction across a complex and high-impact environment.

About the role

You’ll operate at a senior level, bringing together technology, people and strategy to shape how services are designed and delivered across the organisation.

This is a leadership role where you’ll see the bigger picture, influencing decisions, guiding teams, and ensuring services are built to last, scale and deliver value.

What you’ll be doing

• Setting and shaping technical strategy and architecture direction across services
• Designing and assuring secure, scalable, cloud-first solutions
• Working with senior stakeholders to guide decision-making and challenge constructively
• Leading collaboration across teams to align technology with business outcomes
• Mentoring and developing architects and engineering leaders
• Driving best practice in Agile, DevOps and modern engineering approaches
• Supporting digital transformation through clear technical vision and leadership
• Managing complexity across systems, suppliers and stakeholders

• Strong experience in technical or enterprise architecture (software or infrastructure)
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly to a range of audiences
• Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships
• A broad understanding of modern technologies (e.g. cloud, APIs, microservices)
• Experience championing Agile, DevOps and engineering best practices
• Ability to see the big picture across complex systems and services
• A collaborative leader who supports teams and drive positive change

Working environment

London, England, United Kingdom > 1000 employees Corporate / Direct Employer Government Digital and Data is a community of experts leading digital transformation in government, creating more efficient services that have a meaningful impact on people’s lives. Government Digital and Data professionals benefit from cross-government events and learning. From webinars from the world’s leading innovators to digital upskilling sessions.They enhance our professionals’ skills and capabilities, which ultimately enables them to be a part of the world-leading advancements in digital transformation and government innovation.