Technical Architect

+12 months +

+90% on site in Reading

+Inside IR35

+£650 - £750 a day

+SC cleared role

Skills:

+SC clearance

+MOD experience

+TOGAF

We're looking for a Technical Architect to take the lead in defining, developing, and guiding the delivery of complex, secure systems and services. You'll act as a trusted technical authority-balancing customer needs, architectural principles, and security standards to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the technical authority across systems and services, ensuring robust, secure, and scalable solutions.

• Define and evolve architectures aligned with business objectives and secure-by-design principles.

• Contribute to strategic roadmaps, spotting opportunities for innovation and technology insertion.

• Lead technical reviews, trade-off analyses, and risk assessments for critical design decisions.

• Mentor and coach architects and engineers, raising technical capability across teams.

• Represent the organisation at senior customer forums, technical boards, and industry events.

• Support business development, contributing to technical designs, bids, and proposals.

• Champion best practice, reuse, and model-based design approaches within the architecture community.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in system and service architecture (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, or cloud).

• Strong understanding of secure system design principles and cyber security standards.

• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, MODAF, or NAF.

• Experience delivering within Agile or SAFe environments.

• The ability to influence strategy, guide technical direction, and mentor others.

• Excellent communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Industry certifications (TOGAF, ArchiMate) or vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, Cisco, VMware).

• Experience contributing to enterprise technology roadmaps and modernisation initiatives.

• Exposure to DevSecOps, cloud-native, or automation approaches.

• Experience in service design and operational transformation.

• Confident presenting at technical boards or industry conferences.

If you'd like to discuss this Technical Architect role in more detail, please send your updated CV to chloe.manerowski@cbsbutler.com and I will get in touch.