- Company Name
- Advanced Resource Managers
- Job Title
- Technical Architect
- Job Description
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Job title: Technical Architect
Role Summary: Senior architecture leader responsible for designing secure, integrated systems and services within a defence and aerospace context. Acts as the technical authority, shapes enterprise roadmaps, and delivers secure-by-design solutions across infrastructure, applications, data, networking, and cloud domains.
Expactations:
- 6‑month contract, inside IR35.
- Requires prior experience with TOGAF, MODAF, NAF or equivalent frameworks.
- Demonstrable background in Agile or SAFe delivery environments.
- Willingness to mentor technical staff and represent the organisation at senior customer forums.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as technical authority for systems and services.
- Define, evolve, and document architectures that balance customer needs, architectural principles, and secure‑by‑design standards.
- Contribute to divisional and line‑of‑business roadmaps, identifying technology insertion and innovation opportunities.
- Lead technical reviews, trade‑off studies, and risk assessments for major design decisions.
- Mentor and coach Technical Architects and Engineers, elevating community capability.
- Represent the team at senior customer forums, technical boards, and industry events.
- Support business development through technical design, bids, and proposal development.
Required Skills:
- Extensive expertise in secure, integrated system and service architecture.
- Proven experience in infrastructure, applications, data, networking, and cloud architecture.
- Deep knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF, MODAF, NAF).
- Advanced understanding of secure system design principles and cybersecurity standards.
- Experience shaping architectures within Agile or SAFe delivery models.
- Ability to mentor, coach, and provide technical leadership.
- Familiarity with service design, operational transformation, digital modernisation, cloud‑native, DevSecOps, and automation.
- Vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, Cisco, VMware) and industry certifications (TOGAF, ArchiMate) preferred.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- TOGAF certification (mandatory).
- ArchiMate certification (preferred).
- Relevant vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, Cisco, VMware) (preferred).