Skills

Leadership Python Java Stakeholder Management Architecture AWS Software Development Team Leadership Agile Spring Spring Boot

Job Specifications

Principal Technical Architect

Software Engineering background

£650-700 per day, Outside I35

12 Month Contract

Fully Remote (Must be UK based)

Our exclusive Consulting partner urgently requires the services of a Principal / Lead Technical Architect on a Contract basis, to help deliver a high-profile project for a Government customer.

We're looking for a highly experienced Technical Architect with a strong Software Engineering background, and strong experience working on Public Sector projects.

Skills & Experience for Principal Technical Architect:

An expert-level Principal Technical Architect with a strong software engineering

background who can define intentional architecture across complex, multi-programme environments.

Must be capable of operating at a strategic, high-level while also diving into

the technical detail to propose solutions.

Technical Skills:

Architecture Experience: Proven experience in defining and assuring

architecture, specifically focusing on Capability Level Architecture for core business areas such as Order Management, Activity Management, and Application Processing.

Software Engineering Foundation: Deep technical fluency gained from hands-on

software development, ideally with experience governing applications built on

strategic stacks, including Java (Spring Boot) and Python, and ensuring they align

with cloud-native principles (AWS).

Design & Documentation: Expert ability to develop and assure formal

Architectural Design Plans (ADPs), Roadmaps, and other key architectural

deliverables.

Technical Authority: Ability to validate the technical approach for emergent designs

and provide domain-specific knowledge to improve overall architectural quality.

People/Process Skills:

Stakeholder Management (Varying Levels): Expert ability to manage

stakeholders and influence senior leaders (Head of Architecture, Senior Delivery

Managers) and technical teams across multiple delivery streams.

Architectural Progression: Proven ability to actively drive the creation, review, and

approval of Architectural Design Plans to ensure timely progression of strategic

initiatives.

Cross-Team Leadership: Demonstrated experience providing architectural

governance and direction across several concurrent, independent agile teams.

Please apply by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent team.

Thank you!

About the Company

Unify was created to reshape the rules of the recruitment industry. With an authentic and transparent approach, we set out to connect top class talent with the most passionate, innovative and forward thinking employers in the UK Our mission is to do things differently, to keep things simple and streamlined to ensure the best for our candidates, clients and, of course, our planet. Unify was built on principles and this is reflected in our dedicated team. We’re a likeable, diverse, and refreshing team of professionals that no... Know more