Lead Technical Architect

Lead Technical Architect - up to £75,000 - Hybrid (One Day a Week in Newport)

The OpportunityYolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team has partnered with a unique Civil Service Organisation who are currently implementing a complex and very interesting digital transformation.

We are supporting them to recruit a Lead Technical Architect who can ensure Secure By Design and Government standards of tech design within an Azure first environment. Experienced in containerisation and infrastructure-as-code you will be comfortable leading the tech design in a complex organisation.

What the Lead Technical Architect will be doingYou will be working within service squads and project teams to lead and own the technology architecture focussed on Azure.

• Provide technical leadership to create technical solutions based on business needs
• Analyse the needs of larger projects and deliveries, breaking them down into smaller manageable components
• Ensure appropriate software, infrastructure, and integration methods are deployed.
• Create and present relevant and appropriate documentation for governance boards and stakeholders.
• Own the technical roadmaps for certain capabilities

What the successful Lead Technical Architect will bring to the teamYou will have proven experience creating technical architecture within the Azure cloud space, with an understanding of Infrastructure-as-a-Code and containerisation.

• You will have experience of solution design in an Azure environment, with a strong understanding of relational databases and data modelling.
• Experience of API driven architecture including exposure to Swagger or Postman.
• Clear experience of being able to design and deliver technical roadmaps
• Strong technical architecture experience, turning business problems into technical designs.

Here's What You'll Get in Return

• Salary up to £75,000
• Dedicated investment into your professional development, through courses and other training opportunities
• Pension scheme - 28.9% employer contribution
• Work your 37.5 hours on any schedule between 5am and 10pm
• Accrued Flexi-Time - If you work 37.5 hours in 4 days, you can have the fifth day off
• Unlimited access to Pluralsight learning videos
• 25 Days annual leave PLUS Bank Holidays (Increasing to 30 days)

Think this one's for youIf you think this Lead Technical Architect opportunity is for you then please apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.