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We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect with a strong background in data and software development to support a major UK Government programme. This role involves working closely with the programme delivery manager, technical specialists, external partners, and customer teams to support the discovery, design, delivery, and operation of a wide range of data solutions. This role is offered on an inside IR35 contract with a minimum of 1-2 days in either Telford or London.
Applicants will require active security clearance, and will be asked to provide evidence on receipt of application.
Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze complex technical requirements and issues.
  • Design solutions that maximize automation and reuse of existing components.
  • Create technical specifications and documentation.
  • Plan, estimate, and schedule tasks.
  • Collaborate with customer teams to deliver and implement overall solutions.
  • Manage solution design through required governance.
  • Provide technical guidance to developers and data engineers.
  • Assist in resolving complex operational issues.
    Required Skills:
  • In-depth knowledge and experience in designing, developing, and integrating secure solutions in public cloud environments (e.g., AWS or Microsoft Azure).
  • Experience managing and deriving requirements and establishing and maintaining traceability between them and solution components.
  • Solid writing skills, including creating High-Level and Low-Level Designs and interface control documents.
  • Experience with standard engineering and service management methodologies.
  • Experience with database technologies such as MySQL, Oracle, or Amazon Redshift.
  • Experience with one of the following: Power BI, Pentaho Business Analytics, ElasticSearch, Solr, Apache Kafka.
  • Experience mentoring and coaching junior colleagues.
    Desired Skills:
  • Ability to interact well with senior customer stakeholders and peer architects from other teams.
  • Ability to translate technical discussions into business terms.
  • Experience creating and sustaining high-level relationships with vendors, providers, and contractors.
  • Experience with Python and its numerical, data, and machine learning libraries.
  • Exposure to ETL tooling.
  • Exposure to data science and analytical tooling such as SAS or Posit.
  • Design and development of solutions in performance-critical environments
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