SC Cleared Technical Architect

Salary: £42,000 - 72,500 per year

Requirements

• Active SC clearance / SC cleared
• Strong systems design experience in AWS
• At least 2 years of Technical Architecture experience
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with Docker containerisation
• Experience with GitHub Actions
• Understanding of the architectural importance of Terraform
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to tailor technical specifications to different engineering disciplines
• Analytical or data platform background is highly advantageous
• Azure or GCP background is helpful if combined with AWS
• Central Government experience is desirable but not mandatory

Responsibilities

• Translate user requirements into system-level technical designs
• Break technical work down into discrete tickets with clear acceptance criteria for front-end, data, and DevOps engineers
• Review the existing AWS platform architecture and ensure alignment with AWS frameworks
• Maintain technical documentation
• Identify system design bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Liaise directly with DevOps to resolve technical issues
• Create sustainable high-level and low-level system designs using Mermaid for reusable diagrams

Technologies

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• GCP
• GitHub
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

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We are supporting a major UK Government department on a brand-new cloud data platform and are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to join a multidisciplinary digital team. This is an initial contract running until April 2027, inside IR35, with a day rate of £675. The role offers a fully flexible base office location across Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Manchester, or London, with highly flexible hybrid and remote options for the right candidate, although periodic attendance for away days and specific meetings is required. We are seeking someone with strong technical architecture experience and excellent communication skills to help shape and support a modern AWS-based platform.

last updated 26 week of 2026