Lead Technical Architect
Contract until April
£Market rates/Day Inside IR35
Remote
Clearance: SC
We are seeking a Lead Technical Architect for our Government client on a remote basis. The Lead Technical Architect role will be an initial contract until 30/04 paying between £700 - £990/Day Inside IR35. Ideally they want to be under the top end budget.
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Clearance: SC
Role Profile:
- The candidate will need to come in and identify AI opportunities and will be able to execute them.
- Requires a proven track record of multi cloud architecture expertise
- Google Cloud experience
- Expertise in configuring VPC service controls
- Must have a focus on security and be familiar with cloud platforms
- Identify and deliver AI opportunities, including AI-assisted and agentic workflows.
- Define secure, scalable AI and cloud architecture strategies, roadmaps and standards.
- Lead multi-cloud architecture across GCP and AWS, including Cloud Landing Zones, IAM and microservices.
- Design AI security controls, including VPC Service Controls, identity federation, human-in-the-loop approvals and PII protection.
- Develop modular, technology-agnostic integration layers connecting enterprise platforms, AI solutions and custom-built tools.
- Lead architectural governance and assurance, including TDA approvals, DPIAs and cyber security compliance.
- Communicate architectural decisions, risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams and ensure solutions align with wider enterprise architecture.
- Proven experience leading enterprise cloud architecture across GCP and/or AWS.
- Strong Google Cloud expertise, particularly VPC Service Controls.
- Hands-on experience designing secure AI architectures and implementing AI safety guardrails.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security, IAM, identity federation and data privacy controls.
- Experience designing scalable microservices and API-led integration architectures.
- Understanding of public sector governance, security assurance and relevant NCSC standards.
- Excellent stakeholder management, technical communication and architectural leadership skills.
If you are interested in the above, hit the Apply now button!
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