Technical Solution Architect

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Enterprise Architecture Cloud Computing Infrastructure Design Network Architecture Cyber Security Technical Assurance Supplier Management Solution Design

FULL DESCRIPTION

Technical Solution Architect

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Technical Solution Architect for a contract position in London / Leiston, Suffolk. Pay rate: £500 - £650 per day (PAYE). Job type: Contract. Start date: Immediate. Duration: Up to Dec 2026 (extension possible).

Job Description

Reporting to the Technical Assurance Manager, the Technical Architect is responsible for designing and assuring complex technical solutions. The role provides technical leadership and guidance across projects, ensuring that technology solutions are secure, scalable, reliable, and aligned. The Technical Architect works closely with the Technical Assurance Manager and the Head of Architecture to ensure that technical design and delivery adhere to high standards of quality, security, and operational excellence. This includes working directly with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, acting as a subject matter expert, and ensuring all technical decisions align with the enterprise's architecture and technical assurance frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong technical expertise in enterprise-scale architecture, including cloud, infrastructure, networks, and integration.
  • Proven ability to design and assure secure, scalable, and cost-effective technical solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of influencing technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Understanding of cyber security requirements within regulated environments.
  • Experience working in multi-supplier, large-scale delivery environments.
  • Extensive experience in technical architecture roles within large-scale, regulated, or complex project environments.
  • Track record of providing architectural assurance and oversight for supplier-delivered solutions.

Role Responsibilities

  • Act as the lead design authority for technical solutions in assigned projects, ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Work closely with the Technical Assurance Manager to deliver architectural assurance activities across the project lifecycle.
  • Design and review technical architectures for cloud, infrastructure, integration services, and application platforms.
  • Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders across SZC to translate solution intent into technically viable and sustainable architectures.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to project delivery teams and suppliers.
  • Support architectural governance processes, including participation in the Architecture Review Board (ARB).
  • Identify and assess emerging technologies, making recommendations for adoption.
  • Contribute to integration planning to ensure interoperability across a multi-supplier delivery environment.
  • Ensure cyber security requirements are embedded within all technical designs.
  • Support risk management for technical delivery.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should click 'Apply now' and complete the application form. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] will respond within 14 days if shortlisted. This vacancy is advertised by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd acting as an employment business.

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