Lead Technical Architect

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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