Senior Technical Architect

Overview

We’re seeking a Senior Technical Architect to lead the design of innovative software solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards and drive meaningful outcomes for government clients. In this pivotal role, you’ll act as a Subject Matter Expert, shaping end-to-end architectures and guiding their successful implementation across complex digital environments.

If you're passionate about creating scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions that serve citizens and support public sector transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

- Liaise with our client’s Enterprise Architect, the business and relevant stakeholders, including technical specialists, to define requirements.
- Interpret, use and apply information contained within Enterprise architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of ICT systems.
- Ensure that the overall ICT architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality.
- Act as a subject matter expert focused on the design process.
- Adheres to a given set of constraints specified at the outset of the design process.
- Provide high-level and detailed estimates for projects.
- Manage risks appropriate to the contract team in the delivery of agreed deliverables.
- Identify improvements to system architecture and processes.
- Manage delivery of application functionality by all the resources and to ensure that the outputs adhere to the quality and governance standards specified for the project.
- Provide project reports and architecture documents as required

Qualifications

- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

Essential skills

Technical Skills:

- Demonstrate expertise in the interpretation, use and application of information contained within an enterprise architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the design, development, enhancement and maintenance of systems.
- Demonstrate expertise in the provision of leadership and direction of a software development team or teams towards a common technical vision in the delivery of the services to our clients.
- Demonstrate ability in ensuring that the overall enterprise architecture is maintained in a coherent
- manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and quality.
- Provide expertise in the management and delivery of multiple system modules or projects
- Have proven experience in the design and development of new systems on Red Hat OpenShift.
- Have proven experience in modernisation of existing applications onto the Red Hat OpenShift platform.

Consultancy Skills:

- Strong client-facing skills, with the ability to build trust and communicate effectively
- Ability to lead and mentor, fostering a culture of learning and knowledge sharing
- Collaborative team player
- Self-driven and disciplined
- Ability to lead and mentor, fostering a culture of learning and knowledge sharing

Experience

- 7+ years of experience in technical architecture
- Experience with the development of enterprise systems using open-source software.
- Public sector experience preferred

Benefits

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

- Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
- We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
- Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
- Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more
- Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.

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