Technical Architect - London, United Kingdom - Circle Recruitment

Circle Recruitment

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Technical Architect

£600 - £700/Day Inside IR35

Multiple Locations

Clearance:
SC
We are seeking a Technical Architect for our Government client. This role will be hybrid working at any of the UK Offices (have locations across most major cities). The Technical Architect role will be an initial 6 month contract, paying between £600 - £700/DayInside IR35.

This role is inside IR3- Due to the service of the role it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Clearance:
SC

Profile:

As key member of their multidisciplinary Microsoft Azure Team, you'll work alongside, Product Managers, Delivery managers and DevOps engineers
As a team, you'll develop innovative products that are part of endtoend services across the department
You'll test the art of the possible by designing proof of concepts to test solutions for future services, working with internal groups, third parties and external suppliers
You'll be leading development of their acclaimed opensource public services, with user needs at the heart of everything, helping them transform Government for the future
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll be helping define how we do what we do and making sure that their systems are built to adapt rapidly
Their Technical Architects have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies and are able to converse easily with and translate between nontechnical stakeholders and technical practitioners. They are able to switch between different problems andresponsibilities and are directly involved in service delivery
For this role in their Azure space, you will have demonstrable experience of agile development in:
Azure Cloud Platform tools including Azure DevOps, Azure Command Line Interface & Azure Policy
Infrastructure as code including Terraform
Automated testing frameworks including Pester
Code management frameworks including CI/CD, GIT & Docker
Networking
Observability frameworks including Grafana & Prometheus
You should have practical working knowledge of modern cloudfirst architectures and how to build and connect across them to take advantage of the opportunities they offer
Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution
Articulate technical requirements and implications compellingly to technical and nontechnical colleagues, senior leaders, business partners and customers
Provide technical expertise and direction, supporting collaborative teams, working with colleagues to understand requirements and help design innovative solutions that work
Be responsible for design and development of various sizes, how they interact with their surroundings (including other projects and teams), and how they evolve over time
Challenge entrenched practices and influence decision makers, look for deeper underlying problems to solve and larger opportunities for digital transformation
Align your team's work with department and government technology strategy, participating in strategic technical decisions and challenging previous decisions where needed
Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance
Occasionally participate in 3rd line support during office hours, and sometimes out of hours (for which you'll be paid an allowance and further hourly payment when on call)
Demonstrable experience of agile development in terraform, GIT (or similar) and their associated frameworks
A solid background in version control
Experience of automated testing techniques, continuous integration, automated deployment pipelines and associated infrastructure
The ability to quickly learn new technologies and willingness to pick the right tool for the job
A systematic approach to solving problems in an agile environment
Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable:
You should have experience of design and architecture leadership and governance to delivery teams
Experience working with cloud infrastructure
Experience of introducing practices such as DDD, TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams

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