Lead Technical Architect

Salary: £18,000 – 18,900 per year

Requirements

• STEM degree or equivalent experience
• One or more major certifications, e.g.: CCNP, VCP, PCNSE, Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
• Proven experience designing secure enterprise networks across on‑prem, private cloud, and public cloud
• Experience with network automation, orchestration, and provisioning
• Strong datacentre design and infrastructure integration capability
• Skilled in producing architecture across conceptual, logical, and physical layers
• Experience leading and developing technical architecture teams
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with evidence‑based recommendations
• DV clearance required (sole British nationals only)

Responsibilities

• Design and govern secure network architectures across VMware private cloud, Microsoft on‑premise, and Azure/AWS
• Lead creation of scalable, resilient LAN, WAN, hybrid cloud, and datacentre solutions
• Translate business/security needs into conceptual, logical, and physical architectures
• Produce high‑quality HLDs/LLDs aligned to TOGAF
• Lead and mentor technical architects, providing direction and coaching
• Act as escalation point for complex technical incidents
• Evaluate design options and advise on cost, security, quality, and delivery trade‑offs
• Design secure architectures, ideally with government/defence exposure
• Develop DDoS, firewall, WAF, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR/NDR protection strategies
• Design business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilient datacentre solutions
• Review and assure complex solutions for compliance and performance
• Use operational data to identify optimisation opportunities
• Maintain technical roadmaps aligned with organisational goals
• Stay current with emerging tools and technologies

Technologies

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Firewall
• Support
• LAN
• Network
• Security
• TOGAF
• VMware
• WAF

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We are seeking an experienced Lead Technical Architect with strong networking expertise and end‑to‑end datacentre design experience to support a secure government programme. This role is based in the Milton Keynes area and requires on‑site presence for 3 days each week. We offer a 6‑month contract at a competitive day rate of £790 inside IR35. You will work within a high‑security environment, ensuring the integrity and reliability of our technical architecture.

last updated 25 week of 2026

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