Technical Architect

Senior Technical Architect (Microservices & Distributed Systems)

£600-£700 Inside IR35

About the role:

Talent Consulting are seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Architect with proven central government experience to help our client assess and provide design assurance across a complex ecosystem comprising microservices, monoliths, singleton applications and distributed monoliths.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive architectural assessments of existing microservices, monoliths and distributed systems
• Evaluate current architectural patterns and identify opportunities for optimisation
• Develop strategic recommendations to support architectural evolution and modernisation
• Provide design assurance and technical governance across multiple application types
• Create migration roadmaps from monolithic to microservice architectures, where appropriate
• Establish architectural standards and best practices for microservice development
• Collaborate with development teams to implement architectural improvements

Essential qualifications:

• Public Sector/ Central Government is essential
• Extensive experience in microservice architecture design and implementation
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems architectural patterns and anti-patterns
• Expertise in API design, service mesh technologies and containerisation
• Experience with cloud-native application architectures
• Proficiency in evaluating and recommending appropriate technology stacks
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in architectural modernisation and legacy system transformation
• Need to have lived in the UK for 5 years or more & be SC Cleared

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in software development, with at least 2 years in architectural roles
• Proven track record of delivering successful architecture transformation programmes
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholder

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