Technical Architect, Methods
Contract
IT services consultancy
Open for applications
IT services consultancy
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help safeguard public-facing services and apply digital thinking to make sure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.
Role
Who you are
- The role requires deep technical expertise, strong architecture governance capability, and experience aligning platforms to Government Digital Services (GDS) standards, information governance policies and enterprise best practice
- Strong experience as a Technical Architect within large public sector or regulated environments
- Expertise in designing and governing solutions
- Excellent understanding of information architecture and lifecycle management
- Knowledge of GDS service standards, cloud security principles and secure design patterns
- Ability to define technical policy, governance frameworks and platform best practice
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including presenting complex architecture concepts clearly
- GCP
- .NET Core
- Python
- Data Pipelines
What the job involves
- Technical Architect – Contract Role – 3 months
- Engagement Length: 3 Months
- Clearance: BPSS
- Organisation: Methods Business and Digital Technology
- Methods is looking for an experienced Technical Architect
- Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise strategy, programme outcomes and wider organisational objectives
- Produce high-quality architectural artefacts including HLD’s/LLD’s, roadmaps, integration patterns and data models
- Lead technical design governance, ensuring compliance with GDS, enterprise architecture principles and security standards
- Provide architectural assurance across delivery teams, vendor and stakeholders
- Oversee integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems
- Collaborate with developers, platform engineers, information governance specialists and cyber teams to deliver robust solutions
- Develop, document and enforce policies, standards and operational best practices
- Ensure alignment with appropriate legislation and governance requirements
- Establish repeatable patterns, guidelines and architectural controls
- Support training, coaching and enabling teams to adopt consistent best practice
- Provide expert guidance to delivery teams on configuration, architecture constraints and recommended patterns
- Support troubleshooting, risk identification technical assessments, and proof-of-concept design activities
- Contribute to sprint ceremonies and delivery planning to ensure architecture is embedded across the lifecycle
Our take
The UK public sector has long understood the need for digital transformation, but antiquated systems and outdated processes can make even the most ambitious plans for adaptation fall short. Methods has existed for more than 30 years to assist government departments and agencies make the leap, helping them understand the possibilities of digital transformation and guiding them through strategic planning, data migration and implementation phases.
Methods is an acknowledged leader in IT consultancy within the public sector, praised for their human touch and focus on sustainability which it believes sets it apart from firms. Indeed it is trusted by huge swathes of the UK public sector including the NHS, the Office for National Statistics, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence, to name just a few.
Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in mid-2022. This acquisition will help to reinforce Method's position as a leading player in the public sector while also allowing it to broaden its role in the private sector. It is poised for growth and is investing heavily in talent to make this a reality.
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Company benefits
- Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
- Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
- A supportive and collaborative environment
- Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
- Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
- Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Pizza Thursday monthly, weekly social in the office and commitment to charitable causes
- Time off 25 days a year
- Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
- Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
- Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
- Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
- Benefits Platform offering various retail and leisure discounts
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Pat Crossley-Smith
(Executive Director)Previously worked in Agile Product at BUPA and Senior Manager in Development at British Airways.
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