SBA are currently supporting our Central Government client who are seeking a Lead Technical Architect on an initial 6 month contract.

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Skills needed for this role

• Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical. You can speak on behalf of technical teams and facilitate relationships with indirect stakeholders. (Relevant skill level: working)
• Governance. You understand how governance works and what governance is required. You can take responsibility for the assurance of parts of a service and know what risks need to be managed. (Relevant skill level: working)
• Making and guiding decisions. You can make decisions characterised by managed levels of risk and complexity and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase. You can resolve technical disputes between peers and indirect stakeholders, taking into account all views and opinions. (Relevant skill level: working)
• Strategy. You can apply strategy, using patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. You can challenge them and provide guidance. (Relevant skill level: working)
• Turning business problems into technical design. You can design systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business, and technical complexity and meaningful impact. You can work with well understood technology and identify appropriate patterns. xbpsjku (Relevant skill level: working)

The ideal candidate should have

• Experience working with written code e.g., Javascript (typescript), Node, CDK
• AWS experience
• Strong communication skills when it comes to explaining their vision and architectural design to a wide array of internal and external stakeholders

NB: Active SC/recently lapsed SC would be advantageous.

To apply, please submit latest CV.