Technical/Solution Architect

Solution / Technical Architect Location: Primarily remote working - Ad hoc travel required Clearance: BPSS Clearance required Rate: £550 per day inside IR35 3 month rolling contract Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environment Overview We are seeking an experienced Solution / Technical Architect to join a team responsible for delivering a large-scale digital Health Assessment Service. This is a key architectural role combining both technical and solution architecture responsibilities, providing leadership across cloud, application, integration, data, and operational domains. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the service architecture as it evolves from private beta through to full-scale production, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned to business objectives. Key Responsibilities • Define and maintain end-to-end solution architectures and technical designs across the service landscape. • Provide architectural governance, technical leadership, and design assurance. • Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and delivery teams to guide implementation activities. • Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including performance, scalability, resilience, security, availability, and disaster recovery. • Support the service's transition from beta into full production operation. • Review and evaluate technical decisions, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and best practices. • Drive consistency across architecture patterns, standards, and design approaches. • Contribute to roadmap planning and strategic technology decisions. Technical Environment Cloud & Infrastructure • AWS Application Technologies • Node.js • Express.js • Java • Spring Boot Integration & Messaging • Kafka • Event-Driven Architecture Data • MongoDB Architectural Approaches • Domain-Driven Design (DDD) • Bounded Contexts • Microservices • REST APIs Essential Skills & Experience • Proven experience operating as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or similar architecture role. • Strong expertise designing and delivering cloud-native solutions on AWS. • Demonstrable experience with microservices architectures, event-driven systems, and API-led design. • Strong understanding of Java/Spring Boot-based architectures and modern web applications. • Experience designing for scalability, resilience, operational readiness, and disaster recovery. • Ability to provide technical leadership and architectural governance across multidisciplinary delivery teams. • Experience working within Agile delivery environments. • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Desirable Experience • Experience working within the public sector. • Experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes or citizen-facing services. • Knowledge of beta-to-live service transitions and operational scaling. • Experience within healthcare, health assessment, or other highly regulated industries. • Familiarity with Government Digital Service (GDS) principles and standards.