Senior / Lead / Principal Technical Architect (Java, Python, AWS)

Job Description 9 Month FTCUK WideAbout The Role

TPXimpact is hiring Technical Architects across Senior, Lead, Principal levels to join our Digital Transformation technology capability. We have gained excellent traction and are working with prestigious, progressive organisations to drive their digital transformations.

As a Technical Architect, you will work with our clients and specialist teams to consult and deliver mission-critical, deep technical solutions across the enterprise. You will be responsible for setting the vision of a piece of work or the client's use of technology focusing on agile practices to deliver business value through technology ensuring project and client needs are met.

You would work alongside people who share an enthusiasm for technology, for an organisation that values technical quality at every layer, and one that will take an active role in training and improving your skill set.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK. We encourage you to work where you feel most effective. That may be at home, from one of our office hubs or a combination of both. The choice is yours. However you choose to work, you need to be comfortable working with your colleagues remotely as even if you choose to work in a hub, you will likely be working with people based elsewhere. Some travel to client sites may also be expected for this role. This would be for ceremonies such as kick-off meetings, rather than on a regular basis.

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance to technical teams, ensuring the effective use of common tools and patterns.
• Lead the selection of technology and architecture approaches and advise stakeholders on these choices.
• Be accountable for supporting and aligning to clients' technology strategy and champion technical architecture.
• Have a proactive responsibility to deliver secure systems and implement proportionate controls to enable business outcomes.
• Experience architecting software solutions involving programming such as Java, Python and cloud solutions such as AWS.
• Investigate architectures, ensuring that architectural standards, principles and patterns are applied consistently and that architectural governance is followed.
• Within architectural governance processes, identify, report and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Ensure timely reporting of progress on architectural deliverables.

About You

Professional Knowledge and Experience:

More than any specific list of skills or qualifications, we want Architects who love technology, and contribute their opinions to drive through the entire development lifecycle. We want individuals who bring something unique, in technical knowledge, experience or mindset.

• Hands-on experience with Java and Python.
• Proven experience in Technical architecture, governance, modelling and standards.
• Experience with Agile, CD approaches and industry good practice such as CI, TDD, and BDD, etc.
• Working knowledge of clean code approaches such as refactoring, domain driven design, and encapsulation.
• Ability to work in a variety of collaborative team environments.
• Experience delivering cloud software solutions on AWS.
• Experience presenting technical concepts and recommendations to a non-technical audience in a clear, engaging way using a variety of artefacts.
• Successful delivery of complex projects in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Experience influencing and advising senior stakeholders and building trust with teams and clients.
• Strong report writing skills.

Salary Bands:

Offer levels are reflective of a Fixed Term Contract and seniority experience levels will be evaluated throughout the interview process.

About Us

People-Powered Transformation:

We're a purpose driven organisation, supporting organisations to build a better future for people, places and the planet. Combining vast experience in the public, private and third sectors and expertise in human-centred design, data, experience and technology, we're creating sustainable solutions ready for an ever-evolving world.

At the heart of TPXimpact, we're collaborative and empathetic. We're a team of passionate people who care deeply about the work we do and the impact we have in the world. We know that change happens through people, with people and for people. That's why we believe in people-powered transformation.

Working in close collaboration with our clients, we seek to understand their unique challenges, questioning assumptions and building in their teams the capabilities and confidence to continue learning, iterating and adapting.

Benefits Include:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• 2 volunteer days for causes that you are passionate about
• Maternity/paternity - 6 months Maternity Leave, 3 months Paternity Leave
• Life assurance
• Employer pension contribution of 5%
• Health cash plan
• Personal learning and development budget
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to equity in the business through a Share Incentive Plan
• Green incentive programmes including Electric Vehicle Leasing and the Cycle to Work Scheme
• Financial advice
• Health assessments

About TPXimpact - Digital Transformation:

We drive fundamental change in approaches to product and service development, delivery and technology. Our agile, multidisciplinary teams use technology, design and data to deliver better results, improving outcomes for individuals, organisations and communities.

By working in the open, in partnership with our clients, we not only transform their systems and services but also build the capability of their teams, so work can continue without us in the longer term. Our focus is sustainable change, always delivered with positive impact.

We're an inclusive employer, and we care about our teams. Let us know in your application if you have accessibility requirements during the interview.