Technical Architect - Senior Consultant

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London

Architecture – Technical Architecture /

Permanent - Employee /

Hybrid

Ready to grow your architectural expertise in a supportive team?

Do you want to work alongside expert architects and grow your skills in a supportive, collaborative environment? Are you ready to take on projects to open new opportunities?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses. As a Technical Architect you'll contribute to software development projects, ensuring that the applications are efficient, performant and user-friendly. You’ll broaden your experience while connecting with experts across the practice, gaining and sharing insights, and benefitting from opportunities to grow your career.

The role

You’ll use your experience of defining and implementing software architectures using patterns and best-practice approaches to define detailed designs that form part of large enterprise-scale applications to meet our clients’ business outcomes.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues and take your solutions through architecture governance and generally contribute to the evolution of the assurance processes.

You’ll use your expertise to confidently lead and guide delivery teams to bring your design to life.

Responsibilities

This role involves weekly on-site work, and you’ll be required to travel regularly to client locations across the UK. We’re looking for people who value in-person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients.

Due to the nature of this role, you must either hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.

SC clearance is granted in line with UK Government security vetting requirements. Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. Nationality and immigration status may also be considered as part of the vetting process. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.

If you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review the guidance or discuss this with us before applying.

We are recruiting for multiple positions, with opportunities available immediately and in the coming months. If you are interested in joining Opencast, we encourage you to apply.

Essential experience

To succeed in this role, you’ll have experience as a Technical Architect and be able to demonstrate, with tangible examples, that you can

Develop and implement technical designs for modern enterprise-scale applications, utilising or defining effective patterns and technologies
Show ownership of designs and their evolution and transition into service
Have an excellent working knowledge of software development, programming languages, modelling languages and methodologies and know how to apply them
Identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes and/or non-functional requirements
Evaluate and introduce innovative new patterns, approaches and technologies into project teams
Can break down architectures into implemented components, utilising effective patterns and technologies that deliver business outcomes and address stakeholder needs

Essential Consulting Skills

In addition to technical architect skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be an Opencast consultant. You’ll need to demonstrate how you:

Build strong relationships with both business and technical stakeholders to provide technical direction and build consensus for your technical designs
Take a methodical and considered approach to solving problems
Take a collaborative and consultative approach to leading and guiding teams
Coach and mentor fellow team members
Keep up to date with new and emerging technology trends and their practical application
Deliver business outcomes and engage stakeholders.

During the interview process, we’ll ask questions to explore your experience across these areas. 

Desirable experience

Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role:

Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, Open Agile Architecture)
Experience of delivering digital services and the GDS toolkit for the UK Government would be useful for many of our projects. It will be valuable (and essential for some contractor roles) if you are familiar with these activities and concepts: the Service Manual / Agile delivery phases and Service Assessments
A solid understanding of the benefit of user-centred design and understanding accessibility standards
Good understanding of DevOps and in-life service management

If you have this experience, please show it on your CV and we can talk about it in the interview.

Salary

£70,001 - £80,000 per annum

What we offer

A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from 25 days’ holiday and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We provide wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.

Where you’ll work

This role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites across the UK as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of the role.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs.

Want to know more?

Visit our website or email [email protected]

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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