Location: Remote (UK)
Rate: £737 per day (Outside IR35)
Duration: Initial 3-month contract with potential extension
Clearance: BPSS
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to join a high-profile programme supporting NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) on the migration of a critical national infrastructure application to Microsoft Azure.
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across discovery, design assurance, and migration delivery, ensuring a secure, resilient, and operationally ready cloud solution.
Working alongside senior stakeholders, Microsoft specialists, delivery teams, and third-party suppliers, you will act as the technical design authority throughout the cloud migration lifecycle.
Essential Skills & Experience
Extensive experience leading large-scale Azure cloud migration programmes.
Proven background as a Lead Technical Architect within complex enterprise environments.
Experience operating at SFIA Level 6/7.
Ability to provide technical governance across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior client stakeholders and hyperscale cloud providers. Strong expertise across:
Microsoft Azure Architecture
Enterprise Networking
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Security Architecture
Backup & Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Business Continuity PlanningDesirable
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification.
TOGAF certification.
Experience migrating applications from on-premises environments to Azure.
Knowledge of service transition and operational support model design. Key Responsibilities
Lead technical governance and architecture assurance throughout the migration programme.
Review and validate target Azure architecture and landing zone design.
Oversee security, resilience, compliance, and disaster recovery requirements.
Assess technical risks, dependencies, and migration approaches.
Support migration planning, implementation, cutover activities, and service transition.
Facilitate architecture workshops and governance forums.
Act as the primary technical interface between NHSBT, Microsoft, project teams, and third-party suppliers.
What You'll Get in Return
Opportunity to work on a nationally significant cloud transformation programme.
Fully remote engagement.
Competitive daily rate of £737 per day Outside IR35.
Exposure to complex Azure architecture and Critical National Infrastructure environments.
Collaborative working with senior technical and business stakeholders.
What You Need to Do Now
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£737.00 - £737.00 per day