Day Rate: £600-£675/day Inside IR35
Duration: 12 Months (extensions likely)
Clearance: Active SC is essential. Candidates can start on BPSS while SC transfers.
Location: London preferred. Bristol and Manchester considered. Mandatory London attendance Tuesday and Wednesday, plus overnight travel approximately twice per month.
Overview
This is a major public sector transformation programme focused on improving customer-facing services across large, complex organisations.
Unlike traditional architecture positions, this role does not begin with a predefined technical solution. The successful candidate will enter complex operational environments, assess existing technology estates, understand business and service challenges, and determine whether technology can genuinely solve the problems being uncovered.
The role combines elements of Technical Architecture, consulting, service transformation, discovery, and stakeholder engagement. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will act as the technical authority, helping organisations understand their current technology landscape, identify opportunities for improvement, and shape future-state solutions where appropriate.
This opportunity would suit somebody who enjoys ambiguity, discovery, and influencing decisions. The strongest candidates will have broad technical exposure, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and experience contributing to transformation programmes from early discovery stages through implementation and continuous improvement.
Role Summary
Act as the technical authority within transformation delivery teams
Lead technology discovery and assessment activities
Understand existing technology landscapes across complex organisations
Help shape future-state technology options and recommendations
Work closely with technology leadership and transformation teams
Translate technical complexity into meaningful business outcomes
Key Responsibilities
Conduct technical discovery and fact-finding activities
Assess technology estates, infrastructure, and service landscapes
Identify constraints, risks, and opportunities
Support development of future-state technical solutions
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions
Present findings and recommendations to leadership teams
Work across multidisciplinary teams to support transformation outcomes
Contribute to evidence-based decision making
Architecture & Technical Leadership
Provide architecture expertise across transformation programmes
Guide technical direction without being constrained by a single technology stack
Support strategic technology decisions
Balance technical excellence with practical delivery needs
Ensure solutions remain aligned with customer and service outcomes
Technical Discovery & Assessment
Investigate how organisations currently operate
Understand technology dependencies and challenges
Assess technical debt and improvement opportunities
Evaluate whether technology change is required
Build an evidence base before recommending solutions
Technology Landscape Experience
Cloud and hosting environments
Legacy platforms and technical estates
Integration challenges
Customer-facing digital services
Operational technologies
Service modernisation initiatives
Technology-enabled transformation programmes
What We're Looking For
Technical Architect, Solution Architect, Lead Engineer, or consulting background
Strong technical breadth rather than a single technology specialism
Experience redesigning or modernising solutions
Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills
Ability to work effectively within ambiguity
Experience contributing to transformation initiatives
Environment
Fast-paced and evolving transformation programme
Problems are often undefined at the outset
High exposure to senior stakeholders
Focus on customer outcomes and measurable service improvements
Blended public and private sector expertise within teams
Stakeholder Management
Build credibility with senior stakeholders
Facilitate conversations across technical and non-technical audiences
Run workshops and discovery sessions
Present recommendations confidently
Manage competing priorities and perspectives
Salary description
£600.00 - £675.00 per day