Senior Technical Architect (Data)

Job Description hackajob is collaborating with Opencast Software to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \Are you ready to take on projects to open new opportunities? \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. \nYou’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. \nAs attendance at these sites is a routine part of the role’s working pattern and involves frequent local travel, travel expenses are not covered. \nDue to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. \nYou don’t need to have had the job title of technical architect before – but we will want you to demonstrate experience of technical architecture. \n• have an excellent working knowledge of software development, programming languages, modelling languages and methodologies and know how to apply them \n• identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes and/or non-functional requirements \n• evaluate and introduce innovative new patterns, approaches and technologies into project teams \TOGAF, Zachman, Open Agile Architecture) \n• 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: \no the Service Manual \no Agile delivery phases and \n• Good understanding of DevOps and in-life service management \nA competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from flexible working hours (aligned to client commitments), 25 days’ holiday, and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We also offer wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.  \nThis role requires regular on-site attendance across our HQ, hub offices, client sites and home. Applicants must be able to commute to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential to fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. \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. \nInterviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. nVisit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.