Senior Technical Architect

As a Senior Technical Architect, you will lead the design and assurance of technical architecture across digital services. You will work across multiple teams, ensuring solutions are aligned with agreed standards and principles.
This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership - guiding teams through complex challenges, supporting architectural decision-making, and ensuring long-term sustainability of systems.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne with three days per week on-site. Remaining days may be worked remotely.
Key responsibilities
Lead the design and assurance of technical architectures across services. Provide guidance on key architectural decisions and trade-offs.
Standards & patterns
Define and promote technical standards, patterns, and best practices to ensure consistency and reuse across systems.
Mentor architects and senior engineers, helping to build technical capability across teams and the wider organisation.
Identify cross-cutting risks and opportunities, ensuring alignment with organisational and programme-level strategy.
Governance & assurance
Support architectural governance, reviews, and assurance processes to ensure solutions meet long-term needs.
Strategic alignment
Ensure technical architecture aligns with broader organisational and digital strategy while driving continuous improvement

Strong experience in senior technical architecture roles (public sector preferred)
Proven ability to design and govern complex technical solutions
Deep understanding of modern application and integration architectures
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
Ability to lead architectural decision-making across multiple teams
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Experience working in Agile delivery environments
Prior public sector experience - essential
Experience working across large or complex organisations
Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native delivery models
Experience contributing to architecture governance and assurance
Ability to work effectively in a hybrid working environment
Diversity and Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.
We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.