Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to support two critical digital transformation initiatives within a public sector organization. The role involves leading technical discovery activities and influencing the technology direction of a significant Customer Relationship Management (CRM) program and an Enterprise Data & Analytics Platform (EDAP) initiative. The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to assess current architectures, identify future-state requirements, and develop strategic roadmaps that drive digital transformation.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical discovery activities across multiple transformation programmes.
- Assess existing cloud, data, and application architectures.
- Produce architecture assessments, recommendations, and target-state designs.
- Define architecture principles, standards, and governance approaches.
- Engage with business and technical stakeholders to capture requirements and priorities.
- Support cloud strategy development and technology decision-making.
- Identify opportunities for service rationalisation, platform consolidation, and operational efficiencies.
- Produce high-quality architecture documentation and technical artefacts.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Cloud Architect.
- Strong cloud architecture experience across enterprise-scale environments.
- Experience supporting complex discovery and assessment phases.
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture principles.
- Experience producing architecture roadmaps and technical strategies.
- Experience operating within highly regulated or public sector environments.
- Good stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
- Candidates should ideally hold relevant certifications such as TOGAF or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.