Technical Architect (GCP)

TL;DR

Technical Architect (GCP): Leading architectural strategy and governance for public sector solutions with an accent on aligning to GDS standards and enterprise best practices. Focus on producing high-quality architectural artifacts, ensuring compliance, and providing expert guidance to delivery teams.

Location: Hybrid (UK-Based)

Company

hirify.global is a firm providing digital technology services, often for the public sector.

What you will do

• Lead architectural strategy, ensuring decisions align with enterprise objectives.
• Produce high-quality architectural artifacts, including HLDs, LLDs, roadmaps, and data models.
• Oversee platform design and integration patterns with upstream/downstream systems.
• Develop, document, and enforce technical policies, standards, and operational best practices.
• Provide expert guidance to delivery teams on configuration, constraints, and recommended patterns.
• Support troubleshooting, risk identification, technical assessments, and proof-of-concept design activities.

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Technical Architect within large public sector or regulated environments.
• Expertise in designing and governing solutions.
• Excellent understanding of information architecture and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of GDS service standards, cloud security principles, and secure design patterns.
• Ability to define technical policy, governance frameworks, and platform best practices.
• Proficiency with GCP, .NET Core, Python, and Data Pipelines.
• Must be based in the UK for hybrid work.

Culture & Benefits

• Support for training, coaching, and enabling teams to adopt consistent best practice.
• Opportunity to contribute to sprint ceremonies and delivery planning.
• Work within a collaborative environment, engaging with developers, platform engineers, and cyber teams.