Senior Technical Architect

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised with UKIT awards including Best Public Sector IT Project, Digital Transformation Project of the Year, and a Special Award for Organisational Excellence during the pandemic. Our work impacts over 40 million UK citizens, with successful projects delivered across key government departments and regulatory bodies.

Role Summary

We're looking for a Senior Technical Architect to provide technical leadership and expertise during Discovery, helping government officials and the wider team understand the existing technical landscape and assessing the impact of proposed changes on back-office IT systems. This role requires a technically strong architect capable of working autonomously in a complex, multi-organisation IT environment and producing robust, evidence-based technical assessments that directly inform decisions on a new digital system.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and document existing technical architecture, identifying root causes of data quality issues, data loss incidents and system failures
• Engage with IT teams and back-office system providers to understand existing integrations, data flows and technical dependencies
• Produce clear and structured technical documentation including current-state architecture diagrams, integration maps, data flow diagrams and technical constraints registers
• Assess the technical effort, implementation timescales and cost implications for adapting back-office systems under different future-state scenarios
• Provide technical assurance and advisory input across the discovery, ensuring the evidence base is technically sound and sufficiently detailed for decision-making
• Support the Business Analyst and Service Designer in understanding the technical context of pain points raised by users
• Identify and flag technical risks, constraints, dependencies and data standards issues that should inform the design of the new system
• Contribute to the final discovery report, specifically the technical impact assessment and options analysis sections
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and accessibly to non-technical policy and programme stakeholders
• Ensure technical recommendations align with the GDS Technology Code of Practice and government security standards

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant experience as a Technical Architect or Solutions Architect in UK public sector or local government digital delivery
• Strong understanding of digital notification systems, RESTful APIs, data exchange standards and system integration patterns
• Experience assessing the technical impact of system changes across complex, multi-organisation IT landscapes
• Ability to produce high-quality technical architecture documentation and system diagrams using tools such as draw.io, Lucidchart, Archi or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of government technology standards including the GDS Technology Code of Practice, NCSC security principles and data standards
• Experience working in Agile multidisciplinary teams alongside designers, researchers and delivery managers

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of local authority IT back-office systems and common providers
• Experience with notification systems or related regulatory IT infrastructure
• Familiarity with data quality frameworks, master data management and data governance in public sector contexts
• Cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure or GCP) and understanding of government cloud hosting standards

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. We actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, individuals from under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to ensure equal opportunity for all.