- Workplace
- Remote
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Technical Architect - NHS experience is ESSENTIAL
Key Tech: Java & AWS
Day Rate
£700/day - Inside IR35
Location
Remote with occasional need in London (roughly 1x/quarter)
Duration
6 months (with view to extend)
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for an experienced Technical Architect to play a key role in shaping and driving the technical direction of a complex, large-scale delivery. This is a senior position requiring someone who can operate confidently at both a strategic and hands-on level, bringing together architecture, engineering, and stakeholder management in a fast-paced NHS environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and own the technical architecture across the programme, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to NHS standards and frameworks
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, setting direction on tooling, patterns, and best practice
- Design and oversee cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, performance, and security
- Drive Java-based development standards and architectural decisions across the codebase
- Engage with NHS stakeholders and third party suppliers to align technical approaches with programme requirements
- Identify and manage technical risk, producing documentation and recommendations to support governance and assurance processes
- Support technical onboarding of new team members and suppliers
- Contribute to technical planning, roadmaps, and delivery timelines
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- NHS experience is essential
- Strong Java and architecture background, with experience leading Java-based programmes at scale
- Deep AWS expertise across core services and well-architected principles
- Proven experience as a Technical Architect on complex digital programmes
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working within government or NHS security and compliance frameworks
- Comfortable working autonomously in a fully remote environment
Apply now or email [email protected]
Skills
JavaAWSCompliance
