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Technical Architect (Fully remote)

  • Posted August 10, 2026
  • £70000 - £75000 per annum + Fully remote
  • Fully remote - Bristol
  • Permanent

Technical Architect – Fully Remote – BPSS Eligible

Salary – £75,000

Are you an experienced Technical Architect looking to shape innovative digital services and software solutions?

We’re seeking a Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and user-centric technology solutions. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll provide architectural leadership from initial concept through to implementation, helping organisations make informed technology decisions and deliver impactful digital products.

The Role

As a Technical Architect, you will:

  • Design solution architectures for complex software and digital services
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle
  • Create and maintain architecture documentation, models, and design artefacts
  • Support development teams in implementing architectural solutions
  • Drive governance activities and ensure compliance with architecture, security, and data standards
  • Facilitate technical decision-making with stakeholders at all levels
  • Develop technical roadmaps and contribute to agile delivery planning
  • Mentor junior colleagues and contribute to practice development and business growth

About You

You’ll have:

  • Proven experience designing architectures for complex digital platforms and software solutions
  • Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP), APIs, integration patterns, and modern software engineering practices
  • Experience producing architecture documentation and using modelling approaches such as C4, UML, or ArchiMate
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience working within architecture governance and assurance processes
  • A track record of supporting agile delivery teams from design through to implementation
  • A technology-agnostic mindset, focused on delivering the right solution for the challenge
  • An understanding of user-centred design principles and how they influence technology decisions

Desirable Experience

  • Experience working within consultancy environments
  • Knowledge of public sector standards, frameworks, or digital service delivery
  • Experience working across distributed, multidisciplinary teams

What’s on Offer

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping modern digital services, working alongside talented technology, data, design, and delivery professionals while supporting organisations through complex digital transformation initiatives.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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    Digital Workplace Lead Architect - DV Cleared

    • Posted August 7, 2026
    • Negotiable
    • Cheltenham
    • Contract

    Role: Digital Workplace Lead Architect
    Location: Cheltenham
    Duration: 6 months
    Clearance: DV

    We are looking for an experienced Digital Workplace Lead Architect to define and govern the end-to-end Digital Workplace and End User Computing (EUC) architecture within a secure, enterprise-scale environment.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own Digital Workplace and EUC architecture, standards and design authority.
    • Define secure, scalable solutions across devices, endpoint management, identity, collaboration and service management.
    • Ensure alignment with Zero Trust, security accreditation and operational requirements.
    • Provide architectural leadership across transition, transformation and BAU delivery.
    • Drive standardisation, automation and service efficiency.

    Skills & Experience

    • Proven experience leading Digital Workplace and EUC architecture in complex organisations.
    • Strong knowledge of Windows 10/11, Intune, Configuration Manager, Active Directory/Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
    • Expertise in Zero Trust, endpoint security, ITIL, ServiceNow and security assurance frameworks.
    • Experience working in highly secure, regulated or Defence/Government environments is highly desirable.

    What You’ll Bring A strategic mindset, strong technical leadership, and the ability to deliver secure, resilient and user-focused workplace services through large-scale transformation programmes.

    Reasonable Adjustments:

    Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

    If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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      Technical Architect - SC Cleared

      • Posted August 4, 2026
      • £550 - £650 per day
      • A technology architect is required to work as part of a wider team providing application and infrastructure technology expertise into the team.
      • Contract

      A Technical Architect to work as part of a wider team providing application and infrastructure technology expertise into the team. The role is to work alongside business and data architect to translate their models into application and infrastructure technology specifications, and then to work with application vendors, client infrastructure and security teams to assure build and configuration of systems are according to the technology specification.

      Technology architecture definition and assurance derived in a Digital Engineering environment integrated around a PLM application suite is preferable. Experience with Digital Engineering tools such as Siemens Team Centre, BAE PropheSea, CDS, DOORS NG, CAMEO, CAD tools and Medini is preferable. Experience gained in defence or security industries would also be beneficial

      Reasonable Adjustments:

      Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

      If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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        Enterprise Architect Manager - Security

        • Posted July 28, 2026
        • Negotiable
        • Enterprise Architect Manager - Security £96,000 + Benefits | Hybrid | Leeds
        • Permanent

        Enterprise Architect Manager – Security

        £96,000 + Benefits | Hybrid | Leeds

        An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Enterprise Architect Manager – Security to join a leading organisation as it delivers a secure, resilient and future-ready technology strategy. This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape enterprise security architecture, influence strategic technology decisions, and lead a high-performing architecture team.

        As Enterprise Architect Manager – Security, you’ll lead the security architecture capability, ensuring technology solutions are secure, compliant and aligned with wider business, cloud and data strategies. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, you’ll champion security by design while enabling innovation across a complex change portfolio.

        The Role

        • Lead the security architecture practice, standards and design patterns across the organisation.
        • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align target architecture and roadmaps with strategic objectives.
        • Manage and develop a team of Domain and Solution Architects, providing leadership across architectural reviews and technology governance.
        • Own and evolve enterprise-wide security architecture, frameworks and roadmaps.
        • Ensure architectural decisions meet security, risk and regulatory requirements.
        • Chair architecture review boards and provide guidance on secure technology adoption and integration.
        • Coach and mentor architects to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions.
        • Translate strategic security objectives into practical architectural direction.

        About You

        • Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
        • TOGAF certified (or equivalent enterprise architecture qualification).
        • Deep expertise in security architecture, risk management and regulatory compliance.
          • Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, application and data security.
          • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
          • A collaborative leader with a passion for developing teams and driving architectural best practice.

          This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping secure technology strategy while benefiting from a flexible hybrid working model, a competitive salary of £96,000, and an attractive benefits package.

        Reasonable Adjustments:

        Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

        If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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          Retail Solution Architect

          • Posted July 24, 2026
          • £500 - £600 per day
          • Birmingham
          • Contract

          Retail Solution Architect

          Rate: £500 – £600 Outside IR35
          Location: 2 days per week on site – Birmingham
          Duration: 6 months initial

          We are looking for an experienced Retail Solution Architect to support a major transformation programme across a large multi-site retail estate.

          This role will play a key part in shaping the architecture and design of several business-critical initiatives, ensuring new technology solutions integrate effectively across retail operations and customer channels.

          Key Responsibilities:

          • Lead solution architecture and design across multiple retail locations.
          • Support the implementation of a new home delivery platform.
          • Support the implementation of a new hotel booking system.
          • Drive EPOS modernisation initiatives.
          • Guide the introduction of a new till system.
          • Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to ensure solutions align with operational requirements and long term strategy.

          What We’re Looking For:

          We are keen to speak with architects who have strong experience delivering technology solutions within retail environments.

          Ideal experience includes:

          • Retail technology architecture.
          • Store systems and in store technology.
          • EPOS platforms and modernisation programmes.
          • Omnichannel retail solutions.
          • Multi-site technology architecture and design.
          • End to end solution design across complex retail estates.

          Reasonable Adjustments:

          Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

          If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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            Solution Architect, Azure, Financial services

            • Posted
            • £700 - £750 per day
            • Remote
            • Contract

            Solution Architect – Azure Cloud | Financial Services

            📍 Remote UK
            💰 up to £700-£750 a day (INSIDE IR35)

            We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to join a leading financial services organisation undergoing a significant cloud transformation journey. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping enterprise-wide technology solutions, driving Azure adoption, and delivering secure, scalable architectures within a highly regulated environment.

            The Role

            As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for designing and governing end-to-end technology solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise architecture principles, and regulatory requirements. Working closely with senior stakeholders, engineering teams, and business leaders, you will lead the design of cloud-first solutions that support strategic transformation initiatives.

            Key Responsibilities

            • Design and deliver enterprise-scale solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native technologies.
            • Lead architecture activities across major transformation programmes, including cloud migration and application modernisation initiatives.
            • Produce high-level and detailed solution designs, ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and operational effectiveness.
            • Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into effective architectural solutions.
            • Define integration approaches across applications, data platforms, and third-party services.
            • Ensure solutions comply with security, governance, risk, and regulatory standards.
            • Provide technical leadership and architectural governance throughout the project lifecycle.
            • Support cloud adoption strategies and help drive best practice across architecture and engineering teams.

            What We’re Looking For

            • Proven experience operating as a Solution Architect within complex enterprise environments.
            • Deep expertise across Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, platform services, integration, and migration strategies.
            • Strong background delivering cloud transformation and modernisation programmes.
            • Experience designing enterprise-scale solutions covering applications, integrations, data, and infrastructure.
            • Solid understanding of architecture frameworks, governance, security, and risk management.
            • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

            Highly Desirable

            • Previous experience within Financial Services, including banking, insurance, wealth management, fintech, or related regulated sectors.
            • Experience working within highly regulated environments with strong governance and compliance requirements.
            • Knowledge of cloud security, operational resilience, and regulatory considerations.
            • Familiarity with integration architecture, APIs, and enterprise platforms.

            Why Apply?

            This is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its technology landscape, where architecture is viewed as a strategic function. You’ll have the chance to influence cloud strategy, work on high-profile transformation programmes, and help shape the future state architecture of a complex financial services organisation.

            If you’re an Azure-focused Solution Architect with experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions in regulated environments, we’d love to hear from you.

            Reasonable Adjustments:

            Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

            If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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              Integration Architect / Developer

              • Posted July 23, 2026
              • £500 - £600 per day
              • Once a month on site into Dorset area
              • Contract

              Integration Architect / Developer

              Rate – £500 – £600 – Outside IR35

              Duration – 12 months initial

              Location – Dorset on site once a month

              Role:

              We’re supporting a major transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Integration Consultant / Developer to help shape and deliver a pragmatic integration strategy across a complex enterprise landscape.

              This is not a role for someone who simply builds integrations. We’re looking for someone who understands what good looks like, can challenge requirements constructively and is comfortable guiding stakeholders towards the right outcomes without creating friction.

              You’ll work across business and technology teams to design, develop and improve integrations, bringing a technology agnostic mindset and a strong understanding of modern integration principles.

              Key Responsibilities:

              • Design and deliver scalable, robust integration solutions across multiple platforms.
              • Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical integration designs.
              • Provide expert guidance on integration best practice, helping teams make informed decisions.
              • Challenge assumptions and push back where required in a constructive and collaborative manner.
              • Take stakeholders on the journey, explaining technical concepts clearly and gaining buy in across the organisation.
              • Review existing integrations and identify opportunities for simplification, optimisation and standardisation.
              • Support the wider architecture and delivery teams in defining integration standards and patterns.

              Key Skills & Experience:

              • Strong experience delivering enterprise integrations within complex environments.
              • Hands on expertise with MuleSoft, Boomi and Solace.
              • Strong understanding of APIs, API management and integration design principles.
              • Experience with iPaaS platforms and cloud based integration services.
              • Ability to operate in a technology agnostic manner, selecting the right solution for the business need rather than advocating a specific tool.
              • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
              • Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and constructively challenging requirements where appropriate.
              • Experience working across both business and technical teams.

              Desirable Experience:

              • Experience integrating with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
              • Experience integrating with Workday.
              • Exposure to enterprise architecture, data strategy or large-scale business transformation programmes.
              • Knowledge of event driven architecture and messaging patterns.

              Reasonable Adjustments:

              Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

              If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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                Technical Architect

                • Posted July 17, 2026
                • Negotiable
                • Newcastle Upon Tyne
                • Permanent

                Sanderson are working with a consulting client who are looking to grow their Architecture capability. The client is seeking candidates who have experience with developing technical solutions.

                Key Responsibilities

                • Review and apply the technical architecture requirements for solutions
                • Input into final decisions regarding hardware, network products, system software and security.
                • Work within a hybrid customer facing/internal role.
                • Work hands-on with the appropriate technology stacks applicable to your projects
                • The ability to define and differentiate between non-functional and functional requirements
                • Familiar at depth with key design patterns and principles
                • Identify requirements and translate into actionable design documentation
                • Able to communicate appropriately with both technical and non-technical stakeholder audiences

                This role will require you to be willing and eligible to undergo UK security clearance.

                If you’re interested in the above, apply or reach out to [email protected]

                Reasonable Adjustments:

                Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

                If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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                  UI Architect

                  • Posted July 13, 2026
                  • £550 - £570 per day
                  • London
                  • Contract

                  UI Architect

                  Global Financial Services / Payments Client

                  Location: London – 4 days per week
                  Rate: £550-£570 per day
                  Contract: 6 months initial
                  IR35 Status: Outside IR35

                  Role Overview

                  We are supporting a global financial services organisation operating in cross-border payments and emerging markets as they continue a large-scale technology transformation.

                  They are looking for an experienced UI Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, modern front-end platforms aligned to a microservices architecture. This is a hands-on architecture role with responsibility for defining standards, driving best practice and shaping the frontend ecosystem across multiple products.

                  Key Responsibilities

                  • Define and own frontend architecture across a microservices-based platform
                  • Design scalable UI solutions aligned to API-first backend services
                  • Establish reusable components, UI standards and enterprise design systems
                  • Define integration approaches with RESTful and event-driven services
                  • Ensure performance, security, and responsiveness across web applications
                  • Embed CI/CD, testing, and DevOps best practices within frontend teams
                  • Support containerised deployments using Docker and Kubernetes
                  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across UI development
                  • Drive adoption of AI-assisted development approaches including prompt engineering and tools such as Copilot
                  • Collaborate with product, UX, backend and DevOps teams across the full delivery lifecycle

                  Required Experience

                  • Strong experience in UI or Frontend Architecture within complex environments
                  • Expertise in React, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3
                  • Experience designing SPA or micro-frontend architectures
                  • Strong understanding of API integration (REST, API gateway patterns, BFF)
                  • Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
                  • Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
                  • Strong focus on performance optimisation techniques such as lazy loading and code splitting
                  • Experience using AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) within engineering workflows

                  Nice to Have

                  • Event-driven architecture experience (Kafka, async patterns)
                  • Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
                  • Frontend security (OAuth2, JWT)
                  • Automated testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Jest)
                  • Design systems and tooling (Storybook, Figma)
                  • Experience in financial services, fintech, or payments environments

                  Reasonable Adjustments:

                  Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

                  If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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                    Solution Architect - Corporate Communications

                    • Posted July 10, 2026
                    • £550 - £650 per day
                    • Birmingham - on site once a week
                    • Permanent

                    Solution Architect – Corporate Communications

                    Rate: £550 – £650 per day Outside IR35
                    Duration: 6 Months
                    Location: Midlands – once a week on site

                    The Role

                    We are supporting a major organisation undergoing a large scale digital transformation across its internal communications landscape. They are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of a modern employee communications platform.

                    This role will focus on shaping end to end architecture across corporate communications technologies, with particular interest in candidates who have worked with platforms such as Blink, Workvivo or Staffbase. You will work closely with business leaders, technology teams and third party partners to define solutions that improve employee engagement, communication effectiveness and user experience.

                    Key Responsibilities

                    • Define solution architecture for corporate communications and employee engagement platforms.
                    • Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
                    • Lead architecture design workshops with senior stakeholders.
                    • Produce high level and detailed design documentation.
                    • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and security requirements.
                    • Support platform integration’s across Microsoft 365, HR systems and wider business applications.
                    • Provide technical leadership throughout delivery and implementation phases.
                    • Work closely with project teams, vendors and business stakeholders to manage architectural risks and dependencies.

                    Experience Required

                    • Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large and complex environments.
                    • Strong experience delivering corporate communications or employee engagement platforms.
                    • Previous experience with Blink, Workvivo, Staffbase or similar products is highly desirable.
                    • Knowledge of Microsoft 365 technologies and integration patterns.
                    • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage at senior leadership level.
                    • Experience producing architecture artefacts and governance documentation.
                    • Understanding of security, data privacy and enterprise integration principles.

                    Reasonable Adjustments:

                    Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

                    If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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