Position Overview

The Enterprise Architect acts as a key advisor to the Business Unit or Functional leadership team and as a major contributor to McCormick’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy. This role engages collaboratively with business and technology leaders to understand strategic business needs and roadmaps, solve complex technology and architecture challenges, and shape the technology strategy that enables McCormick’s growth and transformation.

The position leads architecture strategy development defines technology roadmaps and guardrails and ensures alignment with enterprise standards and guiding principles. The Enterprise Architect represents the domain’s needs within the broader EA framework, tracks emerging technologies, and assesses their potential to create business value. This role influences EA and Global IT strategic goals by maintaining awareness of value streams, capability maps, and changes to architecture roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead complex projects requiring deep expertise in the assigned architecture domain, providing architectural designs, guidance, and oversight to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

* Act as a trusted advisor to Product Line leadership, partnering to solve business challenges through technology design, strategy, and solutions that drive business outcomes.

* Lead solution architecture across projects and products to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and standards while optimizing design across the enterprise.

* Contribute to the development of architecture principles and standards; identify and resolve exceptions at the enterprise level and define architectural and security requirements.

* Research emerging technologies and recommend innovations that enhance cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and long-term architectural value.

* Develop and communicate strategic plans for systems architecture investments, including opportunities for cost optimization and technology modernization.

* Collaborate with enterprise and functional stakeholders to ensure technology decisions support both business and IT strategies.

* Maintain awareness of enterprise architecture roadmaps and ensure pragmatic alignment with global IT standards and guiding principles.

* Support governance processes and contribute to decision-making frameworks that guide technology adoption and integration.

* Actively promote innovation and continuous improvement in architecture practices across McCormick’s global technology landscape.

Candidates profile

* Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.

* Deep expertise in key Cyber Security architecture domains.

* Proven ability to define and communicate a clear technology vision that delivers business value.

* Demonstrated success in leading and influencing cross-functional teams.

* Strong understanding of modern technology ecosystems (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, APIs, ERP, microservices, predictive analytics).

* Skilled at building trusted advisor relationships with business and technical stakeholders.

* Experienced in agile and DevOps environments with a focus on digital transformation.

* Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and change management capabilities.

* Committed to continuous learning, innovation, and driving technology excellence across the enterprise.

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies

Pay up to £99,836, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Join us and shape how one of the UK’s largest digital organisations connects, scales and secures the technology that underpins services for millions of citizens

As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you’ll join DWP Digital’s Enterprise Architecture community - a team that designs the strategic technology direction for our entire organisation. You’ll lead the development of DWP’s reference architectures and digital blueprints, ensuring our systems evolve in a secure, modern and sustainable way. Your work will influence multi-billion-pound services, helping us manage technical risk, reduce complexity and drive transformation across a vast and critical technology estate.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role. You’ll be the recognised expert in integration architecture across DWP, shaping strategic decisions, guiding senior leaders and enabling the adoption of modern technologies. You’ll balance big-picture vision with deep technical insight, helping teams across DWP and government deliver better, more resilient services.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• You understand modern and legacy integration patterns, and know how technologies like APIs, events, messaging, file transfer and cloud-based integration all fit together across a large, complex organisation.
• You have experience leading enterprise-scale architecture for major, business-critical systems - not just designing individual solutions, but shaping whole ecosystems and guiding major technology decisions.
• You’re confident presenting complex topics to a wide range of audiences - senior leaders, technical teams, cross-government partners and external stakeholders.
• You have experience running architecture governance that helps organisations make consistent, informed decisions.
• You know how to create reference architectures, principles and standards, and can explain them clearly to technical peers.
• You understand both modern architectural approaches (like microservices, APIs, cloud and event-driven design) and traditional on-premise monoliths - and how to bridge between them.

You and your role

As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you will be at the heart of shaping DWP’s future technology landscape. You’ll develop and maintain the DWP Enterprise Architecture, guiding how our systems evolve and ensuring teams have the patterns, standards and frameworks they need to build services confidently and consistently.

This role is deeply strategic. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and executive boards, helping them understand architectural risks, trade-offs and opportunities - ensuring our technology direction stays aligned with DWP’s business strategy. You’ll lead horizon scanning, keep us aware of industry, government and digital trends, and translate emerging thinking into actionable recommendations for DWP.

This position will also play a central role in influencing how we integrate platforms and services across the enterprise. This isn’t command-and-control: success comes from chairmanship, collaboration and the ability to bring people together behind a shared architectural vision. You’ll work across teams, portfolios and programmes to unblock challenges, shape roadmaps, spark pathfinder projects as well as help technical teams adopt modern integration approaches.

As the expert in this domain, you’ll often represent DWP across government, contributing to cross-department initiatives and briefing senior leaders (including ministers) on specialist topics. You’ll mentor other architects, support Product Delivery Unit teams, and help ensure the architectural ‘jigsaw’ across DWP fits together coherently.

This is a role for someone who wants to originate strategy, shape technology direction at national scale, and leave a legacy that improves the way government works for years to come.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to We offer pay up to £99,836. That’s £75,026 salary plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £24,810 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a two-stage interview online.

Click APPLYfor more information and to start your application.

Integration Solution Architect - Digital, Transformation, Healthcare

£Market Rate (Inside IR35)

London / Hybrid

3-6 Months

My client is an instantly recognisable firm who require an Integration Solution Architect with proven experience onboarding new clinical / digital platforms within the Healthcare domain.

Key Requirements:

Proven commercial experience working as a Solution Architect ideally within the Healthcare / Clinical domain.
Previous experience onboarding new secondary care clinical platforms (e.g. digital consent solutions).
Expertise in delivering upgrades and enhancements to existing clinical platforms such as pharmacy and cardiology systems.
The ability to support the onboarding and upgrading of non‑clinical systems (e.g., catering and other operational solutions).
Previous experience working with on‑premise hosted solutions, with a solid understanding of infrastructure components, including Single Sign‑On (SSO) implementation.
The ability to operate within an environment where most solutions are purchased, not built in‑house.
Able to produce target solution designs and collaborate with control functions (e.g., Cyber Security) to ensure full compliance.
Experience ensuring solution designs meet defined functional and non‑functional requirements.
Familiarity with supporting and operating within established governance and assurance processes.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Flexible approach to hybrid working (including travel to different London-based sites if / when required)
Nice to have:

Familiarity with clinical system integrations
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System Architect - EW Payload (Outside IR35)

Location: Lincoln (2-3 days per week on-site)
Rate: £600 per day Outside IR35
Contract Duration: March to mid‑May (short-term engagement)
Start Date: March 2026

Overview

We are seeking an experienced System Architect with strong Electronic Warfare (EW) Payload expertise to support a focused EW standardisation project. This is a short-term, high-impact engagement ideal for a contractor with deep technical knowledge and the ability to deliver quickly in a complex defence environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead system architecture activity for an EW payload standardisation work package.Provide technical guidance, documentation, and architectural oversight across the EW domain.Ensure alignment with existing standards, frameworks, and programme requirements.Work closely with engineering, integration, and programme teams to drive consistency and technical clarity.Produce high‑quality outputs within tight timescales.

Essential Experience

Proven background as a System Architect within defence or EW‑related programmes.Strong understanding of EW payloads, system design, and integration principles.Experience working with EW standards, architectures, and system-of-systems environments.Ability to operate autonomously and deliver to short deadlines.Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

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We are currently supporting a highly secure government programme and are looking for two experienced Cloud Architects with active eDV clearance to join the team on a 12-month contract starting April 2026.

Due to the sensitive nature of the programme, active eDV clearance is essential and candidates must be comfortable working in a high-security environment with significant onsite collaboration.

Key Details

• Role: Cloud Architect
• Clearance: Active eDV required
• Contract Length: 12 months
• Start Date: April 2026
• Location: London
• Working Pattern: Hybrid with up to 4 days onsite per week

We are ideally seeking full-time resources (5 days per week), however part time arrangements may be considered for the right candidates.

The Role

You will play a key role in supporting secure cloud architecture and delivery within a complex, high-assurance environment. Working closely with programme teams, you will help shape and guide cloud solutions while ensuring they meet strict security and operational requirements.

Experience Required

• Active eDV clearance (essential)
• Proven experience working as a Cloud Architect in secure government environments
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, security and governance
• Experience designing and implementing secure cloud platforms
• Ability to work effectively within highly classified programmes

Additional Information

All work is delivered within a high-security environment, therefore candidates must be willing to work onsite for the majority of the week.

Geotechnical Engineer - London

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Salary: £29,000 - £35,000

Are you an experienced Geotechnical Engineer ready to take the next step in your career with a dynamic, growing ground investigation specialist? A leading ground engineering consultanct is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join an innovative team based in London.

Our client is a UK-wide ground and structural investigation company known for delivering high-quality site investigation services across a range of projects - from residential basements to major infrastructure and commercial developments. They blend practical site work with technical excellence and a collaborative, supportive culture.

What’s on offer
* Competitive salary (£29,000 - £35,000) plus annual performance bonus
* Enhanced pension scheme and benefits scheme
* Structured training, mentoring and clear career progression
* Regular CPD opportunities and social events
* A friendly and inclusive working environment in central London with hybrid office/site balance

Role Overview
As a Geotechnical Engineer you’ll be involved in planning, executing and managing ground investigation projects. You’ll be completing borehole logging, trial pitting, groundwater and gas monitoring, interpreting geotechnical data, and producing technical reports. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe and cost-effective investigation solutions that inform design and construction.

The Geotechnical Engineer selected will have:
* Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology, Geoscience or Environmental Enginnnering (or similar)
* Experience in ground investigation planning, execution and reporting
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Live in or commutable to Central London
* Full right to work in the UK

This is a great opportunity for a passionate Geotechnical Engineer to make a real impact in a specialist consultancy environment. Apply now to join a team that values quality, innovation and professional growth

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Your new company

Working for a globally renowned telecoms organisation.

Your new role

A leading global telecoms organisation is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive end‑to‑end architecture for their Wholesale division. You will define the future-state architecture, shape transition roadmaps, and ensure alignment to Group Architecture standards - directly influencing strategic technology decisions across a major portfolio area. This role requires a blend of enterprise and solution architecture skills, strong stakeholder influence, and the ability to work across senior leadership, architecture communities, delivery tribes, and engineering teams.

What you’ll need to succeed

Strong experience as an Enterprise or Senior Solution Architect.
Experience directing and guiding architects and engineering teams.
Strong communication skills and the ability to bring multiple squads, tribes, and architecture teams together around a unified vision.
Proven background in architecting digital, customer-facing or cloud-native solutions.
Experience with APIs and data models.
Track record creating and maintaining domain roadmaps.
Strong stakeholder management expertise.
Ability to balance multiple priorities and align team roadmaps with business demands.
Worked via Agile ways of working.Desirable:

Telecoms industry experience.
TOGAF certification.
What you’ll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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CACI Network Services is a rapidly expanding specialist IT and Networks consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within challenging and exciting environments with our major clients in Global Media, Banking, Government, Telecoms & Utilities.

As a Principal Network Architect, you will be a trusted advisor, technical authority, and strategic partner to our clients. You will lead the design of complex, secure, and scalable network architectures, translating business requirements into robust technical solutions. This role combines technical leadership, solution architecture, consultancy, and pre-sales engagement, requiring a strong ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels.

You will work closely with customers, sales, delivery teams, engineering functions, and senior stakeholders-guiding engagements from initial concept through to detailed design, delivery oversight and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Consultancy

• Operate as a trusted advisor for key clients and prospective customers (new logos).
• Engage with stakeholders from C-level executives to technical engineering teams, translating complex technical and business requirements into high-level and detailed technical architectures.
• Provide expert consultancy on network strategy, transformation roadmaps, best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Build strong, long-term relationships that support account growth and customer satisfaction.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Act as the Design Authority across major programmes, owning the end-to-end technical vision from inception through transition to operations.
• Architect network solutions across environments of varying scale-from small to mid-sized infrastructures through to highly complex, large-scale enterprise and multi-site architectures-covering LAN/WAN, Wireless, routing, switching, SDN, and security technologies. Ensure all designs are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned to customer requirements, technical strategy, and industry best practices
• Lead creation of high-quality architectural documentation, including HLA, HLD, LLD, standards, and design patterns.
• Ensure designs align with industry best practices, compliance requirements, and customer governance processes.

Pre-Sales, Bids & Commercial Support

• Partner with the Sales team during pre-sales engagements to define solutions, scope opportunities, and support commercial proposition development.
• Lead technical responses for Tenders, IITs, and RFPs, including architecture design, technical writing, risk identification, and pricing model support.
• Present proposed solutions to senior client stakeholders with clarity, confidence, and technical authority.

Collaboration & Delivery Oversight

• Work alongside multi-disciplinary delivery teams, providing leadership, technical guidance, and assurance during implementation phases.
• Support project managers and engineering teams to ensure solutions are delivered in line with architectural intent and to the highest quality.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing, capability development, and practice maturity across the organisation.
• Contribute to the identification, design, and development of innovative internal products, frameworks, and service offerings that enhance CACI’s strategic advantage, improve delivery efficiency, and support growth across key market sectors.

Technology Coverage

Across a broad and evolving technology landscape, including:

• Enterprise LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, SDA and Wireless architectures
• Data Centre end to end solutions
• Routing & switching technologies
• Network Security, Firewalls, Zero Trust, SASE/SSE
• Software-defined networking solutions
• Cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI) - highly desirable
• Automation, orchestration & Infrastructure-as-Code - desirable

What We’re Looking For

Technical & Professional Expertise

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale network and security solutions across enterprise or service provider environments.
• Deep understanding of network architecture principles, high availability design, routing protocols, segmentation, security architectures, and cloud networking.
• Experience acting as the final technical authority or Design Authority on complex engagements.
• Strong background in pre-sales, tender responses, and solution shaping .
• Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and senior stakeholders.

Consultancy & Communication

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills-capable of producing well-structured technical documentation and delivering impactful presentations.
• Ability to engage with business stakeholders and end-users to diagnose issues, propose solutions, and provide strategic recommendations.
• Comfortable representing the organisation independently, with a focus on delivering outstanding customer experiences.

Ways of Working

• Demonstrably collaborative approach when working with sales, engineering, and delivery functions.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, and comfortable working in high-pressure environments.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Strong commitment to continuous learning and staying ahead of industry advancements.

Desirable Certifications & Skills

(Certifications not required but advantageous)

• CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP/JNCIE, or equivalent expert-level certifications
• Security vendor certifications from platforms such as Fortinet (NSE), Palo Alto (PCNSE/PCNSA), Cisco Security (CCNP Security/CCIE Security), and Check Point (CCSA/CCSE).
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI)
• Strong understanding of structured delivery and operational frameworks (ITIL, PRINCE2, AgilePM, or similar project/service management certifications)
• Experience with automation tools (Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)

Training

CACI Network Services develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development options such as certified training courses, workshops, technical conferences, boot camps, on-line training and much more. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most advanced networking hardware in the industry as well as development of your abilities and talents to become one of the best in the field.

Flexibility

The key to our success is our teamwork and collaboration. We take a hybrid approach - working remotely and coming into the office depending on the business demand and collaboration required as part of the delivery process.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Target based commission package
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Private Health Insurance from 2nd anniversary
• Sickness & Disability income protection from 3rd anniversary
• On site gym membership at our Kensington Office.

Equal opportunities

CACI is proud to be an equal employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favourably due to ethnic origin, age, gender, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will:

• Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team on to discuss individual requirements further).
• Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.
• Our people are unique, and we encourage, and support them, to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.

Our client is a leading specialist financial services provider currently building a technology hub in Manchester. They are seeking an experienced IT Systems Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction across key technology programmes.

About the Role

The IT Systems Architect holds overall technical authority for one or more programmes or Agile Release Trains, ensuring technical alignment, architectural governance, and successful delivery of business and technical outcomes. Working closely with other technology teams, you will ensure that architectural outcomes are withing required guardrails, shaping the Architectural Runway, guiding implementation, and championing best-practice architecture across the organisation.

This role requires deep expertise in SAFe/Agile architectural design, with the ability to operate flexibly within both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and continually refine the Architectural Runway, technical vision, and enabler epics for applications, data, and infrastructure.
• Influence programme roadmaps and backlogs, preparing architectural outputs for Program Increment planning.
• Promote and embed a scaled agility mindset, values, and practices across teams.
• Drive measurable delivery velocity, best-practice adoption, and effective implementation of new designs.
• Guide Developers, Engineers, BAs, BRDs, and Project Managers to ensure architectural alignment and technical coherence.
• Collaborate with Technical and Enterprise Architects to ensure adherence to technical standards, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Define and support requirements for system stability, technology upgrades, and pipeline improvements.
• Enforce technical guardrails through effective design governance.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Expert knowledge of enterprise workflow systems, distributed architecture, and communication architectures.
• Senior-level understanding of SDLC, architectural methodologies, and multi-platform environments
• Strong experience with web-based, service-based, and enterprise application architectures.
• Proven ability to manage code quality and ensure high technical standards.
• Deep understanding of SAFe/Agile, Waterfall delivery, and incremental architectural enablement.
• Excellent communication, coaching, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience defining architectural roadmaps.

Education & Technical Background

• Strong technical delivery experience, including architectural methodologies (eg, TOGAF).
• Architecture experience across platforms such as Java, .NET, Python, cloud environments, and tiered architectures.
• Experience with insurance or finance-based products preferred.
• Preferred certifications: ARCH, ASE, SDP.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and LucidSpark would be beneficial.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned IT Systems Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping enterprise-level solutions, driving architectural excellence, and contributing to the continued success of a global insurance organisation.

Azure Cloud Technical Architect SC Clearance, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Architect, Technical Architecture, Cloud Modernisation, IT Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Remote (UK)

Up to £95,000 + Benefits

This is a fantastic Azure Cloud Technical Architect opportunity to work with a UK-based technology services organisation, to shape and deliver cloud modernisation architecture for a critical, long-term, and high-impact IT resilience improvement programme.

The Azure Cloud Technical Architect is a remote working role, based in the UK. Travel to customer sites and team meetings is expected, as necessary.

Candidates must hold current UK SC Clearance, or be eligible and willing to undergo the SC clearance process.

As an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will provide senior architectural leadership to design and guide resilient, secure, and scalable cloud solutions within a multi-year IT resilience improvement programme. The Azure Cloud Technical Architect will assess existing technology landscapes, define high- and low-level architecture designs, and shape practical approaches to cloud adoption, disaster recovery, business continuity, and technical debt reduction. As an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will collaborate closely with programme leadership, engineers, and delivery teams to define technical workstreams, support engineering execution, and ensure solutions align with cloud-first principles, security best practices, and operational readiness. To succeed as an Azure Cloud Technical Architect, you will need strong experience designing enterprise Azure architectures, expertise in cloud modernisation and resilience strategies, and excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership skills. Azure architecture certifications are highly desirable, with AWS exposure considered advantageous.

Key Skills as Azure Cloud Technical Architect:

• Proven experience designing secure, scalable Azure architectures within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong background in assessing legacy estates and defining practical migration and modernisation strategies.
• Experience designing and improving DR/BC architectures to support resilient, highly available services.
• Knowledge of secure-by-design principles, Azure governance, identity, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to guide engineering teams, define architecture deliverables (HLD/LLD), and support successful technical delivery.
• Current UK SC Clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain SC Clearance.

This is an exceptional Azure Cloud Technical Architect opportunity to drive cloud innovation, resilience, and operational stability across complex systems and multi-year transformation initiatives.

Key Skills: SC Clearance, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Architect, Technical Architecture, Cloud Modernisation, IT Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Remote (UK)

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Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise Azure and cloud architectures, with strong expertise in resilience, DR/BC, and technical debt reduction. You must be based in the UK and either hold current SC Clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the SC Clearance process.

London - Hybrid (1 day per week onsite)
Up to £95,000 + Excellent Benefits
Permanent

We are working with a leading professional services organisation seeking a Solutions Architect to join their growing digital and technology function.

The organisation is currently delivering a significant technology and digital transformation programme, and this role will play a key part in shaping the architecture and solutions that support long-term strategic growth.

You will collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to design scalable, secure and integrated solutions that drive operational efficiency and support innovation across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable, secure technology solutions aligned with organisational strategy
• Translate business requirements into robust solution architectures
• Lead architecture design across cloud platforms, SaaS applications and integrations
• Work with delivery teams to ensure architectural standards and best practices are followed
• Engage with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure solutions meet business needs
• Support the delivery of key digital transformation initiatives
• Ensure systems are secure, resilient and well integrated

Skills & Experience

• Experience as a Solutions Architect, Technical Architect or Senior Developer
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud technologies
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365/CRM platforms (desirable)
• Experience designing integration solutions across SaaS platforms
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and modern delivery approaches
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Benefits

• Up to £95,000 salary
• Hybrid working - 1 day per week onsite in London
• 30 days annual leave
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life assurance
• Flexible working environment
• Modern central London office

Network Presales Consultant Enterprise Network Services

Salary- £65,000 - £95,000 + Bonus, Pension & Healthcare

Location- London / Manchester / Liverpool Hybrid (12 days in office or client site)

Must be UK based and eligible to live and work in the UK.

The Company

A fast-growing, specialised Network & Communications Managed Service Provider is looking to expand their highly skilled Network Team.

They deliver full managed services across Enterprise Networks and Next Generation Security, offering the opportunity to work with and upskill in the latest technologies including:

• Cisco SD-Access
• Cisco ACI
• Cisco ISE
• DNA Centre
• Nexus & Catalyst platforms

Employee development is a key focus, with paid certifications and clear opportunities for career progression and technical advancement.

The Role

As aNetwork Presales Consultant, you will play a key role in shaping enterprise networking solutions for mid to large-scale clients.

Acting as a technical lead within the presales function, you will be responsible for developing High-Level Designs (HLDs), supporting RFP and tender responses, and engaging with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.

You will work closely with sales, delivery, and technical teams to support the successful positioning of enterprise networking solutions.

Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Leading technical responses for tenders and RFPs
• Developing High-Level Designs for enterprise network solutions
• Designing campus solutions using Cisco SD-Access
• Supporting data centre networking designs using Cisco ACI
• Incorporating identity and security solutions such as Cisco ISE
• Acting as a technical advisor during client engagements
• Supporting the development of scalable and resilient architectures
• Keeping up to date with emerging enterprise networking trends including automation, zero-trust and hybrid cloud

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a Network Presales or Solutions role
• Strong knowledge of Cisco enterprise networking technologies
• Experience developing High-Level Designs (HLDs)
• Experience supporting RFP and tender responses
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking including routing, switching, and security
• Experience designing scalable and resilient network solutions
• Familiarity with Cisco SD-Access, ACI, ISE, DNA Centre, Nexus or Catalyst platforms

Certifications such asCCNP or CCIEare preferred but not essential.

Additional Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to present technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Collaborative approach to working with sales and delivery teams
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proactive mindset with a commitment to continuous learning

We’re on the lookout for a job runner - be you a Senior Technologist or Architect with proven ability to manage your own clients and workload, run projects through to their practical completion, and enjoy doing it!

What’s on offer?

• A secure business that’s well run, expanding and have never made redundancies. In these days of questionable job security, this is a must have.
• A varied and interesting workload - from high rise residential, to smaller commercial schemes, and conservation, they guarantee you’ll not get bored.
• Career progression - there are several examples of the rapid rise through the ranks of their staff. From recently qualified to Director in 8 short years being one of them.
• A lovely office in South Manchester near Stockport, with free parking and nearby to a metrolink stop. Commuting isn’t a problem, and they can be flexible with start and finish times to make life easier.
• They listen to their staff - hybrid working is on the agenda. As they continue to grow, there is less need for everyone to be in the office all the time, and it makes sense to offer an increased degree of flexibility for those who want it.
• Pretty sure they have some of the best coffee in Manchester.

Hybrid - UK (London, Oxford or Edinburgh offices)
Salary up to 90,000 + excellent benefits

Applause IT are hiring an experienced Head of Technology Architecture to lead the evolution of enterprise technology architecture within a nationally recognised professional organisation undergoing significant transformation.

This role will play a key part in modernising a complex technology environment, improving integration between platforms, strengthening data architecture, and shaping a clear long-term technology roadmap.

The organisation currently operates a diverse technology estate supporting membership services, learning and examinations, digital platforms and internal business operations. The Head of Technology Architecture will be responsible for creating a coherent architectural approach across these platforms while ensuring systems remain secure, reliable and scalable.

Working closely with the Business Transformation leadership team, the Head of Technology Architecture will help rationalise systems, establish architectural standards and guide technology investment decisions that support the organisation’s long-term strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the organisation’s enterprise technology architecture strategy
• Design and govern the target-state application and integration architecture
• Rationalise a fragmented application landscape and improve system integration
• Introduce strong architectural principles, standards and governance
• Lead the design of integration approaches including API-led architectures
• Establish robust data architecture practices including data governance and common data models
• Oversee cloud and infrastructure architecture to ensure resilience and scalability
• Provide architectural oversight of security frameworks and technology risk
• Lead architectural due diligence during technology procurements
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and ensure technology platforms align with long-term strategy

Technology Environment

The organisation operates a varied enterprise technology landscape including:

• CRM and membership platforms
• Learning and examination systems
• Finance and business systems
• Digital platforms and websites
• Data and reporting environments
• Cloud infrastructure and identity services

A key focus of the Head of Technology Architecture will be improving integration between systems, simplifying the technology estate and ensuring reliable, high-quality data across platforms.

About You

We are seeking a senior technology professional with strong enterprise architecture experience and the ability to operate at both strategic and practical levels.

You may currently work as a Lead Enterprise Architect, Principal Architect, Head of Architecture, or similar role where you have shaped technology architecture across complex environments.

Key experience includes:

• Strong experience in enterprise or technology architecture
• Experience designing integration architectures and API strategies
• Understanding of data architecture and data governance practices
• Experience working with cloud-based technology environments
• Knowledge of identity, security and enterprise platform design
• Experience working within multi-vendor technology environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders

This is an excellent opportunity for a Head of Technology Architecture to join an organisation undertaking major transformation, where you will have the opportunity to shape the future technology landscape and deliver meaningful change across enterprise systems.

If you are interested in this Head of Technology Architecture opportunity, click apply now.

Lead Network Architect - Networks - DC LAN Cisco

Location: London (2 days onsite, 3 days remote)

Duration: 12 months

Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

Active SC clearance required, eligible candidates will be considered

Our client, a reputable organisation supporting critical national infrastructure, is hiring for a Lead Network Architect to join a high-profile project. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape enterprise and data centre network architecture within a dynamic environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise and data centre network architectures, ensuring alignment with security, services, and business needs.
• Provide comprehensive network solutions, including logical and physical designs, security, and integration with broader IT systems.
• Ensure architectural governance and compliance, working closely with peer lead architects and reporting to the Chief Architect.
• Collaborate with multi-supplier eco-systems, including IBM-led teams, to deliver Green IT Infrastructure solutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership and external partners.
• Apply your expertise within the UK Public Sector and critical national infrastructure, including emergency services and communication systems.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in enterprise and data centre network architecture, with strong knowledge of Cisco technologies.
• Deep understanding of Green IT Infrastructure design and implementation.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide technical teams and stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical details for diverse audiences.
• Experience working within the UK Public Sector and critical national infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of security, services, processes, and systems integration.
• Familiarity with communication/telco systems and working within eco-systems involving multiple suppliers.
• UK national with a minimum of five years of unbroken residency.

Essential skills:

• Architectural governance and enterprise network design
• Cisco networking expertise
• Green IT Infrastructure standards and technologies
• Experience with critical national infrastructure and emergency services systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

This is a fantastic chance to contribute to vital national projects with a forward-thinking organisation. If you meet the criteria and are ready to make an impact, we encourage you to apply today!

3-month contract (possible extension)

£700-£800 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid - London, Glasgow or Cardiff
Must hold valid SC clearance

A major UK public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Architect (Salesforce) to lead the design, assurance, and governance of Salesforce-based solutions across multiple workstreams. This role sits within a large digital transformation programme, supporting secure, scalable, user-centric services that integrate with wider enterprise platforms.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for defining and assuring technical designs across multiple Salesforce clouds and domains, ensuring solutions are secure, robust, scalable, and aligned to organisational architecture standards. The role involves guiding engineering teams, influencing technical direction, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and documentation of multi-cloud Salesforce solutions aligned with architectural, security, and data standards.
• Provide technical assurance across all Salesforce implementations and integrations.
• Define integration patterns using APIs, Middleware, and reusable services.
• Collaborate with data, security, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure platform consistency and interoperability.
• Mentor architects and engineers, contributing to a Salesforce Centre of Excellence.
• Support governance processes, design reviews, and risk/impact assessments.
• Develop reusable patterns, templates, and architectural artefacts.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience designing and leading Salesforce solutions across multiple clouds (Service, Experience, Public Sector Solutions, Core Platform).
• Deep understanding of API-led integrations, Middleware, and enterprise data flows.
• Ability to create and maintain architecture artefacts using Archi, ArchiMate, UML, or equivalent frameworks.
• Strong grounding in secure design principles, data governance, and risk-based assurance.
• Experience influencing technical decisions across delivery teams and large programmes.
• Valid SC clearance (mandatory).
• Professional certifications such as:
  • Salesforce Technical Architect (or equivalent senior Salesforce certifications)
  • Architectural qualifications (BCS, TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent)

Desirable

• Experience working within government or public-sector digital standards and assurance frameworks.

The Enterprise Architect (EA) serves as the primary technical driver for closing sales opportunities and supporting existing customer success with their marketing technology programs through value realization. The EA engages with customer Technical, Marketing and C-Suite teams in evaluation of current-state technology and business objectives to deliver future-state marketing technical architectures, digital engagement roadmap management and “Art of the Possible” digital experiences.

Skills that Set You Apart

• One or more current Adobe Certified Expert certifications in Adobe (AEP, AJO, Analytics/CJA, RTCDP, Target or Workfront)
• Recent experience building enterprise level return on investment focused Business Cases for technology transformations
• Hands-on experience architecting and/or delivering native, Flutter or React-Native mobile applications
• Experience leading a revenue focused Book of Business including sales pipeline via Salesforce/Microsoft Dynamics, scope/contract review and Value Realization measurement.
• Familiarity and usage of generative AI solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Past experience in a consultative role supporting large-scale enterprise digital marketing ecosystems in the role of Architect/Principal Consultant or employee Marketing/Technical leader.
• Working knowledge of end-to-end digital marketing journey including Adtech (CDP/DMPs, DSPs, etc.), Marketing Automation, omni-channel personalization, Content Management/Generation, CRM, Media Execution and Reporting/Insights.
• Significant hands-on experience using enterprise platforms (Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) with an emphasis on REST APIs, Cloud Storage, Structured/Unstructured Data, Security and Data Ingress/Egress.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas which “tells a story” to support Adobe’s POV and/or recommendation to technical, marketing and C-Suite audiences
• Ability to quickly diagnose challenges and opportunities and produce a future state architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with particular expertise in PowerPoint and Lucid Chart/Visio
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (CS), Digital Marketing or MBA or equivalent experience

TOGAF Certified Professionals preferred.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

DGH Recruitment are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading client in the professional services industry who require a IT Infrastructure Architect to join the firm in Birmingham. You will be responsible for designing and delivering robust, scalable, and secure technology solutions that align with the firm’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Design & Delivery
Lead the development of solution architectures across multiple projects.
Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution architectures.
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement
Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders.

Technical Leadership
Guide development and implementation teams, resolving technical challenges.
Assist in key policy decisions from technical viewpoint, such as data residency
Provide technical conduit between delivery team and technical areas in IT

Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Research emerging technologies and industry trends.
Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement.

Governance & Risk
Identify architectural risks and propose mitigation strategies.
Ensure compliance with relevant policies (e.g., data residency, security).

Required Skills:

Working experience in one or multiple IT areas.
Proven experience as a Solution Architect in a complex enterprise environment.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS) and cloud-native design principles.
Experience designing solutions including (SharePoint, PowerApps, Intune, Azure, IAM
Experience with enterprise integration patterns and API management.
Familiarity with security, compliance, and data privacy best practices.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

IT Infrastructure Architect

In accordance with the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, this position is advertised based upon DGH Recruitment Limited having first sought approval of its client to find candidates for this position.

DGH Recruitment Limited acts as both an Employment Agency and Employment Business

Cyber Security Architect (Salesforce)

Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading UK Government orgaisation who require a Cyber Security Architect to join the organisation in Glasgow on an initial 6 month contract basis. You will be responsible for ensuring the firms systems are secure, resilient, and aligned with national standards and best practice.

Please note this role falls Inside IR35, will require active SC clearance and will require 1 day in the London office per week. 700 per day- 800 per day (inside of IR35)

Key Responsibilities:

Define and lead the organisation’s security architecture vision, principles, and long-term strategy.

Design and review secure system architectures across complex projects.

Identify security weaknesses and recommend proportionate mitigations.

Advise on the security implications of emerging technologies (e.g., cloud, microservices, identity solutions).

Maintain the security, privacy, and resilience risk register.

Lead security architecture assurance aligned with CAF and NCSC guidance.

Oversee penetration testing, vulnerability management, and remediation activities.

Ensure value for money from cyber security tools and third-party services.

Manage third-party contracts to ensure security requirements are embedded.

Act as the main point of contact for security briefings across the organisation.

Required Experience:

Chartered status via UK Cyber Security Council, CISSP, or equivalent.

Deep technical expertise in IT infrastructure and/or software development including Saleforce.

Extensive experience designing and reviewing secure architectures for complex systems.

Strong experience in risk assessment, risk management, and intelligence-informed decision-making.

Proven ability to influence senior leaders and communicate complex security risks clearly.

Experience developing and implementing pragmatic security, privacy, and resilience approaches.

Experience managing strategic plans, tracking risk reduction, and adjusting delivery based on emerging risks.

Experience managing and negotiating third-party contracts with embedded security requirements.

Please note this role falls Inside IR35, will require active SC clearance and will require 1 day in the Glasgow office per week.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Our client is in the Non-Profit/Charity sector in the UK and is looking to grow their team with their first Solution Architect. You will be joining a newly formed Architecture Team and work closely with the Head of Enterprise Architecture, Data Architect and Business Architect. This role is 100% remote working within the UK.

Client Details

Our client is in the Non-Profit/Charity sector in the UK and is looking to grow their team with their first Solution Architect. You will be joining a newly formed Architecture Team and work closely with the Head of Enterprise Architecture, Data Architect and Business Architect. This role is 100% remote working within the UK.

Description

• Design and implement scalable and efficient technology solutions aligned with organisational objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams during project implementation.
• Ensure architecture aligns with industry standards and best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance system performance.
• Support the integration of new systems and applications into the existing technology landscape.
• Identify and address potential technical risks and challenges proactively.
• Document architectural solutions and maintain up-to-date technical documentation.

Profile

Must haves:

• Solution Architect experience
• Worked across different areas including Data, Software, Infrastructure, Security
• Ability to work across multiple projects
• Strong stakeholder skills

Nice to haves:

• Certification in Architecture (TOGAF, Zachman)
• Worked in the charity or non-profit sector

Job Offer

• 100% Remote
• 26 days holiday + BHS - rising with service to 30
• Buy 5 extra days
• Enhanced maternity & paternity
• Any extra time off can be taken off in Lieu
• Matched pension up to 11%
• Health cash plan
• Time off to volunteer
• 35 hour work week

Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking a Security Architect. This position is for an initial 12-month contract assignment, with the possibility of extension.

Location: London

The ideal candidate will hold an active security clearance and have a strong background in Security Architecture, along with the following skills and experience:

• A solid understanding of High-Level Security Architecture (HLD) and a secure-by-design approach.
• Experience leading security architecture for large-scale cloud hosting (specifically Azure and GCP) in high-threat government Tier 2 secure environments.
• Extensive knowledge of security architecture, including identity management, device security, workstation protection, cloud hosting, collaboration tools, networking, cryptography, operations, and data governance.
• Strong understanding of secure DevOps practices, CI/CD controls, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) hardening.
• Experience applying security controls to AI and machine learning components,
• Demonstrable knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, as well as SABSA and TOGAF. -
• Preferred Qualifications: Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC are highly desirable.

To apply, please submit your latest CV for review.