Principal Technical Architect
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Job Location:
Farnborough - UK
Yearly Salary:
GBP 120000 - 140000
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Principal Technical Architect Secure Cloud / Defence Farnborough / Hybrid 120k - 140k
A rare opportunity to join in a senior capacity for a proven technical leader to define and deliver secure cloud architectures across high-assurance environments within the defence industry.
Youll set the technical direction lead a team of architects and shape complex cloud strategies that underpin national security programmes. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine deep cloud expertise with architectural vision stakeholder influence and real delivery impact.
The Role
- Lead the design and direction of secure cloud and infrastructure solutions ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and compliance standards.
- Develop and maintain architectural patterns governance and technical roadmaps for large-scale high-security environments.
- Mentor and guide technical teams promoting consistent standards innovation and knowledge sharing.
- Act as subject matter expert across AWS Azure and GCP including restricted and government offerings.
- Provide technical authority through full solution lifecycles from design through to delivery and assurance.
Youll Bring
- 10 years in architecture or infrastructure leadership with 5 in secure cloud environments (defence government or critical national systems).
- Proven experience in shaping technical strategy and leading architecture teams.
- Deep understanding of secure cloud design zero-trust models and compliance frameworks such as NIST DISA STIGs and NCSC best practice.
- Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code containerisation (Kubernetes OpenShift) and automation for secure cloud deployments.
- Strong knowledge of networking encryption IAM and DevSecOps principles.
- Excellent stakeholder management communication and bid support experience.
Desirable
- Cloud certifications (AWS / Azure / GCP Architect-level).
- Security credentials (CISSP or equivalent).
- Agile / DevOps / DevSecOps
- Prior experience in MOD UKIC or other defence domains.
- Contributions to thought leadership in cloud security or architecture.
Clearance
Applicants must have current Security Clearance (SC) and interested in becoming DV Cleared.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Kubernetes
- S3
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cassandra
- System Architecture
- Redshift
- AWS
- Cloud Architecture
- NoSQL
- UML
- Kafka
- Distributed Systems
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