Senior Technical Architect

Senior Technical Architect SC Clearance required £(Apply online only) per day, Outside IR35 Initially until end of March (+ likely extensions) Fully Remote Unify are proud to exclusively support a highly respected UK Consulting partner, who urgently requires the services of a Senior Technical Architect, to join a delivery team working on a high-profile Government project. Work outline Key responsibilities: ● Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current estate, covering licenses, roles, security configurations, and organisational silos. ● Define the future-state architecture for centralizing GitHub management under the Chief Engineer’s office, including transition plans from the volunteer model. ● Develop specific recommendations for branch protection strategies, secret management, and secure CI/CD pipelines. ● Support the Lead TA in assessing specific capacities of integration platforms and technologies for the "To Be" Engineering Tech Radar. ● Assist in defining the technical requirements for the client's relationship with Microsoft/GitHub to ensure enterprise-level support and efficiency. Skills and experience needed: Essential skills The ideal candidate for this role will have: ● Deep technical experience in managing and securing GitHub at an enterprise level (IAM, SSO, Organization structure). ● Proven ability to conduct deep-dive technical assessments of large-scale software estates and translate findings into clear "As Is" vs "To Be" maps. ● Expert knowledge of secret management, branch protection, and security best practices within GitHub and CI/CD environments. ● Ability to develop formal technical recommendations that balance high security with developer productivity. ● Must hold active SC Clearance to access sensitive security and system configurations from day one. ‘Nice to have’ skills: - Familiarity with Government technical environments and security policies. - Experience with AWS/Azure native security tools and how they integrate with GitHub. - Ability to liaise between the Senior BA and the Lead TA to ensure technical recommendations accommodate business and user needs. Please apply by submitting your latest CV for immediate review by our talent team. Thanks