Technical Architect Principal

Role / Job Title:Technical Architect Principal (UK)Locaion :London, 3 days / weekContact Duration - 6 monthsThe RoleThe Technical Architect Principal will lead the architecture, design, and technical governance of an enterprise observability and telemetry platform.This role is responsible for designing major solution components, defining reference architectures, and guiding development teams through POCs to production-scale implementations.The role has a strong open-source, distributed systems, and data architecture focus, with frequent CIO-level technical interactions.Your ResponsibilitiesArchitecture & Blueprint Design

• Define end-to-end architecture blueprints covering:

• OTEL collectors and agents
• OPAM agents
• Kafka-based data ingestion pipelines
• Time-series and telemetry data storage layers

• Create reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails.

Solution Design & POC Leadership

• Design and review major solution components for scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Lead tool selection and POC execution, validating architectural choices.
• Guide teams from conceptual design to production-ready architecture.

Open Source & Platform Architecture

• Act as the open-source architecture authority, ensuring correct adoption and customization.
• Evaluate and recommend open-source technologies aligned to enterprise requirements.
• Ensure architectural alignment with security, compliance, and operational standards.

CIO & Senior Technical Engagement

• Participate in CIO discussions focused on platform components and architecture decisions.
• Clearly explain technical trade-offs, risks, and long-term impacts.
• Influence strategic decisions through strong architectural rationale.

Engineering Enablement

• Work closely with developers to:

• Provide architectural guidance during POC and build phases
• Review designs and implementations
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards

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• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or principal technical roles.
• Strong background in distributed systems and data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with OpenTelemetry, Kafka, and time-series data platforms.

Technical Expertise

• Architecture of high-volume telemetry and event-driven systems.
• Deep understanding of stream processing and data ingestion patterns.
• Experience designing cloud-native and hybrid architectures.

Leadership & Communication

• Proven ability to operate at principal architect level.
• Comfortable influencing CIOs and senior architects.
• Strong written and visual documentation skills.

This position can be based at either MOD Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13 9NR), MOD Abbey Wood Bristol (BS34 8JH) or MOD Main Building London (SW1A 2HB). This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £18,000 per annum. About us : The MOD's digital teams ensure we...

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