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London, Manchester

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Architect to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6  month contract with the potential to extend and will be a mostly remote role with occasional travel into London or Manchester 

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect with a strong background in application development, cloud-native architecture, and modern distributed systems. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

This role is ideal for an architect who combines deep technical expertise with excellent stakeholder engagement skills and can effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical audiences. Active Security Clearance (SC) required or eligibility to obtain and maintain SC clearance.
 
Responsibilities
 
  • Design and architect modern cloud-based solutions using AWS services and technologies.
  • Lead the architectural design of complex application development initiatives.
  • Define and promote best practices for microservices architecture, API design, and cloud-native development.
  • Work closely with development teams to ensure successful implementation of architectural standards and patterns.
  • Provide technical leadership throughout the full software development lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and compliant.
  • Engage with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technical governance activities.
  • Support ongoing modernisation and digital transformation programmes.

About You

  • Active Security Clearance
  • Extensive experience as a Solutions Architect or Technical Architect.
  • Strong hands-on background in application development and software engineering.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing solutions within AWS cloud environments.
  • Strong experience with microservices architecture, containerisation, and API-driven solutions.
  • Good understanding of cloud security principles and secure software development practices.
  • Experience working across multiple technology teams and stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
 
  • Experience delivering Identity and Access Management (IAM) or authorisation/authentication programmes.
  • Knowledge of modern identity technologies, including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, and federated identity solutions.
  • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Familiarity with container platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience working within regulated or government environments.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’. 
 
Diversity and Inclusion
 
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
 
Why join us
 
  • Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
  • Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
  • Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
  • Annual leave and work-place pension
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