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Principal Technical Architect


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  • NPL
  • Teddington
  • 1 week ago

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department are seeking an experienced and practicing Technical Architect.

You will be joining our team at an exciting time - we maintain the UK’s National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing theNational Timing Centrethat will underpin our Critical National Infrastructure. This will address the risks associated with our dependency on global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS) that are vulnerable to both natural and intentional interference.

As the Principal Technical Architect, you will enjoy collaborating with prominent Scientists, Engineers and specialists in Cyber Security, to design and implement an architect solutions to time, quality and cost.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define the overall Technical Architecture for the solution, ensuring that it meets the requirements, is deliverable and is capable of underpinning delivery of a mission critical service
  • Ensure Technical Architecture is fully documented in accordance with the applicable standards and governance.
  • Through development of the Technical Architecture ensure that the optimal set of system components are adopted in terms of performance, risk, cost and long-term supportability/obsolescence.
  • Build and maintain a sound understanding of NPL’s own capabilities and strategic intent, consequently inform its internal capability.
  • Support NPL’s implementation of its own technical development and recruitment strategy.
  • Working with the Project Management Team, break down the solution into a set of components that can be delivered efficiently as part of a coherent and structured delivery plan.
  • Engage with the Design Team and Developers so that they understand the technical aspects of their delivery
  • Support progress reporting to NPL leadership, in relation to technical aspects of the delivery including risks, opportunities, progress against plan, resourcing requirements and external partnering needs.
  • Liaise with the end client to ensure that they are fully updated on the overall Technical Architecture, how it will meet their requirements, progress through delivery and any dependencies that there are upon them,
  • Engage with delivery partners to ensure that they are fully aware of their role in delivery of the solution architecture and the dependencies that rest with them

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