About this role
We are looking for Technical Architects to work on complex but interesting discovery pieces of work for our government client projects. Start dates: We have projects due to start on 1st and 7th September 2026 Contract lengths: 12 weeks and 4 weeks (possible extensions afterwards) WoW: Majority remote working (must be based in the UK) with travel to client site once or twice a month at the client’s office in London/Cambridge. Day rate: competitive/dependant on experience (will share day rate range before arranging a screening call and will be discussed during the call too) IR35 status: via umbrella About us We're Transform. Transform is a fresh alternative to Big Consulting. As an end-to-end transformation partner, we define, design, build and operate systems that solve our clients’ toughest challenges and seize their biggest opportunities. That often means combining strategy, data, AI, technology, and change management. Sometimes we manage and operate the systems we create; other times, we hand it over for the client to run – standing by to make improvements when things change. It all comes down to making an impact: improving lives, supporting citizens, streamlining workflows, and making the world a better place. We specialise in public sector and public-facing organisations—from government agencies and local authorities to energy, utilities, transportation and healthcare. We also work for some of the world’s most dynamic brands across automotive, retail, financial services, and consumer goods. We work closely (often on site) with our clients; to deliver impact you are keen to help us build the workforce of the future, we should talk. We’re all in! That's what gets us out of bed every day. We hope you feel the same. The Role: Technical Architect Provides the end-to-end architecture perspective for the Discovery covering both the technical systems landscape and high level data architecture across regulatory organisations Produce assessment and recommendations to inform the supervision model and Alpha Map technical systems across regulatory organisations: platforms, integration points, data flows and constraints Map a high level current data landscape: ownership, format, quality, access terms and IG constraints Assess data and monitoring maturity across water company archetypes Identify technical risks, constraints and open questions; maintain the technical risks log Assess feasibility of supervision model options against technical and data architecture constraints Inform architecture options against DDTS standards and cross-programme alignment Produce high-level technical and data architecture recommendations for the future state and Alpha readiness assessment Contribute to team ceremonies, code / artefact reviews and continuous improvement Grow expertise through pairing and community of practice contributions