Architect Engineer

Staffordshire Police; Stafford; On-site; GBP 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffordshire Police seeks an Architect (DDaT) responsible for designing, developing, and documenting IT solutions. The role involves influencing digital strategy and ensuring adherence to standards. Candidates must possess strong technical skills and stakeholder management abilities, with a generous salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Pension scheme with 21.5% employer contribution

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Onsite gyms

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven background in IT Architecture or extensive hands-on experience in software development.
• Experience in evaluating environments and applying technology elements to solve problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills to design, describe, and manage solutions.

Responsibilities

• Planning, designing, and documenting IT solutions.
• Engaging with stakeholders to define suitable architectural solutions.
• Contributing to the governance of IT solution design.

Skills

IT Architecture

Software Development

Network Administration

Infrastructure Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Job description

Architect (DDaT)

Grade J Starting Salary: £60,960

Contract Type - Permanent

Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county's residents, businesses, and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs, and open to continual improvement.

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile, and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.

About The Opportunity

Staffordshire Police are seeking exceptional individuals with a proven background in IT Architecture or extensive hands-on experience in software development, network administration, infrastructure, or information technology.

The Role

As Architect, your role will involve planning, designing, developing, and documenting solutions, including creating architectural documentation such as Decision Papers, High-Level Designs, and Roadmaps. You will influence digital strategy, planning, assurance, and standard-setting, both internally with stakeholders and externally with strategic suppliers.

You will contribute to the governance of IT solution design, maintain and set the overall Enterprise Architecture for the force, and ensure adherence to standards (National and Local), design principles, and architecture methodology. You will be part of the Technical Design Authority (TDA), responsible for assessing and selecting appropriate technologies to meet organisational needs.

Reporting to the Lead Architect, you and the Architecture team will understand current and future requirements, create roadmaps, set strategies, and identify opportunities for leveraging information and digital technology.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Solution design for software and supporting infrastructure
• Contributing to impact assessments and providing SME input on initiatives
• Reviewing legislation impacts on adopted technology standards
• Using architecture to guide and align programme solutions for coherence and efficiency
• Ensuring programmes deliver the right technology components and reusing existing investments
• Presenting architecture outputs to stakeholders
• Defining and governing infrastructure standards and capabilities
• Engaging with stakeholders to define and promote suitable solutions
• Participating as a member of the Technical Design Authority
• Keeping abreast of commercial and technical developments for future solutions

About You

You will possess strong technical and interpersonal skills to design, describe, and manage solutions. Experience in evaluating environments and applying business, data, applications, and technology elements to solve problems is essential.

You should have demonstrable experience in software design, programming languages, networks, and infrastructure, and be capable of managing services offered by external vendors.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills are required to convey complex solutions effectively. Ability to commute to Staffordshire Police HQ within 90 minutes is preferred.

Further details are available within the role profile.

Closing date: 25th June 2025, 12:00 Midday
Interview date: Early July (TBC)

Benefits include a pension scheme with 21.5% employer contribution, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working, health and wellbeing support, onsite gyms, training opportunities, and more.

Staffordshire Police is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian, minority ethnic backgrounds, females, disabled persons, neurodivergent individuals, and LGBTQ+ community members. We support positive action initiatives and welcome you to apply if you meet the skills, experience, and values outlined.