Deputy Head of Data and Technology

Government Recruitment Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency in the UK is seeking a Deputy Head of Technology and Data to provide enterprise architecture leadership. This pivotal role involves ensuring technology services align with standards, managing governance, and supporting design assurance across projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in Azure solutions, data governance, and architectural modeling. Responsibilities also include embedding architectural principles, maintaining compliance, and advising project teams. This position offers an opportunity to shape the technology landscape for the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise architecture tools and models.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS/PaaS solutions.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture models.
• Provide design assurance for infrastructure and data solutions.
• Ensure compliance with security and governance standards.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data governance

Azure solutions design

Security controls

Compliance knowledge

Stakeholder management

Frameworks knowledge (e.g. TOGAF)

Education

Relevant degree in IT or computer science

Tools

BizzDesign/ArchiMate

Confluence

Job description

The Deputy Head of Technology and Data will provide enterprise architecture leadership and design authority across infrastructure, data, and governance domains. This role ensures that technology services are architected to be resilient, secure, and aligned with organisational and government standards.

Acting as a senior design authority, the Deputy maintains enterprise and data architecture models, supports the governance of change and procurement, and embeds architectural principles across programmes and services. The postholder will deputise for the Head of Technology and Data in governance forums (e.g. TAG, CAB) and act as a trusted advisor to project teams, business stakeholders, and suppliers.

This is a pivotal role shaping the technology blueprint of the Insolvency Service, ensuring that infrastructure and data solutions are designed for long-term sustainability, compliance, and business value.

Reporting and Relationships

• reports to Head of Technology and Data
• collaborates with Enterprise and Solution Architects, Project Managers, Business Analysts, SIAM Partners, Senior leadership and Directorates
• external interfaces: Suppliers, auditors, and technology service providers

Key Deliverables

• maintained enterprise, infrastructure, and data architecture models in BizzDesign/ArchiMate
• design assurance and approvals for projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards
• contributions to CAB/TAG governance as deputy design authority
• data governance frameworks and artefacts, ensuring integration and quality
• procurement and supplier evaluation input from an architectural perspective
• architectural policies, principles, and design patterns documented and communicated

Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Design & Governance

• develop and maintain enterprise architecture models across infrastructure, applications, and data domains
• ensure solutions align with strategic objectives, standards, and compliance requirements
• provide design assurance through governance forums (CAB, TAG)
• support model governance to ensure consistency, traceability, and auditability of architecture artefacts

Infrastructure & Cloud Design

• provide design authority for Azure (IaaS/PaaS) solutions, networks, and security controls
• define standards for scalability, resilience, and cost-optimisation
• ensure firewall, network, and cloud designs align with Zero Trust and government security frameworks

Data Architecture & Governance

• define and govern data flows, integration patterns, and standards for quality and security
• support data governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulations and organisational policy
• provide architectural input for data projects, ensuring performance, integrity, and reusability

Security Architecture

• embed Zero Trust principles in infrastructure and data designs
• support Identity & Access Management (IAM) and data security policies, including encryption and classification
• ensure compliance with cross-government security requirements and audit needs

Change & Procurement Governance

• provide architectural assurance for change requests and procurement activities
• ensure supplier solutions align with enterprise and data architecture standards
• contribute to contractual governance through architecture principles and service design requirements

Tools & Standards

• leverage architectural design tools for enterprise modelling and impact analysis
• maintain architectural knowledge bases in Confluence and ensure decision traceability
• promote consistent use of architectural frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) across delivery teams