Enterprise Software Architect: Strategy, Delivery & Leadership

Government Digital & Data; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Digital & Data is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to shape HM Land Registry's technology landscape. You will lead architecture across the solution lifecycle, guiding complex technology investments while balancing cost, risk and operational sustainability.

You will work with delivery teams, architects and senior stakeholders to design end-to-end solutions, ensure regulatory compliance, and translate business needs into practical architectural strategies across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of a wide range of technologies, tools and processes.
• Ability to keep abreast of emerging technologies, trends and industry developments.
• Ability to lead and influence diverse stakeholder groups to achieve agreement on technical solutions.
• Experience of managing change and assessing its impact on people, processes, technology and information.
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs into effective architectural solutions.
• Experience of solving complex problems while balancing risk and complexity.
• Strong analytical skills including structured problem decomposition and modelling.
• Accountability for end-to-end solution delivery and lifecycle management.
• Experience of ensuring compliance with security, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of developing or supporting technical strategies, principles, patterns and standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver end-to-end technology solutions across the organisation.
• Provide architectural leadership from concept to delivery and ongoing support.
• Collaborate with multiple agile teams and stakeholders to guide technical decisions.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Translate business strategy into practical architectural principles, patterns and standards.
• Contribute to governance and assurance processes to support decision-making.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

Analytical thinking

Security compliance

Architectural strategy

Problem solving

End-to-end delivery

Emerging tech awareness

Job description

Government Digital & Data is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to shape HM Land Registry's technology landscape. You will lead architecture across the solution lifecycle, guiding complex technology investments while balancing cost, risk and operational sustainability.

You will work with delivery teams, architects and senior stakeholders to design end-to-end solutions, ensure regulatory compliance, and translate business needs into practical architectural strategies across the organisation.