Lead Health Tech Architect – Cloud & Microservices

DWP Digital; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to shape the architecture of the Health Assessment Service (HAS), guiding design and governance of modern digital solutions for PIP eligibility.

You will lead across cloud, on‑prem and hybrid environments, influence stakeholders, and ensure secure, resilient and user‑centred services used by millions. This role sits within HAS and offers hybrid working across UK hubs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing complex technical solutions across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid.
• Translate business needs into clear technical designs and explain to stakeholders.
• Create and communicate architecture designs using recognised modelling approaches.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural direction across HAS and ensure alignment with DWP strategy.
• Provide technical leadership across delivery teams and guide decisions.
• Mentor architects and develop architecture capability within the organisation.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, delivery and design teams.

Skills

Complex solutions

Architectural principles

Stakeholder communication

Modelling architectures

Event-driven design

Microservices & APIs

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to shape the architecture of the Health Assessment Service (HAS), guiding design and governance of modern digital solutions for PIP eligibility.

You will lead across cloud, on‑prem and hybrid environments, influence stakeholders, and ensure secure, resilient and user‑centred services used by millions. This role sits within HAS and offers hybrid working across UK hubs.