Lead Technical Architect

DWP Digital; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 84,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government technology department is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to design and oversee IT solutions that enhance services for millions of users. The role offers a pay of up to £99,836 plus significant employer pension contributions, flexible working hours, and a generous leave package. Ideal candidates will have strong architecture design skills and the ability to translate business needs into technical frameworks.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

26-31 days of leave

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in designing architecture across cloud and hybrid environments is required.
• Ability to convert business requirements into demonstrable technical solutions.
• Knowledge of architecture modeling techniques and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement architecture for IT solutions to improve services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support solution delivery.
• Provide expert advice on technology choices at governance boards.

Skills

Architecture design

Microservice integration

Technical solution translation

Event-based architecture

Job description

Architecture design across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database, and integration aspects.

Responsibilities include:

• Translating business requirements into technical solutions with traceability that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.
• Architecture design through use of architecture modelling techniques and tools to devise and represent.
• Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice.
• Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards, across multiple domains in private data-centres and public clouds.

You will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, including at governance boards, and providing expert advice which informs major technology choices.

About the Role

Your role as our Lead Technical Architect is to design, implement and oversee the architecture of IT solutions that improve services for millions of DWP users.

DWP is the UK's largest government department, helping people into work and making payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

What We Offer

• Pay of up to £99,836, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions.
• Hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance.
• A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days over time.
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies.
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. We are committed to equality and diversity and will not discriminate on any grounds.