Lead Technical Architect

Sellick Partnership; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to oversee a team within the Digital and Data directorate for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The successful candidate will lead cloud-based digital services and ensure the architecture aligns with organizational objectives, offering competitive salary and benefits including hybrid work options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Exceptional pension (employer contribution of 27%)

Generous annual leave (25 days holiday)

Inclusion and diversity staff communities

Tailored learning and development

Cycle to work and gym discounts

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Qualified at degree level in digital or technology.
• Experience in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystems.
• Proficient in integrating cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team developing cloud-based digital services.
• Create and maintain solution architectures.
• Mentor teams and lead technical designs.

Skills

Understanding of complex technological landscapes

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Degree in digital or technology discipline

Formal architectural qualification (BCS, TOGAF, Zachman)

Architecture modelling qualification (UML, Archimate, BPMN)

Job description

Lead Technical Architect
Salary: 54,857 plus an additional allowance up to 25,543 (80,400)
Multiple locations - Newcastle, Leeds, Oldham, Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham or Birmingham
Hybrid working - 60% attendance in the office per week
Permanent

Overview: Lead Technical Architect
Sellick Partnership is delighted to have partnered with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to recruit a Lead Technical Architect within their Digital and Data directorate. Working within a team of Lead Enterprise Architects and Lead Solution Architects, you will report directly into the Chief Architect and play a vital role within the Architecture Management Office.

Benefits: Lead Technical Architect

• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Exceptional pension - employer contribution of an average of 27%.
• Generous annual leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
• Cycle to work, gym membership offers, high street discounts.
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities: Lead Technical Architect

• Lead a team who architect cloud based digital services and who are responsible for the creation and maintenance of solution architectures that are coherent, solve complex and high-risk challenges.
• Responsible for the team that creates and maintains as-is, transition and to-be Solutions Architectures which meet the needs of DVSA, whilst delivering value for money for their designated business capabilities.
• Be responsible for the solution architect team that lead technical designs of systems and services, and who articulate key design decisions effectively.
• Provide mentoring within teams and provide leadership to architects within DVSA architecture community.

Required experience: Lead Technical Architect

• Understanding of complex technological landscapes.
• Experience liaising with stakeholders and translating business requirements into relevant solution design artefacts.
• A track record in contributing to strategy and executing transformation initiatives, with hands-on involvement in business change efforts leveraging AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystems.
• Proficient in integrating various products and cloud services within these dynamic environments.
• Dynamic leadership, motivational prowess, and strong interpersonal skills that enables seamless collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Additionally, adept at communicating, presenting, and negotiating effectively, driving impactful change among senior decision-makers.

Qualifications: Lead Technical Architect

• Qualified to degree level in a digital or technology discipline.
• Hold formal architectural qualification in either BCS, TOGAF, Zachman or demonstrable experience at a similar level.
• Architecture modelling qualification in either UML, Archimate, BPMN or demonstrable experience at a similar level.

Apply: Lead Technical Architect
Please apply by Sunday 29 June 2025 to be considered and for a detailed job spec, please contact Adam Burgess in the Newcastle Sellick Partnership office.

This role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability-Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance. The base pay is 54,857. In addition to this, the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to 25,543. The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process. For further information and supporting links on this, please contact Adam Burgess at Sellick Partnership.

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