Lead Technical Architect

DWP Digital; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil service pension 28.97%

26–31 days holidays

Flexi-time off up to 3 extra days a月

Professional development

Job summary

DWP Digital in the UK is seeking an experienced Lead Technical Architect to shape the future of our Management Information and Analytics services across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments.

You will translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions, guide programmes from concept to live service, mentor other architects and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver trusted insights for millions of people.

Qualifications

• Architectural design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Apply architecture principles, standards and roadmaps to solutions.
• Collaborate with delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid methods.
• Translate complex business needs into robust technical solutions with traceability.
• Use architecture modelling techniques to design and communicate solutions.
• Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing.
• Experience with analytics and reporting platforms including data warehousing, data lakes and BI tools such as Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of one of the UK government's largest MIS/Analytics services.
• Lead architectural governance, influence technology strategy and drive innovation.
• Mentor and support other architects within the Data Insights and Analytics community.
• Design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.

Skills

Architecture design

Architecture principles

Delivery methodologies

Requirements translation

Architecture modelling

Data integration

Analytics & BI tools

Job description

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services.
Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.
The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components.
• Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions.
• Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders.
• Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions.
• Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems.
• Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI.

You and your role

As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP.
Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service.
You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms.
As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high‑quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%).
Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683.
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
We have a broad benefits package built around your work‑life balance which includes:

• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award‑winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Interview: A single stage interview online.