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A leading company is seeking a Lead Technical Architect for Data Services and Analytics. This pivotal role involves driving technical solutions and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic goals. The ideal candidate will have expertise in modern technologies and a passion for delivering impactful solutions.
£60,300 - £70,730 plus up to £20,100 allowance based on a skills assessment
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Full-time (Permanent) £60,300 - £70,730 plus up to £20,100 allowance based on a skills assessment
Published on 10 July 2025 Deadline 22 July 2025
Croydon, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield
As a Lead Technical Architect, you will drive the design and implementation of enterprise-wide technical solutions that shape our future business capabilities. Leading cross-functional teams, you’ll ensure alignment with broader government strategies while guiding solutions around modern technologies like cloud, AI, IoT, blockchain, and more.
With a focus on security, agility, and innovation, you’ll oversee multiple projects, mentor fellow architects, and collaborate with senior stakeholders. This is a pivotal role for an experienced leader passionate about delivering impactful solutions that support both user needs and organisational goals.
Due to business requirements this post is available on a full time/flexible working basis. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of60% of their working time in the office.Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.
We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from the widest diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.
As a Lead Technical Architect, you will proactively shape and deliver infrastructure and technical solutions across multiple projects or teams. You will ensure solutions align with the wider enterprise architecture and strategic goals, leveraging modern technologies to drive innovative outcomes.
Collaborating with a range of stakeholders including senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external partners. You will balance near-term delivery with long-term scalability, security, and maintainability.
You will define and evolve technical roadmaps, advise on strategic technology investments, and identify opportunities for continual improvement. Through clear, concise communication, you will secure buy-in for architectural initiatives and mentor junior architects to foster a high-performing architecture community.
By evaluating emerging trends, incorporating lessons learned, and championing best practices, you will keep the technical estate flexible and future-proof, positioning the organisation for ongoing success.
Key Responsibilities:
SFIA capability framework
Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) is the technical framework that sets the standard capability and development of alllevels in the Home Office. This is a link to the capability framework:All skills A - Z English (sfia-online.org)
We use set SFIA technical skills to form our interview questions and we will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process.
The essential skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework (based on the industry standard SFIA framework-Use the SFIALevels of responsibility to understand what would be expected for each technical skill listed). Please see below for the relevant skills for your role:
SFIA Technical skills:
Strategy & Architecture:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: