Lead Technical Architect Hazards and Resilience Technology - Met Office - G7

Manchester Digital; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Met Office seeks a Lead Technical Architect to design and implement critical services in Hazards and Resilience Technology. This full-time role includes leading teams and ensuring the safety of infrastructure, providing enormous potential for impact. With the possibility of hybrid work, the position is temporary until June 2026, potentially becoming permanent.

Qualifications

• Experience in translating business problems into technical designs.
• Ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership and governance skills for team mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of critical services, ensuring safety and infrastructure resilience.
• Act as a subject matter expert in employed technologies.
• Provide leadership and mentoring within the architecture community.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Governance

Job description

Lead Technical Architect Hazards and Resilience Technology - Met Office - G7

We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Technical Architect - Hazards and Resilience Technology to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Lead Technical Architect, the role may be suitable for hybrid working, combining in-office and remote work. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement, with the advertised location serving as your contractual place of work.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. We value our people and will do our best to agree a working pattern that suits everyone.

While this is a temporary position until 1st June 2026, there is potential for it to become permanent.

World-changing work

From science to technology, meteorology to management, and planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We assist individuals, industries, and government to make better decisions for safety and success. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - committed to continuous learning and improvement
• We live and breathe our purpose - integrating it into decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding that partnerships and inclusivity strengthen us
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to improve for our customers

You will be leading the design of some of our most critical services, including the National Severe Weather Warning Service. You will apply governance, assurance, and innovation, leveraging the latest technologies and balancing risk with agility.

Hazards & Resilience Technology is central to our mission of keeping people and infrastructure safe. Our key customers include emergency responders and civil contingency planners. Our reach is extensive; our systems support millions globally and include the Space Weather Operations Centre, one of only a few worldwide. If you're mission-driven and seeking a highly impactful role, we'd love to hear from you.

• Defining, designing, and supporting the implementation of solutions that meet customer and strategic needs
• Acting as a subject matter expert regarding employed technologies and systems
• Being part of the senior leadership team for Hazards and Resilience Technology, making strategic decisions and managing change across stakeholders
• Providing leadership and mentoring to teams and other architects within the community

We operate a 24/7/365 support roster in Technology, and this role may require participation in on-call duties to respond to operational needs.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria, Skills, and Experience:

• Experience in translating business problems into secure technical designs, working with both business and technology stakeholders (Expert by Nature)
• Ability to bridge technical and non-technical gaps by translating complex concepts clearly (Better Together)
• Leadership and governance skills, supporting continuous improvement through collaboration and mentoring (Keep Evolving)
• Decision-making skills, including guiding technical disputes with clear reasoning (Live and Breathe It)