Lead Technical Architect (Solutions)

DWP; North East; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major government department in the UK is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to join their community of technical experts. In this role, you will oversee the design and governance of IT solutions, collaborate with delivery teams, and communicate complex concepts effectively. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working opportunities, and an extensive benefits package aimed at supporting work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working including flexible hours

Professional development opportunities

Generous leave package

Time off for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical architecture design for IT solutions.
• Ability to manage and communicate complex technical concepts.
• Experience in working within Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture governance of IT solutions.
• Support delivery of solutions across various business areas.
• Provide expertise to drive technology choices.

Skills

Designing architectures for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments

Applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, and technical radars

Collaborating with delivery teams

Translating business requirements into technical solutions

Using modelling techniques and tools

Communication and Collaboration Technologies

Information / Data Security and Compliance

Job description

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to join our community of technical experts in DWP Digital. We're using 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?

• Designing architectures for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, including networking, security, presentation, middleware, databases, and integration
• Applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, and technical radars to guide design decisions.
• Collaborating with delivery teams across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies from initial concept through to go-live.
• Translating business requirements into traceable technical solutions that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.
• Using modelling techniques and tools to create and communicate architecture designs.
• Communication and Collaboration Technologies, particularly MS 365 Solutions (SharePoint, Teams and Copilot) and Exchange
• Information / Data Security, Governance, Management & Compliance including Data Privacy, Data Lifecycle Management, Legislation, Disaster Recover and Backup

You and your role

As our new Lead Technical Architect you will be responsible for making sure strategies are implemented to exceptional standards. DWP is a huge and complex organisation and the architectural problems we have to solve are often unique. You'll be working across a range of business areas and teams to support the delivery of solutions and providing expertise to drive technology choices.

We'll ask you to take the lead on design, oversight and architecture governance of IT solutions that support all of DWP's customers through the use of best practices. You'll communicate complex concepts to a range of audiences, so that DWP make the right decisions for now and for the future.

This is a lead role, and you'll be the most senior person in a lot of rooms. As well as your deep technical expertise you have the communications and leadership skills to influence other architects and support them to deliver their own goals, to explore emerging technologies and to better support the delivery of complex and even high-risk issues.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digita l hubs in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle upon Tyne, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay, the band for this role is £75,026 to £99,836

Pension: You'll get a civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £X 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:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• 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
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process

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

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.