Senior Technical Architect — Government Justice Leader

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Justice's Justice Digital, Data and Science team seeks a Senior Technical Architect to guide large-scale government software estates.

You will work with developers, security experts, product managers and others to design secure, scalable systems and shape organizational structures that maximize value.

This role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and delivering pragmatic architectural leadership across diverse product teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale technical architecture programs.
• Proven ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong security-by-design mindset and risk-based decision making.
• Experience with government-scale digital programs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical vision for Legal Aid technology estate.
• Ensure alignment of team structures and architecture with value flow.
• Communicate architecture across teams and professions.
• Lead and mentor other architects and engineering leaders.
• Collaborate with cyber security to embed security practices.
• Assist with recruitment and shaping engineering leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

Security by design

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Tools

Java

Python

Ruby

AWS

IaC

DDD

TDD

CI/CD

Oracle E-Business Suite

Job description

Ministry of Justice's Justice Digital, Data and Science team seeks a Senior Technical Architect to guide large-scale government software estates.

You will work with developers, security experts, product managers and others to design secure, scalable systems and shape organizational structures that maximize value.

This role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and delivering pragmatic architectural leadership across diverse product teams.