Senior Technical Architect - Health IT Platform

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil service pension

Professional development

Flexible working

Holidays 26-31 days

Discounts and savings

Job summary

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to shape the technical architecture for DWP Digital's Health Assessment Service, impacting millions of benefit customers in the UK.

You'll lead design and governance of cloud, on-premises and hybrid platforms, mentor architects, and drive scalable, secure digital services while aligning with the organisation's long-term architectural vision.

Qualifications

• Lead technical architect with responsibility for architecture strategy and governance.
• Experience across cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments.
• Ability to design microservice and API-led architectures for scalable services.
• Ability to mentor architects and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural direction for HAS and UK health benefits services.
• Lead design decisions and ensure alignment with DWP's long-term architecture vision.
• Collaborate with product, delivery, engineering and design teams to shape solutions.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Cloud architecture

Event-driven design

Microservices

API design

Security

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd is seeking a Lead Technical Architect to shape the technical architecture for DWP Digital's Health Assessment Service, impacting millions of benefit customers in the UK.

You'll lead design and governance of cloud, on-premises and hybrid platforms, mentor architects, and drive scalable, secure digital services while aligning with the organisation's long-term architectural vision.