Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2WT : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG2 1AW : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS Job Summary It is an exciting time to be joining HM Land Registry as we continue to deliver the ambition set out in our Business Strategy through our transformation portfolio, and this opportunity will see you at the heart of our Customer First programme where you will be directly supporting our vision to deliver a seamless service for our customers. Whether it's simplifying how our customers interact with us, improving our communications or modernisation our underpinning technology, we are committed to providing a great public service and are easy to do business with for everyone. As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you will be striving to connect business outcomes with the enabling technology, people and processes that will ultimately realise the organisations ambitions. HM Land Registry is fundamentally dependent on technology to deliver its mission and ambition and therefore the performance and dynamism of the business are directly tied to the quality and flexibility of its technology capabilities. You will be a trusted advisor for senior stakeholders that can, provide structure to complex problems, conceptualise and define both business and technology capabilities, and work confidently with a broad range of stakeholders. Architecture ensures the long-term sustainability of HM Land Registry’s technology, while enabling continuous, fast paced, high quality change. We believe the best architecture comes from working in the open, being transparent with relevant communities and stakeholders and bringing the best knowledge and skills together to build consensus and agreement. You will be part of a team that guides the organisation to make appropriate business, technology and data decisions by recommending reuse, sustainability and scalability, to achieve value for money and reduce risk - ensuring there is a strong connection between business strategy and technology delivery. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Architecture profession and what it’s like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Friday 31st of October at 12:30pm. Please register your interest here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lead-enterprise-architect-hmlr-meet-the-hiring-manager-and-qa-tickets-1829304421769?aff=oddtdtcreator Job Description The Architecture Practice sits within the Transformation and Technology directorate and is responsible for developing the strategy and roadmap of technology within HM Land Registry. Architecture roles within the practice are primarily grouped under three specialisms, Enterprise, Technical and Security, with this role sitting within the Enterprise specialism. Our enterprise architects work across capabilities and are leaders that support the organisation to make informed business decisions, serving as a driving force for the delivery of transformation and technology initiatives. Working with a range of stakeholders to solve complex enterprise business problems and translate strategy into delivery whilst ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organisation’s technology estate. For more information about this role, please see attached candidate pack. The Architecture Practice sits within the Transformation and Technology directorate and is responsible for developing the strategy and roadmap of technology within HM Land Registry. Architecture roles within the practice are primarily grouped under three specialisms, Enterprise, Technical and Security, with this role sitting within the Enterprise specialism. Our enterprise architects work across capabilities and are leaders that support the organisation to make informed business decisions, serving as a driving force for the delivery of transformation and technology initiatives. Working with a range of stakeholders to solve complex enterprise business problems and translate strategy into delivery whilst ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organisation’s technology estate. For more information about this role, please see attached candidate pack. Person specification As well as all the technical skills listed in the candidate pack you will have experience of: Developing solutions to complex problems through software/application design. Experience of designing projects and guiding them from designs through delivery phases Ability to assess the impact of technical change on people, process, technology and data. Understanding of the commercial impacts of technology implementation and adoption. Top-down thinking and structured, logical decomposition of problems using appropriate modelling techniques and languages. Commercial skills in developing contracts and managing suppliers. Leading, managing, and mentoring technical people. Being comfortable with change and ability to multi-task and prioritise projects, being able to respond quickly to changing circumstances Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Architect Technical Skills Alongside your salary of £66,200, HM Land Registry contributes £19,178 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. WeAreHMLR At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential. We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits. We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way. We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes. We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise. We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market. You can find more information on our rewards package on our website. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. We are working with our recruitment partner (Inspire People) for this campaign. Submit your CV on Inspire People’s website Inspire People will assess your CV and compile a longlist of applications for HM Land Registry to sift. If you progress through this stage, you will need to complete a short, pre-recorded video with Inspire People. Alternatively, you can provide written answers to the questions. HM Land Registry will then sift these applications. Please make sure your CV outlines how you meet the Technical Skills and Essential Experience criteria. Successful candidates at sift will be invited to a blended interview with HMLR. HM Land Registry is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage may get an invitation to interview. If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement. We are unable to offer a Skilled Worker Visa for this role, you must have the RTW in the UK. You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : Zymante Gintalaite - Inspire People Email : zymante@inspirepeople.net Telephone : 0207 871 8556 Recruitment team Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/