Senior Technical Architect – DWP Digital
We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. Our mission is 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.
Key Responsibilities
* Design modern IT architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments, considering networking, security, middleware, database, and integration aspects.
* Translate business requirements into technical solutions with traceability that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.
* Provide expert advice and create solution options across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.
* Apply modern design principles, modelling techniques, and integration strategies, including microservices, APIs, and event‑based architectures.
* Work within project delivery teams across agile, waterfall, and hybrid environments from concept to go‑live.
* Ensure data security and compliance with legal frameworks.
Requirements – Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Architecture design across on‑prem, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database, and integration aspects.
* Architecture design informed through principles, patterns, technical radars, practices and standards.
* Architecture design working with project delivery teams within agile, waterfall and hybrid environments throughout the lifecycle – from concept to go‑live.
* Translating business requirements into technical solutions with traceability that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.
* Architecture design through use of architecture modelling techniques and tools to devise and represent.
* Microservice and API‑led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice.
* Event‑based architecture design, patterns (including pub‑sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards.
* Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Serverless and Function as a Service and managing cloud resources for scalability, performance, and cost‑efficiency.
Location & Working Arrangement
* Digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne and Sheffield – choose the hub that is most convenient.
* Regular travel between hubs is expected (travel costs and expenses are paid).
* Hybrid working model – 40 % remote, 60 % in‑hub collaboration.
Pay, Pension & Holidays
* Up to £83,917 per annum, including a Government Digital and Data Allowance based on interview assessment.
* Civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £16,786 per year.
* Leave: 26 days per year, rising to 31 days over time; up to 3 extra days off per month on flex‑time; plus all public holidays.
Benefits & Perks
* Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards) and Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100).
* Flexible working hours and flex‑friendly policies.
* Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
* Inclusive culture – “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.
* Sports and social activities.
* Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Application Process
* Apply – complete your application on Civil Service Jobs.
* Interview 1 – an online interview with a presentation on Architecture Communication.
* Interview 2 – assessment against the behaviours and technical skills listed in the advert.
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Additional Details
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries: Data Infrastructure and Analytics; Technology, Information and Media
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