Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: A strong architectural and technical background, having worked in an architect or technical lead role delivering enterprise-scale solutions Experience designing and building cloud-native or hybrid solutions Strong understanding of networking concepts including LAN, WAN and WLAN Experience with identity and directory services, including Entra Active Directory, hybrid Active Directory and Microsoft 365 Knowledge of cloud adoption principles, such as Microsofts Azure Cloud Adoption Framework Experience applying data security principles to protect sensitive data Experience creating and maintaining solution designs in an iterative and collaborative manner Strong experience of architectural governance and assurance Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Experience with unified communications and omni-channel contact centre solutions (desirable) Experience working in government or other regulated environments (desirable) Exposure to large-scale digital transformation programmes (desirable) Experience mentoring architects or senior engineers (desirable) Familiarity with Agile delivery and modern CI/CD practices (desirable) Responsibilities: Lead the technical design of systems and services, justifying and clearly communicating design decisions Define and assure solution architectures, ensuring alignment with enterprise and government architecture strategy Work collaboratively with engineering teams to deliver new solutions and transition them into live service Establish and apply architectural governance, ensuring consistency, quality and security by design Assure service and system quality, identifying risks, dependencies and cross-domain impacts Explore opportunities for cross-government alignment and reuse Provide leadership and mentoring to other architects and technical colleagues Engage with senior stakeholders, communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Technologies: Active Directory Architect Azure CI/CD Cloud Support LAN Microsoft 365 Security WLAN Office 365 More: We are the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), part of a mission-driven digital team dedicated to building secure and resilient services used by millions across the UK. Based in Swansea, we offer a permanent role with hybrid working, ensuring a minimum of 60% office-based presence. Our competitive compensation includes a base salary of £57,515, a Digital and Data allowance of up to £24,915, and a generous employer pension contribution of 29%. Join us to shape the future of digital services that support safe and lawful vehicle usage across the UK, while enjoying a flexible working culture and excellent Civil Service benefits. last updated 19 week of 2026