Senior Technical Architect – DWP Digital
This Senior Technical Architect role at DWP Digital offers the opportunity to work on one of the largest digital transformations in Europe. You’ll be designing modern IT architecture that directly supports millions of people through user‑friendly digital services, improving how citizens interact with DWP, particularly through contact channels and document management, while ensuring data security and compliance with legal frameworks.
Responsibilities
* Architecture design across on‑prem, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration aspects.
* Architecture design informed through use of 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.
Job Requirements
Regular travel between Digital hubs is expected as part of the role (travel counts as working time, and your travel and expenses are paid). Hybrid Working: we work a hybrid model – you’ll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub (60%).
Benefits
* Competitive pay of up to £83,917, including a Government Digital and Data Allowance.
* Brilliant civil service pension – employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £16,786 per year.
* Generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time, plus up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time (plus public holidays).
* An award‑winning environment and culture (Employer of the Year 2023, Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023).
* Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies.
* Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
* Bring your authentic self to work with “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, making commuting easier.
* Sports and social activities.
* Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
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