Job Description
Lead Technical Architect – Data & Analytics (D&A) – DWP Digital. The role involves designing, delivering and evolving the data platforms that unlock insight for services used by millions across the UK.
Responsibilities
* Lead architecture for data products and services within the Data Enablement Layer, collaborating with engineers, product teams and other architects to deliver solutions that meet user needs and DWP standards.
* Drive architectural coherence across the entire D&A landscape – ingestion, storage, processing and consumption – ensuring all layers work together seamlessly.
* Identify technology gaps, enforce consistency in patterns and technologies, and maintain alignment with cross‑government data standards.
* Provide technical guidance, mentor team members and coach peers, fostering capability across the architecture team.
* Represent data architecture at senior stakeholder level, influencing strategic direction and decision‑making.
* Support delivery teams to adopt best practice and emerging technologies, while ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and user‑centric.
Qualifications & Experience
* Proven experience integrating data from diverse sources, including real‑time and batch processing.
* Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT tools and how data is extracted, transformed and loaded into platforms.
* Expertise in data warehousing, data lakes, reporting and analytics tools and how they interrelate.
* Ability to design architecture across cloud, on‑premises and hybrid environments, considering security, networking and integration.
* Experience applying architecture principles, standards and reusable design patterns.
* Track record of working with delivery teams across the full lifecycle – from early design through to live services.
* Skill in turning business needs into clear, structured technical designs that stakeholders understand.
* Proficiency in creating architecture models or diagrams to explain and shape solutions.
Benefits
* Up to £99,836 salary: £75,026 base plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £24,810.
* Employer pension contributions at 28.97%, worth up to £16,786 per year.
* Generous holiday package: 26 days (rising to 31 days over time) plus 3 extra days off per month on flexi‑time.
* Hybrid working model – a mix of remote and office time in any of the following hubs: Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield.
* Flexible working hours, flex‑friendly policies and the ability to volunteer or give back on time off.
* Professional development opportunities: coaching, mentoring and career progression support.
* Interest‑free loans for bike or season tickets, sports and social activities, discounts on shopping and leisure, and other standard civil‑service benefits.
Location & Working Arrangements
The role is based in one of the digital hubs listed above. A hybrid model balances remote work with face‑to‑face collaboration in the hub.
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