Lead Technical Architect

Lead Technical Architect: up to £89,995, plus 28.97% pension, hybrid working, flexible hours and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We want a Lead technical Architect to join a flourishing, supportive tech community delivering one of the largest digital transformations in Europe.

We’re building on recent successes like bringing our IT in-house, introducing elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerating the adoption of public cloud.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department, responsible for helping people into work and making payments worth over £195 billion a year to support some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

You’ll play a crucial role in transforming public services used by nearly every person in the UK at key moments in their lives. The scale of our work is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We would love for you to join us.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

In this role you’ll work with our Specialist Devices team, who deliver the right specialist devices and services used by DWP colleagues.

In Specialist Devices, we have responsibility for macOS and the physical and virtual environments and solutions for our 3,000 Engineering users.

You will also have a remit to look at emerging alternative device solutions for particular use cases which provides the team with a varied and interesting workload, often at the forefront of new technology and adoption in DWP.

You will lead on the design, build, and running of products, developing and testing solutions, as we re-engineer our entire engineering environment.

We want to put the right devices in the right hands, so that our people can deliver great service to DWP customers. You’ll be the architectural lead for the replacement of approximately 8,500 customer-facing devices used in Jobcentres, ensuring accessibility, ease of use, and data security.

We’ve got ambitious plans for changing and improving the basic technology underpinning customer computers. We want to radically change the platform and improve the experience of our internal user base. And we will be creating a data-centred capability to support Digital Workspaces service improvement.

It’s big, complex stuff, which will transform how DWP works, for us and for our customers. We need you to help us get it right.

Your essential skills, knowledge and experience

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool or Manchester whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Work: We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay from £72,664 to £89,995

Pension: You’ll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £21,059 a year.

Holidays: You’ll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES. Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Companies House architecture team as a Lead Technical Architect, a key role in a small, high performing team within an organisation that truly values its staff. The team is responsible for developing technical architectures that deliver business objectives, while supporting and encouraging one another to create the most effective designs with a focus on delivering value. Team working is highly valued along with a willingness to challenge established thinking and ways of working.

This is an opportunity to advance your knowledge and technical understanding in a high-profile role which has an impact across the organisation, developing systems that are used nationally and at high volume. We’re currently fulfilling around 14 million search requests per day with users including the general public, businesses, the police and other government organisations.

In this role you will work with the wider Digital and Data Directorate, working closely with business stakeholders to develop technical designs that address business priorities and guide the development teams in creating robust, secure solutions. This is an opportunity to work with the latest cloud technologies, develop microservice architectures and shape the technical direction of the organisation. You will have excellent technical skills, proven architecture design experience and a background in software engineering.

We offer an excellent benefits package that includes a generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day, flexitime with no core hours and enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. 

Further information on Companies House Services can be found 

Job description

We’re looking for a Technical Architect whose responsibilities will include:

This is an exciting opportunity in digital services, designing and delivering quality services to our users. By helping us to shape our services, you’ll have the opportunity to be at the forefront of digital transformation in government.

Person specification

We are looking for someone to be part of our team in a time of great change and to play an integral part in shaping the architecture and design of future digital services that are used worldwide, help tackle economic crime at a national level and provide confidence to the UK economy.

We want someone keen to improve their skills using new and exciting technologies and develop their career working on diverse projects with a focus on continuous improvement, while being part of a supportive high-profile team.

We are seeking a talented individual who not only excels in architectural design but also possesses exceptional communication skills to effectively engage with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.

We are looking for the following experience and technical skills, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Please refer to the top 3 experience bullet points and all technical skills bullet points below when writing your personal statement.

Experience – refer to top 3 bullet points in personal statement

Technical skills – refer to all bullet points below in personal statement

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £49,384, Companies House contributes £14,306 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. 

We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:

Next Steps

Click ‘Apply Now’ to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it’s like to work in Companies House.

If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to .

This role closes on 17 November 2024.