Lead Solutions Architect

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom Graphics Unlimited (Vic) Pty Ltd Full time

Lead Solutions Architect

Pay up to £89,995, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Lead Solutions Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech 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.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

  • Leading the architecture design of Enterprise scale, Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial, Commercial, or Estates solutions, typically as implementation of Software-as-a-Service solutions.
  • Micro-service and API-led architecture design.
  • Event-based architecture design and patterns.
  • Public cloud technologies and design patterns.
  • Presenting to technical governance forums.
  • Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.

You and your role

As a Lead Solutions Architect, you will be at the forefront of our solutions architecture innovations, supporting, guiding, and coaching a team of solutions architects.

Together you will design, maintain, and modernise systems that enable millions of citizens to access and use essential DWP services.

You will work closely with the head of role and engage with senior stakeholders to advise on architecture design strategy and steer the capability, championing best practice and innovation in the architecture and wider digital community.

You are a champion of solution communication, making the complex simple to understand.

You will:

  • Lead the delivery of the technical and architecture design elements of services.
  • Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to create value-for-money solutions.
  • Identify and implement architecture patterns.
  • Resolve technical debt to reduce ongoing IT costs.
  • Develop product roadmaps and represent designs at governance forums.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Manchester, Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Newcastle, or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £89,995.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,050 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

  • An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
  • 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, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
  • Sports and social activities
  • Professional development, coaching, mentoring, and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

  1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
  2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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