Lead Solutions Architect
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £72,664 to £89,995 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2025 |
| Location: | NE98 1YX |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 387209/5 |
Summary
If so, this role may be perfect for you!
We are looking for a motivated Solution Architect to take on the challenge of solving complex problems by designing, maintaining, and modernising services that support the work we do that will be used by nearly every person in the UK during their lives.
We’re especially interested in architects that have experience of delivering Enterprise scale, Human Capital Management (HCM), Finance, Commercial, or Estates solutions, building on top of industry standard Software as a Service solutions.
You'll be directly contributing to the Department for Work and Pensions' mission of enhancing the lives of millions. Dive into unique and large-scale architectural challenges at the forefront of technology innovation. Join a nationwide community of architects, fostering collaboration, learning, and professional growth while maintaining a stable work-life balance with an employer committed to integrity and excellence.
- Lead a team of Architects to Design technical solutions (products and services) to meet user needs and align with DWP technical strategy and standards.
- Provide a consistent set of solution views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution to all stakeholders.
- Champion solution communication, making the complex simple to understand.
- Lead the delivery of the technical and architecture design elements of services.
- Support delivery teams.
- Collaborate with engineering 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.
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