Senior Technical Architect (Solutions)
| Posting date: | 07 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £57,946 to £83,917 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | NE98 1YX |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 432614/5 |
Summary
Do you want work collaboratively designing modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformations in Europe?
Do you want to help support millions of our claimants by designing user-friendly digital services?
If so, this role may be perfect for you!
We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Architect who is confident working on products and services in a complex digital environment while supporting major initiatives within DWP Digital.
You will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive technology choices.
This role will include the design, oversight and architecture governance of IT solutions that support DWP customers.
The role is centred around products and services that have a direct impact on how Citizens interact with the DWP, specifically around contact channels, document, and evidence management. You will have the opportunity to directly impact how and why Citizens contact DWP and how they perceive this contact time. While this is extremely important, the way internal and external colleagues interact with the solutions you create is also vital to the role as well as ensuring the security, integrity of the data held and the legal framework in which it operates. The role also requires extensive liaison with Other Government Departments for items such as identity, Government App, data flows etc.
This is an exciting time to join us. You’ll shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional products and services that work for everyone.
A Senior Technical Architect (Solutions) works with multiple projects or teams on problems that require broad architectural thinking.
At this role level, you will:
- Be responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions.
- Assure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for government.
- Explore the benefits of cross-government alignment.
- Provide mentoring within teams.
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