• Excellent opportunity to cement a move into Cloud Architecture
• Hybrid (3 days in office) - Open to Software, Data, Cloud Engineers

About Our Client

*Please note you will be required to produce a 1,000-word supporting statement when you apply. Your CV and supporting statement must be as one document. Any incomplete applications will be rejected*

The Department for Transport and their agencies employ around 15,000 staff working in locations across the country, and are recruiting for a Lead Technical Architect to join their growing team.

Shape the future of transport with DfT's Digital Services team! Perhaps you are currently a software, data or cloud engineer looking to learn new skills or a technical architect looking to move over to Cloud? Are you a passionate tech-savvy person who thrives on solving complex problems? Do you aspire to use cutting-edge cloud technologies to revolutionise the UK's transport system? Then this is the role for you!

Join our talented, experienced, and cross disciplined architecture team and be at the forefront of DfT's digital transformation. You will develop robust, flexible solutions that support our innovative transport policies, leveraging the latest cloud technologies in Azure and Google Cloud. You will support the business in developing new ways of solving problems and you will have driven and implemented digital, cloud, software or data development in some capacity and are keen to look at technology from a holistic perspective.

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Job Description

At the heart of digital evolution in DfT, you will join a talented, experienced, cross-disciplined architecture team imagining and shaping the delivery of the next wave of digital and data services. You will support and shape various areas within the business which delivers an innovative transport policy agenda. As DfT is a cloud-only enterprise, you will develop the latest cloud solutions meeting complex digital, identity and data needs.

This role will give you the opportunity to learn and improve your skills every day as you work on new and exciting projects with highly advanced technologies. We provide a supportive and constructive learning environment where your career growth is important.

Job description

You will develop robust, flexible solutions that support our innovative transport policies, leveraging the latest cloud technologies in Azure and Google Cloud. Your leadership and experience will support the business in developing new ways of solving business problems.
We want to hear from proactive people who are eager to grow their skills and advance their careers. You will work with other lead architects in the team, supporting each other to deliver across team's areas of focus, such as Security, Data and Infrastructure using Azure or Google Cloud.As a Technical Architect you will be:

• Leading the development of secure serverless solutions and build them in cloud environments.
• Identifying ways of more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable ways of managing the cloud and the services hosted within it.
• Working with our engineering and analysis teams to build, maintain, and scale digital solutions using new tools in Google and Azure environments.
• Develop a tooling plan for cloud management and support the engineering team in identifying new opportunities for automation.

In this role we will give you the opportunity to:

• Continuously grow and develop yourself through exposure to training in the latest emerging technologies.
• Work on a range of varied projects developed in a cloud-first environment.
• Have exposure to wider challenges across the transport sector and knowledge of the latest transport data initiatives.
• Access flexible and hybrid working supporting a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to collaborate with multi-disciplined teams and suppliers across the country.

The Successful Applicant

*It is imperative that all candidates read and understand fully the information contained in the [Things You Need To Know Document]*

Person specification

Previous experience as a Software Engineer, Data Engineer, or other similar technical role with a strong want to learn and continuously develop new skills and gain qualifications and can evidence this. Or as a Technical Architect, with a desire to move towards being Cloud-focused and at the cutting-edge of advanced cloud technologies.

Experience

• Ability to communicate complex technical information, ideas and concepts to non-technical people effectively
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrable experience as a Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Cloud Engineer or other technical role in Digital
• Understanding of Architecture principles and guidelines

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Technical Architect - Architect for the whole context (Skill Level: Practitioner)

• We want to see where your work has gone beyond your immediate goals or remit, and benefitted the wider teams you work with.

Technical Architect - Architecture communication (Skill Level: Expert)

• How have you been able to communicate the complex and technical solutions you have developed across a range of non-technical stakeholders with differing user needs?

Technical Architect - Making architectural decisions (Skill Level: Practitioner)

• When you have made decisions that define the development and implementation of products, demonstrate how you have considered business needs and security risks.

What's on Offer

The base pay is £54,857. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £25,543, which would equate to £80,400

Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability-Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.

Benefits
*27% Pension*

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people with gender diverse identities.

Additional Information

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

Michael Page will provide DfT with a list of applications and DfT will complete an internal sift.

This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

Please take note that DfT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is: security check (opens in a new window)

Deadline for application with supporting statement in one document:

13.1.25

Shortlisting will take place:

17.1.25

Interviews will take place the week commencing 27.1.25

Contact
Ben McColl
Quote job ref
JN-339