Lead Technical Architect - Platform Technology

at  Met Office

JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Technical Architect – Platform Technology to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Lead Technical Architect, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we’ll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

YOUR WORLD OF EXPERTISE

We are looking for an exceptional Lead Technical Architect to help us make a difference to our planet.
Platform Technology is an area of Technology that provides centralised solutions to help our delivery teams focus on their business problems. You will provide knowledge and expertise to deliver technical solutions using advantaged technology in areas such as Cloud Technology, API Management, Data Transfer or Identity and Access Management.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Turning business problems into solution designs - Experience of working with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into secure technical designs. (Expert by Nature)

• Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical – The ability to translate technical concepts relating to software engineering, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all.
• Making and guiding decisions – Experience of guiding and making effective decisions supported by clear reasoning and explanation, including the ability to understand and resolve technical disputes (We live and Breathe it)

• Leadership and Governance – Ability to lead and mentor teams and fellow architects to ensure solutions align with organisational strategies and best practices (Better Together)

• • A working knowledge of implementing or supporting REST APIs using an API Management solution and OpenAPI, ideally in a cloud technology environment. (We’re experts by nature)
    Benefits
    Alongside your salary of £52,799, Met Office contributes £15,295 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

YOUR KEY DUTIES

• Defining, designing and supporting the implementation of solutions that meet customer and strategic needs
• Acting as a subject matter expert for your area with regard to the technologies employed and systems used.
• Be part of the senior leadership team in your area, making and driving decisions and managing change across a range of stakeholders
• Provide leadership and mentoring to teams and to other architects within the community