Solution Architect

at  Department for Work and Pensions

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Design technical solutions (products and services) to meet user needs and align with DWP architecture 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
• Support delivery teams, blending technical (development and architecture) and behaviour (leadership and communication) skills to achieve team goals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Technical Breadth
• Turning business problems into technical designs

Benefits

• An employer pension contribution of up to 27% For further information please click here.
• Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
• Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Technical Breadth
• Turning business problems into technical designs
  Candidates will be asked to submit, prior to interview, a short presentation (5 minutes, 2-3 PowerPoint slides) on an architecture design you’ve been involved in, explaining the key architecture designs made, and their rationale.
  Interviews will take place from early July 2024. Interview dates to be confirmed.

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

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TYPE OF ROLE

Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibilities for this role include, but are not restricted to the following:

• Deliver the architecture design elements of DWP services
• Work with DWP engineering teams, and other Digital stakeholders, to create VFM solution designs
• Ensure technical quality and adherence of solution designs to the DWP architecture principles, standards, patterns and practices, Enterprise Architecture and Product Roadmaps.
• Identify, capture, share, and implement architecture patterns
• Drive resolution of technical debt, to reduce the ongoing cost of DWP IT services
• Represent solution designs at DWP governance forums, providing clear communication of architecture design and rational for decision making, in order to gain approval to proceed with designs.

WHEN GIVING DETAILS OF YOUR CV, YOU SHOULD THEREFORE INCLUDE DETAILS OF THE WORK AND PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, AND YOUR ROLE THEREIN.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact abs.ali@dwp.gov.uk.