17226 - Senior Technical Architect

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. Please click on the link for details.

We're recruiting for Senior Technical Architects here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Legal Aid Agency team.

This role aligns against Senior Technical Architect from the Government Digital and Data Framework

We believe that architecture is not purely a technical discipline. The systems we build are shaped by the teams that build them, the organisational structures they sit within, and the communication patterns between the people involved. Our architects think about how team structures, domain boundaries, and organisational dynamics shape systems - and how the systems we design, in turn, shape the organisation. We are looking for people who understand that designing great systems means co-designing the social and technical dimensions together, and who bring both technical depth and organisational awareness to their work.

Our Senior Technical Architects are responsible for assuring, designing, and delivering the best digital services for justice in the world.

You will be working with developers, SREs and security experts, user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, and content specialists who share a vision for improving government through smarter use of technology. Together we will collaborate to develop our strategy, connect people and build trust with clear communication, and provide empathetic technical leadership across diverse product teams.

You will work to understand our technology, our business, and our people (colleagues, stakeholders, and users of our services), and to create an ambitious and pragmatic vision for our teams, using your expertise to bring our challenges and opportunities into focus alongside the views of other professions in our leadership team., Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, the 'Experience as a software engineer, cloud engineer, solutions architect, or software architect, delivering digital products on the web' criterion will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order.

A Senior Technical Architect can see the big picture: understanding our complex technology landscape and the organisational landscape that produces it. You can clearly and effectively communicate that big picture by building trust, developing great relationships, and empathising with others. You provide mentoring and support to other architects and engineering leadership. You have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies, combined with the ability to reason about how organisational structures and team designs affect what can and should be built., * Experience as a software engineer, cloud engineer, or software architect, delivering digital products on the web.

• Experience of different levels of the web stack, such as frontend and backend, API management, micro services, databases, and event driven architectures in cloud environments.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly and concisely to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.

A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on the following criteria will be conducted before the sift -

• Experience as a software engineer, cloud engineer, or software architect, delivering digital products on the web.

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance

Stage 2 - Interviews:

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements - Experience, Technical and the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving