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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Solution Architect - **Company:** TXP - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £170,560.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Application Integration Architecture, Architectural Patterns, Batch Processing, Cloud Computing, Customer Data Management, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Sharing, Dataspaces, High-Level Architecture, Interoperability, Service Design, User-Centered Design, Event Driven Architecture, Data Management, User Identification - **Published:** August 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2942164216-2 ## About the Role * Proven experience as a Solution Architect within large-scale public sector or enterprise transformation programmes. * Strong understanding of integration architecture, APIs, cloud-native solutions, and modern data platforms. * Experience designing and assessing data acquisition, data management, and interoperability solutions. * Strong knowledge of security, privacy, and governance considerations relating to sensitive customer data. * Experience producing architecture artefacts, technical assessments, and options appraisals. * Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Experience working within Agile, product-led, and multidisciplinary delivery environments. * Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills. Desirable Skills * Experience working with HMRC services, tax platforms, or wider government digital services. * Understanding of OneITS strategic objectives and Modernising Tax Delivery initiatives. * Experience with identity resolution, data matching, reconciliation, and master data management approaches. * Knowledge of Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and Government Digital Blueprint principles. * Experience working with third-party data providers, data-sharing arrangements, or regulated data ecosystems. * Familiarity with event-driven architecture and enterprise integration patterns. * Experience supporting Discovery and Alpha phases within government programmes. ## Description Discovery & Technical Assessment * Lead the technical discovery of agreed third-party and government data sources, assessing suitability, availability, quality, and integration feasibility. * Define and document current-state and future-state architectural patterns for data acquisition, storage, management, and consumption. * Identify technical risks, dependencies, assumptions, and constraints associated with data pre-population capabilities. * Collaborate with policy, security, legal, and operational stakeholders to ensure all relevant considerations are incorporated into discovery findings. * Support the development of evidence-based recommendations to inform future Alpha investment decisions. Architecture & Integration Strategy * Assess integration approaches including APIs, data-sharing arrangements, event-driven architectures, and batch processing models. * Define target-state architecture principles aligned to OneITS strategic direction and enterprise reuse opportunities. * Evaluate approaches for identity resolution, data matching, reconciliation, and confidence scoring across multiple data sources. * Identify opportunities to establish reusable capabilities that support multiple income types and future services. * Ensure alignment with existing HMRC platforms, strategic capabilities, and future architecture roadmaps. Security, Privacy & Governance * Work with security and governance teams to identify requirements relating to data protection, consent management, privacy, and regulatory compliance. * Support DPIA, security assessments, and information governance activities where required. * Assess architectural impacts of customer consent models and third-party data management. * Provide guidance on data ownership, stewardship, and governance responsibilities across participating organisations. Service & User-Centred Design Collaboration * Partner with Service Designers and User Researchers to ensure architectural decisions are driven by user needs. * Support exploration of customer interaction models relating to viewing, validating, correcting, and authorising pre-populated information. * Contribute to service design activities by identifying architectural opportunities, constraints, and dependencies. * Ensure proposed solutions support seamless customer journeys and future OneITS service ambitions. Roadmap, Options & Recommendations * Produce high-level architecture artefacts, integration patterns, and technical assessments. * Support the development of discovery roadmaps, options appraisals, and recommendations. * Provide architectural input into future Alpha scope definition and delivery planning. * Present findings, options, and recommendations to senior HMRC and Capgemini stakeholders. ## Related Videos - [Smart City, Smart Mobility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/954-smart-city-smart-mobility) - [What If We Designed Employee Experience Like a Customer Journey?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1824-what-if-we-designed-employee-experience-like-a-customer-journey) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Harnessing the Power of Open Source's Newest Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1448-harnessing-the-power-of-open-source-s-newest-technologies) - [Blueprints for Success: Steering a Global Data & AI Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1577-blueprints-for-success-steering-a-global-data-ai-architecture) - [Design as an algorithm, not as a feature](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/471-design-as-an-algorithm-not-as-a-feature) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london)