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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical architect - **Company:** Ministry of Justice - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £58,511.0 - £65,329.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Data Governance, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Digital Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Framework, High-Level Architecture, Modular Design, Systems Integration, Technical Debt, Togaf, Api Design - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/ApplicationMethods?jobId=22076&record=22076 ## About the Role You will have experience of participating in a technical design authority, where business and technology are aligned and you will have a good understanding of architecture development methods and models. You will have worked within technology for many years but with strong and broad understanding of technical solutions and approached, understanding the business value of technology change is your domain, alongside solid understanding of data, applications and technology. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as an architect., Enterprise Architecture Governance: Proven experience in defining and enforcing architectural standards (e.g., through an Architecture Review Board or similar forum) to manage technical debt and ensure system integrity. Secure & Scalable Design: Deep expertise in designing and leading the implementation of highly scalable, resilient, and secure solutions, including applying Secure by Design principles to platforms. Strategic Technical Alignment: Ability to translate abstract business or policy strategy into concrete, actionable technical blueprints, and effectively articulate risks to senior stakeholders. Complex Integration & Trade-offs: Demonstrated experience navigating and making complex technical trade-offs (e.g., speed vs. cost vs. quality). Leadership: Experience in providing technical mentorship and coaching to digital/technical teams. Experience working across multiple domains or projects, coordinating with third-party suppliers and cross-government teams. Aptitude for anticipating future technologies and aligning solutions with broader strategies and business outcomes. Strong grasp of agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and design patterns, paired with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF). Ownership of technical roadmaps and strategies, ensuring solutions align with enterprise objectives and evolving user needs. Experience of an API-first and services-led design approach, with the ability to use business requirements, user stories, data standards, and integration patterns to help to define services and APIs We do expect candidates for this role to have the knowledge and experience required in our tech stack. Assessment Behaviours · Experience - As demonstrated in your CV and Statement of Suitability · Technical - As demonstrated in your CV and Statement of Suitability. · Presentation - You will/may be required to prepare a short presentation. Details will be provided when invited to/or on the day of the interview). · Strengths - The interview will involve a discussion around 2 strengths. · Behaviours - You will be required to provide evidence of the following key behaviours at Level 5. · Seeing the bigger picture · Leadership · Making Effective Decisions · Communicating and Influencing · Changing and Improving, Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Leadership Communicating and Influencing ## Description Own the Technical Vision: Define the 'how' for all strategic change, ensuring solutions align with the long-term enterprise architecture. Lead Technical Governance: Champion and implement architectural standards, including Secure by Design, across high-impact projects. Mentor and Guide Teams: Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and architecture teams on complex design decisions. Manage Architectural Risk: Identify and clearly articulate technical debt andarchitectural risks early in the investment process. Ensure System Integrity: Verify that new High-Level Designs (HLDs) are scalable,secure, and fit within the broader CCS technology ecosystem. Drive Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with Business Architecture to translatestrategic goals into practical, resilient technical blueprints. Review Supplier Capability: Assess the technical viability and integration methodsof solutions proposed by market suppliers (e.g., for the Self-Serve programme). Document Architecture: Lead the creation of clear, concise architectural documentation suitable for senior leadership., The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity. Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) - See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity). For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location's respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended). Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer. All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet. Flexible working hours The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. 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