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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Technical Architect - **Company:** Government Digital Service - **Location:** Bristol, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £58,275.0 - £73,875.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, BigQuery, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Google Analytics, Online Service Provider, Google Tag Manager, Google Cloud, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Data Pipelines - **Published:** October 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8a2d2ab06238267f ## About the Role * have extensive experience designing and assuring large-scale, resilient technical architectures for complex data platforms * bring a deep understanding of modern data engineering principles, including pipeline orchestration, data modelling, and infrastructure as code * are confident translating complex business and user requirements into secure, scalable, and performant technical solutions * possess expert-level knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically in leveraging BigQuery for data warehousing and analytics, alongside a solid working familiarity with AWS * demonstrate strong experience with web data collection methodologies, including hands-on proficiency with Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics (GA) to support data-driven decision-making * communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to build consensus and drive technical direction * are passionate about mentoring engineers and architects, contributing to a supportive culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence, In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is: * possess expert-level knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically in leveraging BigQuery for data warehousing and analytics, alongside a solid working familiarity with AWS In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role. For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours: * making effective decisions * developing self and others * seeing the bigger picture * communicating and influencing We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Senior Technical Architect role: * architect for the whole context * community collaboration * making architectural decisions, Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . ## Description As a Senior Technical Architect in the Insights and Analytics team, you will take ownership of the infrastructure that transforms GOV.UK data into actionable intelligence. You will have significant autonomy to define the architectural strategy, designing robust, scalable data platforms that enable the team to unlock insights from the UK’s most critical online services. Beyond the technical build, you will champion the effective use of GOV.UK data by serving as a key bridge between your team and the wider GDS technical community. You will be responsible for designing and implementing policies and processes that ensure data infrastructure is both resilient and aligned with government standards, fostering a culture of technical excellence in how we collect, process, and derive value from the information our users trust us with every day. As a Senior Technical Architect you’ll: * be responsible for technical and architecture leadership and decision making, assuring robust, secure, and scalable technical architectures for complex data-intensive systems * work with product and delivery managers to plan and prioritise the teams work * ensure the activities and work of the team technically align across workstreams and meet the required standards * be responsible for designing an end to end data infrastructure that meets the expanding needs of data users across GOV.UK, * 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) * 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