Technical Architect (£51,997 - £80,400)

Department for Transport

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Reference number

364280

Salary

£51,997 - £80,400

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

18 months

Business area

DFT - Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) - Digital, Information & Security Directorate

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Digital
Information Technology

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds

About the job

Job summary

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.  

At the heart of digital evolution in DfT, you will join a talented, experienced, cross-disciplined architecture team imagining and shaping the delivery of the next wave of digital and data services. You will support and shape various areas within the business which delivers an innovational transport policy agenda. As DfT is a cloud-only enterprise, you will develop the latest cloud solutions meeting complex digital, identity and data needs.

This role will give you the opportunity to learn and improve your skills every day as you work on new and exciting projects with advanced technologies. We provide a supportive and constructive learning environment where your career growth is important.

Job description

You will develop robust, flexible solutions that support our innovative transport policies, leveraging the latest cloud technologies in Azure and Google Cloud. Your leadership and experience will support the business in developing new ways of solving business problems.

We want to hear from proactive people who are eager to grow their skills and advance their careers. You will work with other lead architects in the team, supporting each other to deliver across team’s areas of focus, such as Security, Data and Infrastructure using Azure or Google Cloud.  

As a Technical Architect level, you will be:

• Leading the development of secure serverless solutions and build them in cloud environments.
• Identifying ways of more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable ways of managing the cloud and the services hosted within it.
• Working with our engineering and analysis teams to build, maintain, and scale digital solutions using new tools in Google and Azure environments.
• Develop a tooling plan for cloud management and support the engineering team in identifying new opportunities for automation.

In this role we will give you the opportunity to:

• Continuously grow and develop yourself through exposure to training in the latest emerging technologies.
• Work on a range of varied projects developed in a cloud-first environment.
• Have exposure to wider challenges across the transport sector and knowledge of the latest transport data initiatives.
• Access flexible and hybrid working supporting a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to collaborate with multi-disciplined teams and suppliers across the country.

Person specification

We are looking for someone with hands on digital experience either designing, developing, building or understanding IT services.

You will need to meet the following criteria:

Experience

A technical architect works with multiple projects or teams on problems that require broad architectural thinking. To be successful in this role you will have experience of:

Architect for the whole context - We want to see where you work has gone beyond your immediate goals or remit, and benefitted the wider teams you work with.

Architecture communication - How have you been able to communicate the complex and technical solutions you have developed across a range of non-technical stakeholders with differing user needs?

Making architectural decisions - When you have made decisions that define the development and implementation of products, demonstrate how you have considered business needs and security risks.

Strategy design - Show us some evidence of how you use road-mapping or similar planning techniques to direct the implementation of your products.

Technical design throughout the lifecycle - How do you create, and lead others to create technical designs when there is a high risk, high impact, and high complexity environment?

DfT's Digital Service

Find out more about what it's like working at DfT:Digital Service

Additional Information 

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. 

Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £51,997. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £28,403

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.

Here are more details on the pay framework.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

Technical skills

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

• Technical Architect - Architect for the whole context (Skill Level: Practitioner)
• Technical Architect - Architecture communication (Skill Level: Expert)
• Technical Architect - Making architectural decisions (Skill Level: Practitioner)
• Technical Architect - Strategy Design(Skill Level: Practitioner)
• Technical Architect - Technical design throughout the lifecycle (Skill Level: Expert)

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance. 

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply 

When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement (1000 words) please provide detailed evidence of the following: 

• Architect for the whole context - We want to see where you work has gone beyond your immediate goals or remit, and benefitted the wider teams you work with.
• Architecture communication - How have you been able to communicate the complex and technical solutions you have developed across a range of non-technical stakeholders with differing user needs?
• Making architectural decisions - When you have made decisions that define the development and implementation of products, demonstrate how you have considered business needs and security risks.

Sift & Interview Dates 

The sift is due to take place w/c 26th August 2024.

Interviews are due to take place w/c 09th September 2024.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview. 

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates. 

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: 

• An interview

• You will be provided two interview questions 48 hours prior to your interview so you can prepare your answers in advance.  This is not a presentation so you will not need to prepare any materials, we just want to give you additional time to reflect on your experience.  The rest of the interview questions will not be provided in advance.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within. 

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. 

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).