Lead Technical Architect

A bit about us...

The Home Office National Communications Data Service (NCDS) provides access for law enforcement agencies and wider public authorities to Communications Data used in their investigations. NCDS provides cutting-edge operational capabilities and services, hosted on an AWS public cloud platform, to support counter terrorism, tackle serious and organised crime, and protect vulnerable people.

As a Lead Technical Architect, you will operate across the enterprise and at solution levels to ensure NCDS designs and systems meet requirements and align with the broader strategic direction for NCDS, the Home Office and government. You will be responsible for leading the technical design and development of systems and services for NCDS working together with UK telecommunication companies, and an internal team of Civil Servants and suppliers. You will build effective partnerships with diverse teams across multiple locations and technologies and provide mentoring and leadership and to other architects.

🚀 What you'll be doing 🚀

The Lead Technical Architect role is within the NCDS Technology Team which itself is part of the larger Policing and Public Protection Technology team within Home Office Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT).

These positions offer opportunities to:

• Be a part of defining the future strategy for an exciting area of technology and policy development.
• Be a leading part in crafting NCDS's enterprise architecture and relevant governance.
• Work closely with telecoms industry particularly around the introduction of new services and technologies.
• Utilise the latest developments in public cloud hosting to provide efficient and innovative services.
• Work with emergency services users to deliver technology that supports and enhances their work in keeping the public safe.
• Work with colleagues from across the government on future communications technologies.
• Develop new technical skills and learn from industry experts.

👀 About you 👀

We're looking for an experienced architect with good exposure to enterprise architecture, who has excellent interpersonal skills and constantly broadens their technical knowledge. You will require the experience of creating architectures that integrate distinct technologies in a multi-supplier environment.

Essential skills:

• evidencing strong technical leadership qualities, with a passion for delivering leading edge designs, and inspiring a culture of technical excellence and innovative solutions
• navigating the complex landscapes of technologies, 3rd party suppliers, internal and cross-government teams across multiple projects
• anticipating and advising on future telecommunications network technologies that present opportunities for the product or programme
• managing and delivering complex technology solutions within time, cost and quality targets
• defining, owning and contributing to the technical roadmap and strategy
• demonstrating a detailed knowledge of technical requirements to implement, design and manage associated technologies

💜 Some of the benefits our Architect's love 💜

• A highly competitive pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days annual leave on appointment rising 1 day per year up to 30 days, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King's birthday.
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that is right for you including:
• Full time, part-time, flexitime, compressed hours and job sharing.
• A hybrid working model 60% of your hours in the office and 40% from home.
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role, including access to technical and professional accreditations.
• A recruitment retention allowance reviewed annually.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• Enhanced parental leave schemes.
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards.

We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented at this grade level.

Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.