Job Title: Solution Architect
Employer: Department for Work and Pensions
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary: Up to £70,000, plus 28.97% pension worth £19,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: 5fd239a9dbe0e4f0
Job Details:
As a Senior Solution Architect with a focus on Data Platforms, you will oversee data products and analytics, enabling our teams to design, build, and maintain transformative public services. You will work closely with engineering teams and other digital stakeholders to create value-for-money solution designs, focusing on DWP’s core data architecture and digital strategy.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Advising, steering, and influencing decisions in DWP’s digital transformation.
2. Collaborating with other architects across DWP.
3. Defining tools and techniques appropriate for our environment.
4. Driving the resolution of technical debt.
You will need the following skills:
1. Modern Analytics and BI architectures – Data Mesh / Data Lakes / Data Lakehouse
2. Schema and data acquisition design
3. Assisting in the development and implementation of Data Strategies
4. Modern event-driven distributed architectures
5. Security technical controls for handling PI data both on-prem and in the Cloud
Location: You’ll join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.
Hybrid Work: We enable our people to work flexibly, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.
Benefits:
1. Competitive pay from £55,557 to £70,000
2. Brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
3. Generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus bank holidays
4. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, and professional development opportunities
Process:
1. Stage 1: Application
2. Stage 2: Interview
Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.
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