Senior Technical Architect - Software

Job description

About the job

Job summary

Help shape the future of HM Land Registry's technology landscape.

As a Senior Technical Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and guiding technology solutions that support HMLR's strategic ambitions. Working across a complex and evolving technology environment, you will help ensure that technology investments deliver long-term value, meet business needs and are aligned with organisational objectives. You will provide architectural leadership, translating business strategy into practical technical solutions while balancing innovation, risk, cost and operational sustainability.

Job description

As a Senior Technical Architect, you will work closely with delivery teams, architects, engineers and senior stakeholders to develop and deliver end-to-end technology solutions. You will take a broad, enterprise-wide view of the organisation's technology estate, assessing the impact of change and ensuring solutions operate effectively within the wider ecosystem. You will provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle, from initial concept through to delivery and ongoing support, solving complex problems and providing clarity in uncertain environments.

You will collaborate with multiple agile teams, influence technical decision-making, build relationships with suppliers and government partners, and ensure solutions comply with security, legal and regulatory requirements. The role requires a strong understanding of software development, integration and emerging technologies, together with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders and proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

The role aligns to the Senior Technical Architect capability framework definition available at:

https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/technical-architect#senior-technical-architect

Person specification

You will be assessed on the below Essential Criteria

Experience

• Broad understanding and practical application of a wide range of technologies, tools and processes.
• Experience of keeping abreast of emerging technologies, trends and industry developments.
• Ability to lead and influence diverse stakeholder groups to achieve agreement on technical solutions.
• Experience of managing change and assessing its impact on people, processes, technology and information.
• Ability to understand stakeholder needs and translate them into effective architectural solutions.
• Experience of solving complex problems while balancing risk and complexity.
• Strong analytical skills, including structured problem decomposition and modelling techniques.
• Accountability for end-to-end solution delivery and ongoing lifecycle management.
• Experience of ensuring compliance with security, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of developing or supporting technical strategies, principles, patterns and standards.

Architect for the Whole Context

• Align architectural work with other architects and technical professionals.
• Track emerging issues, strategies, roadmaps, patterns and technologies to identify opportunities and risks.
• Understand how different teams contribute to delivering organisational outcomes and change.

Architecture Communication

• Lead communication on complex, sensitive or high-risk architectural issues.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across the organisation.
• Adapt communication styles to suit different audiences.
• Advocate for teams and architectural approaches.
• Manage stakeholder expectations effectively.

Community Collaboration

• Build effective relationships and networks across teams.
• Collaborate constructively and encourage collective problem-solving.
• Identify and address team challenges and dynamics proactively.
• Use feedback and Agile health checks to improve team performance and outcomes.

Making Architectural Decisions

• Make sound architectural design decisions in environments with varying levels of risk and complexity.
• Identify and manage business, data and security risks.
• Contribute to governance and assurance processes to support effective decision-making.

Strategy Design

• Support the development and implementation of technical strategies and roadmaps.
• Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Apply architectural principles, patterns and standards appropriately.
• Ensure solutions align with organisational objectives.

Technical Design Throughout the Lifecycle

• Produce technical designs of medium complexity and risk.
• Maintain architectural integrity and quality throughout delivery.
• Refine and optimise designs based on feedback and changing requirements.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £59,057, HM Land Registry contributes £17,108 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity - we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation - we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional - we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance - we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

The Application stage consists of a CV and a Personal Statement

The personal statement consists of two individual statements. Please could you answer each statement separately and showcase your experience related to the below essential criteria.

• Understanding technology and the needs of stakeholders and then using this knowledge to deliver good architectural designs. (Maximum 250 words)
• Leading and influencing diverse groups to get to agreement on a technical solution. (Maximum 250 words)

In the event of high volume of applicants, the below will be the deciding factor.

• Understanding technology and the needs of stakeholders and then using this knowledge to deliver good architectural designs.

If successful at sift stage, you will attend a blended interview which will assess the Essential criteria and behaviours listed in the job description attached. You will be asked to present on a topic during the Interview, information will be provided to successful candidates at sift stage.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

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 theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Callum Todd
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/