💼 Full-Time Position

Lead Technical Architect

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
📍 preston, england, United-Kingdom
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Location
preston, United-Kingdom
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Posted
June 29, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Role Overview

Lead Technical Architect responsible for ensuring all layers of the data architecture work together coherently and meet government‑wide standards. This role shapes strategy, influences senior stakeholders, and drives architectural decisions at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver data architecture across cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with security, networking, and integration requirements.
  • Lead solution architecture for data products and services within the Data Enablement Layer, collaborating with engineers, product teams, and other architects.
  • Co‑create a coherent, layered data landscape covering ingestion, storage, processing, and consumption, and drive consistency in technologies and patterns.
  • Identify gaps and ensure solutions are not designed in isolation, aligning architecture with cross‑government standards and external assurance.
  • Guide and build...