Biometrics Lead Technical Architect - HO - G7
Government Digital & Data -
As a Lead Technical Architect working in the biometric domain, you will assure services and system quality, making sure the technical work fits into the broader strategy for government. You will be responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services, including detailed plans for integration.
Architects in the biometrics domain work with customers, business analysts and operational users to design, implement and assure the biometric specialist elements of a solution. Biometric architects are engaged in the full engineering life cycle. They support the business analysts in the capture of business requirements, project managers in the development of business cases and the execution of delivery including the management of risk, they collaborate with the Quality Assurance and Test function to ensure robust test plans and execution.
Architects will be involved in some of the following areas of biometric specialist skills and should be interested in developing skills in these areas further:
- Biometric capture equipment and process design.
- Biometric accuracy testing.
- Biometric quality assessment specification and testing.
- Biometric standards covering capture, data exchange and quality assessment.
- Application of biometric technologies to verification, identification, intelligence and crime solving use cases.
Person specification
Your main day to day activities will be:
- Creating optimal technical designs for biometric systems through an iterative process, aligning such factors as the user need within the system requirements, security and organisational objectives.
- Supporting consumers in the optimal use of biometrics and the Home Office biometric services.
- Leading the design and review processes for new solution and services, evidencing the inclusion of ‘Secure by Design” in the technical designs you produce, oversee and approve.
- Developing and documenting the proposed technical design for the integration and implementation of any solution, working with and across other areas of DDaT and the business.
- Presenting recommendations for technologies or improvements to enhance systems to support project goals clearly to senior management, based on knowledge of IT and analysis of systems’ needs.
- Contributing to the overall technical strategy and biometrics road map for the department.
Essential skills
You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Technical Architecture, with the following skills or strong experience in:
- 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 technology 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.
SFIA capability framework
Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) is the technical framework that sets the standard capability and development of all [insert DDaT Cluster name] levels in the Home Office. This is a link to the capability framework: All skills A - Z English (sfia-online.org)
We use set SFIA technical skills to form our interview questions and we will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process.
SFIA levels of responsibility – Use the SFIA Levels of responsibility to understand what would be expected for each Technical Skill listed below.
SFIA Technical skills
The essential technical skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework. Please see below for the relevant skills required for your role.
Strategy & Architecture:
- Information Strategy
- Strategic Planning (ITSP) – Level 3
Advice & Guidance
- Consultancy (CNSL) – Level 4
- Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 4
Business Strategy & Planning
- Innovation (INOV) – Level 3
- Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) – Level 3
Technical Strategy & Planning
- Solution Architecture (ARCH) – Level 5
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Strategic Planning (ITSP) – Level 3
- Consultancy (CNSL) – Level 4
- Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 4
- Innovation (INOV) – Level 3
- Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) – Level 3
- Solution Architecture (ARCH) – Level 5
