Technical Architect

As a Technical Architect in DWP Digital, you'll join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team responsible for designing and evolving the technology that underpins services used by millions of people across the UK. You'll work alongside experienced architects and engineers to help create modern, scalable, and resilient digital solutions in one of the largest transformation programmes in Europe.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong technical background who is ready to step into architectural thinking. You'll influence how services are designed, support decision-making across complex systems, and contribute to building user-centred solutions that make a meaningful difference to people's lives.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience designing applications across cloud, on-premise, or hybrid environments, considering areas such as networking, security, databases, and integrations.
• An understanding of architecture principles and how to apply design patterns, standards, and best practices to real-world solutions.
• Experience working with delivery teams to design solutions across the full lifecycle, from initial concept to go live.
• Ability to turn business needs into clear technical designs that others can understand, build from, and demonstrated.
• Familiarity with using modelling approaches or tools to represent architecture and explain solutions clearly.

We're looking for someone ready to move beyond pure engineering and grow into a senior Architect, supported by clear development pathways and long-term progression in DWP Digital.

You and your role

As a Technical Architect in DWP Digital, you'll help shape the design and delivery of systems that support critical public services. You'll take structured approaches to solving technical problems, producing designs that are secure, scalable, and aligned to wider architectural strategies.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary environment, you'll collaborate closely with engineers, product teams, and other architects to influence solution design and ensure consistency across services. You'll identify opportunities to reuse existing components, improve design approaches, and drive better technical outcomes across complex systems.

You'll also play an important role in governance and assurance, helping teams make informed decisions by clearly presenting architectural designs and explaining trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This is a hands-on development opportunity where you'll deepen your technical expertise while building your architectural capability. You'll be supported by experienced architects and surrounded by a strong technical community, giving you the space to grow your influence and take on increasingly complex challenges over time.

If you're someone who enjoys solving problems, is curious about how systems fit together, and wants to play a bigger role in shaping technology decisions, this is a role where you can truly develop and make an impact at scale.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hubs in Manchester.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer pay up to £60,920. That's £44,447 salary plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £16,473 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth £12,867 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a two-stage interview online.

Click APPLY for more information and to start your application.