Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Title: Technical Lead Salary: £51,400 - £68,800 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid Contract: Permanent The Tech Lead at Cambridge University Press and Assessment plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient applications that support the global spectrum of education needs. By providing technical leadership across the full technology stack, the Tech Lead ensures systems are designed for maintainability, extensibility, and long-term success, empowering teams to unlock potential, and deliver transformative solutions for learners, teachers, and researchers. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role We're seeking a hands-on Tech Lead with strong leadership and collaboration skills to guide the migration of legacy 3-tier enterprise applications to scalable, cloud-native architectures on AWS, balancing technical innovation with effective stakeholder engagement. In this role, you will not only lead and mentor an agile, cross-functional engineering team, but also remain deeply involved in the technical delivery-applying your expertise directly to architect, code, and implement solutions. You will set technical standards, write and review code, and solve complex challenges alongside your team, ensuring resilient, high-performance systems that empower our global platforms and serve millions of users worldwide. This is an opportunity to establish the foundation for future innovation, including the adoption of event-driven architecture (EDA) and modern practices to support successful cloud migration, while building strong relationships across teams and stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption. We are looking for someone who leads by example, demonstrates recent hands-on experience with modern technologies, and is passionate about both technical excellence and team development. Key Responsibilities Shape Cloud-Native Architecture: Lead the migration of legacy applications to AWS, designing scalable, resilient architectures using approaches like microservices, serverless, and containerisation, while communicating design rationale to diverse stakeholders for buy-in and feedback. Drive Observability: Implement robust observability frameworks to ensure system performance, reliability, and proactive issue resolution, fostering a team culture of shared accountability and continuous improvement. Prepare for Event-Driven Architecture: Design systems with flexibility for EDA patterns, collaborating with cross-functional groups to identify opportunities for decoupled, scalable solutions. Build Web-App Solutions: Develop responsive, high-performance web applications using modern frameworks integrated with cloud-native backends, adapting to user feedback and business priorities through iterative collaboration. Optimise Cloud Deployments: Leverage cloud services and Infrastructure as Code to ensure cost-effective, scalable solutions, while mentoring teams on best practices and facilitating knowledge-sharing sessions. Ensure Security and Compliance: Champion secure practices aligned with industry standards, influencing stakeholders to prioritize security in decision-making processes. Lead Automation and CI/CD: Drive automation through CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery and minimise technical debt, promoting agile ways of working that encourage team input and adaptability. Mentor and Collaborate: Guide engineers, foster a culture of learning and inclusivity, and collaborate with product teams, architects, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals, using strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical perspectives. Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key liaison in stakeholder groups, translating technical concepts into actionable insights, resolving conflicts, and building consensus to ensure project success About you As a hands-on Tech Lead, you'll bring broad expertise in cloud architecture and migration strategies, coupled with exceptional soft skills to thrive in collaborative environments. Your experience includes transforming legacy enterprise applications into modern, scalable solutions, with a focus on horizontal skills like problem-solving, adaptable design thinking, and leading through influence. You excel in agile, cross-functional teams, where your ability to communicate effectively, mentor diverse groups, and manage stakeholder expectations is as critical as your technical acumen. You will be expected to apply your technical skills directly-writing code, architecting systems, and solving complex technical challenges alongside your team. Key soft and horizontal skills include: Leadership and Mentoring: Proven track record of guiding teams, fostering collaboration, and promoting a growth mindset to unlock team potential. Communication and Stakeholder Management: Skilled at articulating complex technical ideas to non-technical audiences, facilitating workshops, and building relationships to align on shared goals. Adaptability and Collaboration: Thrive in dynamic settings, adapting to evolving priorities while collaborating across functions to drive innovation and resolve challenges. Problem-Solving and Resilience: Approach issues with a holistic, user-centred mindset, balancing technical feasibility with business impact. On the technical side, you'll have proficiency in areas like microservices, serverless, containerisation, and building web applications, with experience in observability, security standards, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD practices. We value transferable skills over specific tool expertise, as technical depth can be developed through our supportive learning environment. Ideally, you're also keen to explore event-driven architecture (EDA) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD), with a background that equips you to address industry-specific challenges in education and publishing. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7 th January with interview taking place shortly after. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand the eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Technical Lead Salary: £51,400 - £68,800 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid Contract: Permanent The Tech Lead at Cambridge University Press and Assessment plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient applications that support the global spectrum of education needs. By providing technical leadership across the full technology stack, the Tech Lead ensures systems are designed for maintainability, extensibility, and long-term success, empowering teams to unlock potential, and deliver transformative solutions for learners, teachers, and researchers. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role We're seeking a hands-on Tech Lead with strong leadership and collaboration skills to guide the migration of legacy 3-tier enterprise applications to scalable, cloud-native architectures on AWS, balancing technical innovation with effective stakeholder engagement. In this role, you will not only lead and mentor an agile, cross-functional engineering team, but also remain deeply involved in the technical delivery-applying your expertise directly to architect, code, and implement solutions. You will set technical standards, write and review code, and solve complex challenges alongside your team, ensuring resilient, high-performance systems that empower our global platforms and serve millions of users worldwide. This is an opportunity to establish the foundation for future innovation, including the adoption of event-driven architecture (EDA) and modern practices to support successful cloud migration, while building strong relationships across teams and stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption. We are looking for someone who leads by example, demonstrates recent hands-on experience with modern technologies, and is passionate about both technical excellence and team development. Key Responsibilities Shape Cloud-Native Architecture: Lead the migration of legacy applications to AWS, designing scalable, resilient architectures using approaches like microservices, serverless, and containerisation, while communicating design rationale to diverse stakeholders for buy-in and feedback. Drive Observability: Implement robust observability frameworks to ensure system performance, reliability, and proactive issue resolution, fostering a team culture of shared accountability and continuous improvement. Prepare for Event-Driven Architecture: Design systems with flexibility for EDA patterns, collaborating with cross-functional groups to identify opportunities for decoupled, scalable solutions. Build Web-App Solutions: Develop responsive, high-performance web applications using modern frameworks integrated with cloud-native backends, adapting to user feedback and business priorities through iterative collaboration. Optimise Cloud Deployments: Leverage cloud services and Infrastructure as Code to ensure cost-effective, scalable solutions, while mentoring teams on best practices and facilitating knowledge-sharing sessions. Ensure Security and Compliance: Champion secure practices aligned with industry standards, influencing stakeholders to prioritize security in decision-making processes. Lead Automation and CI/CD: Drive automation through CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery and minimise technical debt, promoting agile ways of working that encourage team input and adaptability. Mentor and Collaborate: Guide engineers, foster a culture of learning and inclusivity, and collaborate with product teams, architects, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals, using strong communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical perspectives. Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key liaison in stakeholder groups, translating technical concepts into actionable insights, resolving conflicts, and building consensus to ensure project success About you As a hands-on Tech Lead, you'll bring broad expertise in cloud architecture and migration strategies, coupled with exceptional soft skills to thrive in collaborative environments. Your experience includes transforming legacy enterprise applications into modern, scalable solutions, with a focus on horizontal skills like problem-solving, adaptable design thinking, and leading through influence. You excel in agile, cross-functional teams, where your ability to communicate effectively, mentor diverse groups, and manage stakeholder expectations is as critical as your technical acumen. You will be expected to apply your technical skills directly-writing code, architecting systems, and solving complex technical challenges alongside your team. Key soft and horizontal skills include: Leadership and Mentoring: Proven track record of guiding teams, fostering collaboration, and promoting a growth mindset to unlock team potential. Communication and Stakeholder Management: Skilled at articulating complex technical ideas to non-technical audiences, facilitating workshops, and building relationships to align on shared goals. Adaptability and Collaboration: Thrive in dynamic settings, adapting to evolving priorities while collaborating across functions to drive innovation and resolve challenges. Problem-Solving and Resilience: Approach issues with a holistic, user-centred mindset, balancing technical feasibility with business impact. On the technical side, you'll have proficiency in areas like microservices, serverless, containerisation, and building web applications, with experience in observability, security standards, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD practices. We value transferable skills over specific tool expertise, as technical depth can be developed through our supportive learning environment. Ideally, you're also keen to explore event-driven architecture (EDA) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD), with a background that equips you to address industry-specific challenges in education and publishing. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7 th January with interview taking place shortly after. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand the eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
Openshift Infrastructure Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold the highest level of UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this. This position will be working out of client sites near Cheltenham. Your future duties and responsibilities Are you passionate about cutting-edge infrastructure and cloud-native technologies? We're looking for a proactive and skilled OpenShift Infrastructure Engineer to become a key member of our dynamic and expanding infrastructure team. In this exciting role, you'll take the lead in designing, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade containerised environments-leveraging technologies like OpenShift, Kubernetes, and OpenStack. Your expertise will help us build robust, scalable, and secure platforms that power critical applications across our business. What You'll Be Doing: • Architecting and implementing high-performance container infrastructure using OpenShift and Kubernetes. • Automating infrastructure deployment and operations using modern tools and scripting languages. • Ensuring platform performance, scalability, security, and availability meet the highest standards. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and improve DevOps capabilities. Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, and Kubernetes in production environments. • Proficiency in infrastructure automation and scripting (e.g., Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar). • A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native principles, and secure platform operations. • A self-starter mindset with a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement. This is more than a job-it's an opportunity to work with forward-thinking professionals on transformative projects that make a real impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love building modern infrastructure, we want to hear from you. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Openshift Infrastructure Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold the highest level of UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this. This position will be working out of client sites near Cheltenham. Your future duties and responsibilities Are you passionate about cutting-edge infrastructure and cloud-native technologies? We're looking for a proactive and skilled OpenShift Infrastructure Engineer to become a key member of our dynamic and expanding infrastructure team. In this exciting role, you'll take the lead in designing, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade containerised environments-leveraging technologies like OpenShift, Kubernetes, and OpenStack. Your expertise will help us build robust, scalable, and secure platforms that power critical applications across our business. What You'll Be Doing: • Architecting and implementing high-performance container infrastructure using OpenShift and Kubernetes. • Automating infrastructure deployment and operations using modern tools and scripting languages. • Ensuring platform performance, scalability, security, and availability meet the highest standards. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and improve DevOps capabilities. Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift, OpenStack, and Kubernetes in production environments. • Proficiency in infrastructure automation and scripting (e.g., Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar). • A strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native principles, and secure platform operations. • A self-starter mindset with a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement. This is more than a job-it's an opportunity to work with forward-thinking professionals on transformative projects that make a real impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love building modern infrastructure, we want to hear from you. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Data Architect Position Description At CGI, we're helping to transform the future of healthcare through the power of data. As a Data Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimising data platforms that underpin critical national services. Working at the heart of our Healthcare team, you'll use your expertise in AWS, and Databricks to deliver high-impact solutions that improve outcomes, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation across the sector. You'll collaborate with experts who share your passion for problem-solving, ownership, and technical excellence-empowered to shape the data foundations of tomorrow. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position based in Leeds. Your future duties and responsibilities You'll take ownership of complex data challenges, partner with architects and data engineers to shape technical direction. Working within CGI's supportive environment, you'll be encouraged to explore new technologies, share knowledge, and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation. Key responsibilities include: • Architectural Vision & Modelling: Define and govern the conceptual, logical and physical data models ensuring consistency and best practice. • Platform Strategy & Design: Design highly scalable and secure cloud-native data platforms on AWS, identifying the most appropriate services, within the client's constraints. • Data Governance & Compliance: Define and enforce data governance policies, security frameworks, and compliance standards across the data lifecycle. • Strategic Consultation & Alignment: Partner with business leaders and technical teams to translate high-level strategic goals and business requirements into a clear, implementable roadmap. • Data Flow: Define the standards and architecture for data ingestion, transformation and consumption, ensuring reliable high-quality data movement across systems. • Technology Roadmap & Innovation: Research, evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and patterns, such as Data Mesh and Data Lakehouse. Required qualifications to be successful in this role To excel in this role, you'll bring extensive architectural leadership, strategic vision and deep domain expertise in designing and governing enterprise-level data solutions in cloud-based data solutions, ideally within regulated or complex environments such as healthcare. You'll be confident in translating business strategy into technical data roadmaps and providing architectural guidance and oversight to engineering teams. You must have: • Architectural expertise in designing and governing large-scale data platforms with at least one of Databricks, Palantir, or a similar unified analytics platform. You should have: • Proven experience as a Data Architect or Principal Data Engineer defining the architecture for large, complex, and high-volume or highly sensitive data datasets. • Deep expertise in data modelling, database design, and advanced architectural patterns (e.g. Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse). • Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud data service ecosystem, including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, and IAM, and how they integrate into a cohesive solution. • Extensive experience in defining and implementing enterprise data governance, security, and compliance frameworks. • Excellent communication, documentation, and consulting skills, capable of presenting complex architectural designs and trade-offs to technical teams and executive stakeholders. • Experience in the healthcare sector or knowledge of NHS data standards (advantageous). Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Data Architect Position Description At CGI, we're helping to transform the future of healthcare through the power of data. As a Data Architect, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimising data platforms that underpin critical national services. Working at the heart of our Healthcare team, you'll use your expertise in AWS, and Databricks to deliver high-impact solutions that improve outcomes, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation across the sector. You'll collaborate with experts who share your passion for problem-solving, ownership, and technical excellence-empowered to shape the data foundations of tomorrow. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position based in Leeds. Your future duties and responsibilities You'll take ownership of complex data challenges, partner with architects and data engineers to shape technical direction. Working within CGI's supportive environment, you'll be encouraged to explore new technologies, share knowledge, and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation. Key responsibilities include: • Architectural Vision & Modelling: Define and govern the conceptual, logical and physical data models ensuring consistency and best practice. • Platform Strategy & Design: Design highly scalable and secure cloud-native data platforms on AWS, identifying the most appropriate services, within the client's constraints. • Data Governance & Compliance: Define and enforce data governance policies, security frameworks, and compliance standards across the data lifecycle. • Strategic Consultation & Alignment: Partner with business leaders and technical teams to translate high-level strategic goals and business requirements into a clear, implementable roadmap. • Data Flow: Define the standards and architecture for data ingestion, transformation and consumption, ensuring reliable high-quality data movement across systems. • Technology Roadmap & Innovation: Research, evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and patterns, such as Data Mesh and Data Lakehouse. Required qualifications to be successful in this role To excel in this role, you'll bring extensive architectural leadership, strategic vision and deep domain expertise in designing and governing enterprise-level data solutions in cloud-based data solutions, ideally within regulated or complex environments such as healthcare. You'll be confident in translating business strategy into technical data roadmaps and providing architectural guidance and oversight to engineering teams. You must have: • Architectural expertise in designing and governing large-scale data platforms with at least one of Databricks, Palantir, or a similar unified analytics platform. You should have: • Proven experience as a Data Architect or Principal Data Engineer defining the architecture for large, complex, and high-volume or highly sensitive data datasets. • Deep expertise in data modelling, database design, and advanced architectural patterns (e.g. Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse). • Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud data service ecosystem, including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, and IAM, and how they integrate into a cohesive solution. • Extensive experience in defining and implementing enterprise data governance, security, and compliance frameworks. • Excellent communication, documentation, and consulting skills, capable of presenting complex architectural designs and trade-offs to technical teams and executive stakeholders. • Experience in the healthcare sector or knowledge of NHS data standards (advantageous). Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Senior Data Architect Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 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? Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches. Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives. Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems. Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines. Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals. You and your role We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield. 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 competitive pay of up to £83,917 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. 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. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards 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 single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Java Engineers (all levels) Position Description At CGI, we're shaping the future of digital government solutions-building secure, high-impact platforms that improve services for millions across the UK. As a Java Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing scalable, resilient back-end systems using the latest Java and microservices technologies. You'll collaborate with skilled professionals who take ownership of their work, share ideas freely, and are empowered to create solutions that make a lasting difference. This is an opportunity to contribute to a major national programme where innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning come together to deliver meaningful results. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This role will be mainly remote with occasional travel as required to UK CGI or client offices. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performing Java applications that underpin key public services. Working collaboratively within a cross-functional team, you'll help shape modern architectures using microservices and cloud-native technologies to deliver scalable, maintainable systems. You'll contribute to all stages of the development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through to testing and optimisation. You will be encouraged to take ownership of your work, bring forward creative ideas, and leverage the support of a highly experienced team that values collaboration and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include: - Design and Develop: Build and enhance Java-based microservices using Spring Boot and related frameworks - Collaborate and Deliver: Work closely with developers, architects, and testers to ensure technical excellence and timely delivery - Optimise and Innovate: Improve performance, scalability, and maintainability of systems through continuous iteration - Contribute and Support: Participate in agile ceremonies, share knowledge, and support a culture of quality and innovation - Secure and Maintain: Ensure all solutions meet strict security and compliance requirements Required qualifications to be successful in this role You should have experience developing large-scale enterprise applications using Java and microservices frameworks, alongside a solid understanding of secure, scalable system design. You'll bring an analytical mindset, collaborative approach and a drive to deliver high-quality code that meets user and business needs. Required experience: - Proven experience as a Java Developer or Senior Software Engineer - Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful API development - Experience with microservices architecture and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) - Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD pipelines - Understanding of cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and DevOps principles Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Java Engineers (all levels) Position Description At CGI, we're shaping the future of digital government solutions-building secure, high-impact platforms that improve services for millions across the UK. As a Java Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing scalable, resilient back-end systems using the latest Java and microservices technologies. You'll collaborate with skilled professionals who take ownership of their work, share ideas freely, and are empowered to create solutions that make a lasting difference. This is an opportunity to contribute to a major national programme where innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning come together to deliver meaningful results. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This role will be mainly remote with occasional travel as required to UK CGI or client offices. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performing Java applications that underpin key public services. Working collaboratively within a cross-functional team, you'll help shape modern architectures using microservices and cloud-native technologies to deliver scalable, maintainable systems. You'll contribute to all stages of the development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through to testing and optimisation. You will be encouraged to take ownership of your work, bring forward creative ideas, and leverage the support of a highly experienced team that values collaboration and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include: - Design and Develop: Build and enhance Java-based microservices using Spring Boot and related frameworks - Collaborate and Deliver: Work closely with developers, architects, and testers to ensure technical excellence and timely delivery - Optimise and Innovate: Improve performance, scalability, and maintainability of systems through continuous iteration - Contribute and Support: Participate in agile ceremonies, share knowledge, and support a culture of quality and innovation - Secure and Maintain: Ensure all solutions meet strict security and compliance requirements Required qualifications to be successful in this role You should have experience developing large-scale enterprise applications using Java and microservices frameworks, alongside a solid understanding of secure, scalable system design. You'll bring an analytical mindset, collaborative approach and a drive to deliver high-quality code that meets user and business needs. Required experience: - Proven experience as a Java Developer or Senior Software Engineer - Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful API development - Experience with microservices architecture and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) - Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD pipelines - Understanding of cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and DevOps principles Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Government Digital & Data
City Of Westminster, London
Location Westminster, London About the job Job summary The Digital Data and Technology Division provides UKEF's DDaT operational IT services and transformational capability for the delivery of change programmes. The Division includes project and change managers, a PMO function, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps and Enterprise Architecture. The Enterprise Architecture Team role is to develop and maintain a framework that will assist UKEK to align our strategy, processes and technology to achieve our goals. The Enterprise Architecture function is critical for UKEF to proactively and holistically lead enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analysing the execution of change toward desired business visions and outcomes. Enterprise Architecture enhances customer value add by presenting business and IT leaders with signature-ready recommendations to achieve agreed business outcomes. About the Role The Technical & Security Architect is a key member of the EA Team and is responsible for the architecture and security of the team's domains monitoring platform and to ensure that the .gov.uk registry provider delivers a resilient service. The UK Public Sector depends on internet domain name spaces such as ".gov.uk", and you will ensure these name spaces remain stable, trusted, well managed and resistant to compromise. You will bring together your proven technical and cyber expertise with business transformation where branding, government policy and law all play a part through the creation of secure technical solution designs ensuring all our services and infrastructure are secure by design. It is essential that you are positive, proactive and collaborative with a commitment to providing excellent customer service. Job description Main Activities The key responsibilities and deliverables for this post are working with your UKEF colleagues and customers to ensure that UKEF is able to meet evolving customer demand using a secure, scalable and robust enterprise architecture blueprint. The main activities of your role will be: Designing secure systems - you can design and review system architectures through the development of patterns and principles. Security technology - you can demonstrate strong knowledge of system architectures. You can understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and systems, and how easy or difficult it will be to exploit these vulnerabilities. You can be recognised as an expert by peers in the broader security industry. Communicating between the technical and non-technical - you can identify the needs of business and technical stakeholders. You can effectively manage stakeholder expectations. You can demonstrate excellent communication skills and can manage difficult conversations or negotiations. Making and guiding decisions - you can make decisions characterised by managed levels of risk and complexity, and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase. You can resolve technical disputes between wider peers and indirect stakeholders, considering all views and opinions. Strategy - you can apply strategy, using and challenging patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. You can provide guidance. Turning business problems into secure technical designs - you can design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can simultaneously work across multiple services or a single large or complicated service. Understanding the whole context - you can understand trends and practices outside your team and how these will impact your work. You can see how your work fits into the broader strategy and historical context. You can consider the patterns and interactions on a larger scale. The public core of the internet - you will have detailed and extensive experience of naming and numbering systems, cryptographic mechanisms, packet routing and common protocols and how the domain name system (DNS) works You will also have detailed and extensive expertise of at least two of the following: managing domains for a large, distributed and federated organisation how domains are used to support internet services and their security different ways that a domain vulnerability can be exploited, and how to prevent them developing tools that interact with domain records This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business needs. Person specification Essential Qualifications Relevant degree in associated Computer Science subject or equivalent demonstrable professional experience (A, I) Recognised architectural qualification e.g. TOGAF, BCS (A) Knowledge Demonstrable knowledge of the creation of and embedding of relevant architectural policies, standards and models (A, I, P) Demonstrable knowledge of security frameworks, standards and regulatory requirements e.g. GDPR, PCI DSS (A, I) Skills/Ability Ability to demonstrate the creation of and embedding of relevant architectural policies, standards and models. (I, P, T) Ability to create and deliver enterprise architectures. (A, P, I.) High level stakeholder relationship management. (A, I) Ability to provide guidance to development teams, mentor team members, foster professional growth, and create an inclusive and collaborative environment. (A, I) Experience Leadership and management in an enterprise architecture function. (A, I) Demonstrable extensive experience in the field of technical and security architecture, covering a wide range of activities, aligning to the technology, digital and data requirements of the role; to ensure business priorities, value for money and risk are all considerations. (I, P, T) Experience of working across the business to ensure strategic needs are captured within the vision and roadmaps of the enterprise architecture. (A, I) Experience of advising and developing the future state architecture of an organisation to meet strategic needs, including a working knowledge of cloud technologies. (A, I) Experience of applying best practice Data Management methods, to develop data quality metrics to optimise system performance. (A, I) Experience of applying best in practice architectural concepts and processes, including working with relevant tooling that supports enterprise architecture development, mapping and monitoring. (A, I) Qualifications • Relevant degree in associated Computer Science subject or equivalent demonstrable professional experience (A, I) • Recognised architectural qualification e.g. TOGAF, BCS (A) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical - technical questions where you will be assessed across your technical expertise and acumen, in relation to the essential criteria Presentation - the topic will be agreed by UKEF and shared with the relevant candidates ahead of the interview
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Location Westminster, London About the job Job summary The Digital Data and Technology Division provides UKEF's DDaT operational IT services and transformational capability for the delivery of change programmes. The Division includes project and change managers, a PMO function, Business Analysts, Developers, DevOps and Enterprise Architecture. The Enterprise Architecture Team role is to develop and maintain a framework that will assist UKEK to align our strategy, processes and technology to achieve our goals. The Enterprise Architecture function is critical for UKEF to proactively and holistically lead enterprise responses to disruptive forces by identifying and analysing the execution of change toward desired business visions and outcomes. Enterprise Architecture enhances customer value add by presenting business and IT leaders with signature-ready recommendations to achieve agreed business outcomes. About the Role The Technical & Security Architect is a key member of the EA Team and is responsible for the architecture and security of the team's domains monitoring platform and to ensure that the .gov.uk registry provider delivers a resilient service. The UK Public Sector depends on internet domain name spaces such as ".gov.uk", and you will ensure these name spaces remain stable, trusted, well managed and resistant to compromise. You will bring together your proven technical and cyber expertise with business transformation where branding, government policy and law all play a part through the creation of secure technical solution designs ensuring all our services and infrastructure are secure by design. It is essential that you are positive, proactive and collaborative with a commitment to providing excellent customer service. Job description Main Activities The key responsibilities and deliverables for this post are working with your UKEF colleagues and customers to ensure that UKEF is able to meet evolving customer demand using a secure, scalable and robust enterprise architecture blueprint. The main activities of your role will be: Designing secure systems - you can design and review system architectures through the development of patterns and principles. Security technology - you can demonstrate strong knowledge of system architectures. You can understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and systems, and how easy or difficult it will be to exploit these vulnerabilities. You can be recognised as an expert by peers in the broader security industry. Communicating between the technical and non-technical - you can identify the needs of business and technical stakeholders. You can effectively manage stakeholder expectations. You can demonstrate excellent communication skills and can manage difficult conversations or negotiations. Making and guiding decisions - you can make decisions characterised by managed levels of risk and complexity, and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase. You can resolve technical disputes between wider peers and indirect stakeholders, considering all views and opinions. Strategy - you can apply strategy, using and challenging patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. You can provide guidance. Turning business problems into secure technical designs - you can design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can simultaneously work across multiple services or a single large or complicated service. Understanding the whole context - you can understand trends and practices outside your team and how these will impact your work. You can see how your work fits into the broader strategy and historical context. You can consider the patterns and interactions on a larger scale. The public core of the internet - you will have detailed and extensive experience of naming and numbering systems, cryptographic mechanisms, packet routing and common protocols and how the domain name system (DNS) works You will also have detailed and extensive expertise of at least two of the following: managing domains for a large, distributed and federated organisation how domains are used to support internet services and their security different ways that a domain vulnerability can be exploited, and how to prevent them developing tools that interact with domain records This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business needs. Person specification Essential Qualifications Relevant degree in associated Computer Science subject or equivalent demonstrable professional experience (A, I) Recognised architectural qualification e.g. TOGAF, BCS (A) Knowledge Demonstrable knowledge of the creation of and embedding of relevant architectural policies, standards and models (A, I, P) Demonstrable knowledge of security frameworks, standards and regulatory requirements e.g. GDPR, PCI DSS (A, I) Skills/Ability Ability to demonstrate the creation of and embedding of relevant architectural policies, standards and models. (I, P, T) Ability to create and deliver enterprise architectures. (A, P, I.) High level stakeholder relationship management. (A, I) Ability to provide guidance to development teams, mentor team members, foster professional growth, and create an inclusive and collaborative environment. (A, I) Experience Leadership and management in an enterprise architecture function. (A, I) Demonstrable extensive experience in the field of technical and security architecture, covering a wide range of activities, aligning to the technology, digital and data requirements of the role; to ensure business priorities, value for money and risk are all considerations. (I, P, T) Experience of working across the business to ensure strategic needs are captured within the vision and roadmaps of the enterprise architecture. (A, I) Experience of advising and developing the future state architecture of an organisation to meet strategic needs, including a working knowledge of cloud technologies. (A, I) Experience of applying best practice Data Management methods, to develop data quality metrics to optimise system performance. (A, I) Experience of applying best in practice architectural concepts and processes, including working with relevant tooling that supports enterprise architecture development, mapping and monitoring. (A, I) Qualifications • Relevant degree in associated Computer Science subject or equivalent demonstrable professional experience (A, I) • Recognised architectural qualification e.g. TOGAF, BCS (A) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical - technical questions where you will be assessed across your technical expertise and acumen, in relation to the essential criteria Presentation - the topic will be agreed by UKEF and shared with the relevant candidates ahead of the interview
Location Manchester Regional Centre - Three New Bailey Telford - Plaza 1 and 2 About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Our role sits within Chief Digital & Information Group (CDIO), whose vision is to run a secure, flexible, and modern IT estate that enables innovation to meet changing policy needs and evolving customer and colleague expectations. As part of HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Group, Enterprise Service Platforms are accountable for the digital strategy and end-to-end IT services to enable us to create a brilliant IT systems and services for the future, as well ensuring our Customer Experience is both consistent and excellent. We work closely with the other platform groups and their partners to bring those IT Systems and Services together and use the ServiceNow Platform capability to drive operational efficiencies, reduce costs and improve customer and colleague experience. This is an exciting time to join us, as we move on to deliver future phases and further exploit ServiceNow capability to enable transformation of our organisation and support HMRC strategic goals. Link to Government Digital and Data Professions Government Digital and Data Role Families Job description You will have a good track record in delivering customer - focused technology change with a strong emphasis on quality. A confident and skilled communicator, you will be able to articulate technical detail to non-technical people, so it is understood. You will be a credible, influential, and encouraging team-player: Someone who is self-motivated, with a proven dedication to continuous improvement in self and others. Person specification You will have a good track record in delivering customer - focused technology change with a strong emphasis on quality. A confident and skilled communicator, you will be able to articulate technical detail to non-technical people, so it is understood. You will be a credible, influential, and encouraging team-player: Someone who is self-motivated, with a proven dedication to continuous improvement in self and others. Key Responsibilities Main duties include, but are not limited to: Working with colleagues to understand and design technical solutions that ensure operational delivery. Understanding CDIO & HMRC systems and the technologies that deliver those systems. Understanding the wider HMRC technology systems and strategies. Playing a leading role on specific technical aspects of the service delivery of CDIO & HMRC systems. Articulating technical viewpoints to technical and non-technical colleagues, senior management and business partners. Championing and mentoring colleagues. Essential Criteria The successful candidate will need to demonstrate practical knowledge and experience in the following: Evidence of technical architecture experience with a strong background in solution design and systems integration. Proven experience of governing high and low-level designs with full lifecycle management. Experience of requirements management and supporting the operations teams with service introduction. Experience in establishing professional relationships and communicating with a range of stakeholders. Demonstrable understanding of Public cloud technologies in large scale organisations. Ability to simplify complex / technical information by using appropriate and accessible language for non-technical audiences. Evidence of strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate clearly by providing support about architectural topics within a multidisciplinary team. Desirable Criteria These are the tools and experience we would like you to have, but don't worry if you don't have all the below. We welcome applicants with a broad and varied range of experience and technical knowledge: ServiceNow Knowledge and Certification. Agile methodologies and principles. ITIL. Enterprise and software architecture, encompassing data, application and technology including security. Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google or Hybrid) based architecture designs and implementations. Enterprise application integration. Experience of working in a government department or similarly secure environment. You will also need to have or obtain SC (Security Check) Clearance prior to starting the role. You will need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of security vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Location Manchester Regional Centre - Three New Bailey Telford - Plaza 1 and 2 About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Our role sits within Chief Digital & Information Group (CDIO), whose vision is to run a secure, flexible, and modern IT estate that enables innovation to meet changing policy needs and evolving customer and colleague expectations. As part of HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Group, Enterprise Service Platforms are accountable for the digital strategy and end-to-end IT services to enable us to create a brilliant IT systems and services for the future, as well ensuring our Customer Experience is both consistent and excellent. We work closely with the other platform groups and their partners to bring those IT Systems and Services together and use the ServiceNow Platform capability to drive operational efficiencies, reduce costs and improve customer and colleague experience. This is an exciting time to join us, as we move on to deliver future phases and further exploit ServiceNow capability to enable transformation of our organisation and support HMRC strategic goals. Link to Government Digital and Data Professions Government Digital and Data Role Families Job description You will have a good track record in delivering customer - focused technology change with a strong emphasis on quality. A confident and skilled communicator, you will be able to articulate technical detail to non-technical people, so it is understood. You will be a credible, influential, and encouraging team-player: Someone who is self-motivated, with a proven dedication to continuous improvement in self and others. Person specification You will have a good track record in delivering customer - focused technology change with a strong emphasis on quality. A confident and skilled communicator, you will be able to articulate technical detail to non-technical people, so it is understood. You will be a credible, influential, and encouraging team-player: Someone who is self-motivated, with a proven dedication to continuous improvement in self and others. Key Responsibilities Main duties include, but are not limited to: Working with colleagues to understand and design technical solutions that ensure operational delivery. Understanding CDIO & HMRC systems and the technologies that deliver those systems. Understanding the wider HMRC technology systems and strategies. Playing a leading role on specific technical aspects of the service delivery of CDIO & HMRC systems. Articulating technical viewpoints to technical and non-technical colleagues, senior management and business partners. Championing and mentoring colleagues. Essential Criteria The successful candidate will need to demonstrate practical knowledge and experience in the following: Evidence of technical architecture experience with a strong background in solution design and systems integration. Proven experience of governing high and low-level designs with full lifecycle management. Experience of requirements management and supporting the operations teams with service introduction. Experience in establishing professional relationships and communicating with a range of stakeholders. Demonstrable understanding of Public cloud technologies in large scale organisations. Ability to simplify complex / technical information by using appropriate and accessible language for non-technical audiences. Evidence of strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate clearly by providing support about architectural topics within a multidisciplinary team. Desirable Criteria These are the tools and experience we would like you to have, but don't worry if you don't have all the below. We welcome applicants with a broad and varied range of experience and technical knowledge: ServiceNow Knowledge and Certification. Agile methodologies and principles. ITIL. Enterprise and software architecture, encompassing data, application and technology including security. Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google or Hybrid) based architecture designs and implementations. Enterprise application integration. Experience of working in a government department or similarly secure environment. You will also need to have or obtain SC (Security Check) Clearance prior to starting the role. You will need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of security vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application.
Location Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Stratford, Telford, Worthing - Please note that due to workforce controls, Leeds, Newcastle and Stratford are only available to existing HMRC staff in these locations. HMRC staff based in Reading can also apply to move to Stratford in line with Migration path. HMRC staff based in 100PS can also apply to move to Stratford About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is recruiting two Lead Technical Architects, to join the Technical Architecture Team within the Chief Digital Product Office (CDPO) which is part of Chief Digital and Information Officer Group (CDIO). Both are lead roles which have accountability for technology strategy and roadmap for products used within the Response, Exceptions & Analytics pillar of CDPO, although they influence and oversee implementations of these technologies outside that pillar as well. HMRC are designing new systems, products, and processes around our customers to make it as easy as possible for them to connect with us. Our IT infrastructure is one of the largest and most dynamic in Europe, and we are now one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world. The Chief Digital Information Office runs the IT and Architecture behind tax services which deliver benefits to millions of individual and Business customers. We are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved digital service. Job description This domain includes driving forward initiatives to stabilise the many Product Services and Architecture within CCG ensuring compliance and governance from the Product Teams and Suppliers. The successful candidate will:- Create high level solution designs, service designs and technical roadmaps, underpinning our IT architecture and supporting HMRC's IT strategy. Provide technical governance for new or updated solutions utilising the existing Group platforms, the introduction of new services or removal of end-of-life services. Deliver technical consultancy throughout the service lifecycle from project to service delivery. Manage requirements and work with HMRC business areas to ensure requirements are fed into the technology roadmaps. Person specification We are looking for a highly skilled leader who is: Credible, influential, and a team player with a proven track record in delivering customer-focused technology change. Self-motivated, a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Committed to continuous improvement in both personal and team performance. Essential Criteria To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following essential criteria: Leadership skills. A broad IT Infrastructure background, working at large enterprise scale. Technical architecture experience working with at least two of the following:- AWS. Opentext Documentum. Pega Platform. Proven experience of providing internal consultancy on potential uses and appropriateness of infrastructure technologies and driving benefits from these technologies. An understanding of large-scale infrastructure technologies including but not limited to:- Software Delivery. Hybrid Cloud Computing. Adoption of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Infrastructure Security Controls. The ability to work with limited direction in challenging and unpredictable environments, playing a key role in influencing strategic decision making and understand strategic consequences of IT decisions. A focused approach on strategic alignment of technical design and architecture to meet business growth and direction. Desirable Criteria Evidence of leading initiatives that would enhance the resilience of or migrate one of more of HMRC's case and content management services. Demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience with OpenText, Pega, AWS, and other hyperscaler technologies. Delivered archiving and decommissioning of services and infrastructure to achieve operational savings. Utilised Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow for collaboration and service management. Applied knowledge of Case and Content Management. Knowledge and experience of the HMRC IT estate. Experience working in an agile environment, with familiarity in agile methodologies such as DevOps, TDD, Scrum, and Kanban Technical certification to the level of:- Pega Certified Lead Solution Architect. Open Text Certified Documentum Administrator or Developer. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional. Aiming to achieve professional IT qualifications such as TOGAF or CITP within the first 12 months of employment.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Location Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Stratford, Telford, Worthing - Please note that due to workforce controls, Leeds, Newcastle and Stratford are only available to existing HMRC staff in these locations. HMRC staff based in Reading can also apply to move to Stratford in line with Migration path. HMRC staff based in 100PS can also apply to move to Stratford About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is recruiting two Lead Technical Architects, to join the Technical Architecture Team within the Chief Digital Product Office (CDPO) which is part of Chief Digital and Information Officer Group (CDIO). Both are lead roles which have accountability for technology strategy and roadmap for products used within the Response, Exceptions & Analytics pillar of CDPO, although they influence and oversee implementations of these technologies outside that pillar as well. HMRC are designing new systems, products, and processes around our customers to make it as easy as possible for them to connect with us. Our IT infrastructure is one of the largest and most dynamic in Europe, and we are now one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world. The Chief Digital Information Office runs the IT and Architecture behind tax services which deliver benefits to millions of individual and Business customers. We are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved digital service. Job description This domain includes driving forward initiatives to stabilise the many Product Services and Architecture within CCG ensuring compliance and governance from the Product Teams and Suppliers. The successful candidate will:- Create high level solution designs, service designs and technical roadmaps, underpinning our IT architecture and supporting HMRC's IT strategy. Provide technical governance for new or updated solutions utilising the existing Group platforms, the introduction of new services or removal of end-of-life services. Deliver technical consultancy throughout the service lifecycle from project to service delivery. Manage requirements and work with HMRC business areas to ensure requirements are fed into the technology roadmaps. Person specification We are looking for a highly skilled leader who is: Credible, influential, and a team player with a proven track record in delivering customer-focused technology change. Self-motivated, a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. Committed to continuous improvement in both personal and team performance. Essential Criteria To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following essential criteria: Leadership skills. A broad IT Infrastructure background, working at large enterprise scale. Technical architecture experience working with at least two of the following:- AWS. Opentext Documentum. Pega Platform. Proven experience of providing internal consultancy on potential uses and appropriateness of infrastructure technologies and driving benefits from these technologies. An understanding of large-scale infrastructure technologies including but not limited to:- Software Delivery. Hybrid Cloud Computing. Adoption of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Infrastructure Security Controls. The ability to work with limited direction in challenging and unpredictable environments, playing a key role in influencing strategic decision making and understand strategic consequences of IT decisions. A focused approach on strategic alignment of technical design and architecture to meet business growth and direction. Desirable Criteria Evidence of leading initiatives that would enhance the resilience of or migrate one of more of HMRC's case and content management services. Demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience with OpenText, Pega, AWS, and other hyperscaler technologies. Delivered archiving and decommissioning of services and infrastructure to achieve operational savings. Utilised Confluence, Jira, and ServiceNow for collaboration and service management. Applied knowledge of Case and Content Management. Knowledge and experience of the HMRC IT estate. Experience working in an agile environment, with familiarity in agile methodologies such as DevOps, TDD, Scrum, and Kanban Technical certification to the level of:- Pega Certified Lead Solution Architect. Open Text Certified Documentum Administrator or Developer. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional. Aiming to achieve professional IT qualifications such as TOGAF or CITP within the first 12 months of employment.
Embark on a transformative journey as a Product Manager. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response To be successful as a Product Manager, you should have: Experience as a Product Manager serving critical technology-driven products. Knowledge of Agile methodologies within a Product Development Lifecycle Proven experience in Product Discovery, data and delivery methods. Ample communication skills - able to translate complex information across different levels of the business as well as proactively listen and gather data/ information from stakeholders and clients. Other highly valued skills include: Ample Product, Market and Industry Knowledge of Application Integration Technologies such as Real Time Messaging and Streaming (Kafka, IBM MQ, IBM ACE, Active MQ), File Transfer (IBM Connect Direct, IBM Sterlng B2B Integrator, Stonebranch Universal Data Mover), Extract Transform and Load (IBM StreamSets, Ab Initio) Competent understanding of modern infrastructure architecture (containerisation, virtualisation, public cloud) and Site Reliability Engineering practices inc IaaS, Metrics and Observability tools Experience working in a finance, banking or a fintech company with an internal customer base You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role has the option to work from the following office locations: Radbroke (Primary) and Glasgow (Secondary). Purpose of the role To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap. Accountabilities Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development. Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team. Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure. Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance. Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Embark on a transformative journey as a Product Manager. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response To be successful as a Product Manager, you should have: Experience as a Product Manager serving critical technology-driven products. Knowledge of Agile methodologies within a Product Development Lifecycle Proven experience in Product Discovery, data and delivery methods. Ample communication skills - able to translate complex information across different levels of the business as well as proactively listen and gather data/ information from stakeholders and clients. Other highly valued skills include: Ample Product, Market and Industry Knowledge of Application Integration Technologies such as Real Time Messaging and Streaming (Kafka, IBM MQ, IBM ACE, Active MQ), File Transfer (IBM Connect Direct, IBM Sterlng B2B Integrator, Stonebranch Universal Data Mover), Extract Transform and Load (IBM StreamSets, Ab Initio) Competent understanding of modern infrastructure architecture (containerisation, virtualisation, public cloud) and Site Reliability Engineering practices inc IaaS, Metrics and Observability tools Experience working in a finance, banking or a fintech company with an internal customer base You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role has the option to work from the following office locations: Radbroke (Primary) and Glasgow (Secondary). Purpose of the role To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap. Accountabilities Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development. Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team. Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure. Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance. Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Embark on a transformative journey as a Product Manager. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response To be successful as a Product Manager, you should have: Experience as a Product Manager serving critical technology-driven products. Knowledge of Agile methodologies within a Product Development Lifecycle Proven experience in Product Discovery, data and delivery methods. Ample communication skills - able to translate complex information across different levels of the business as well as proactively listen and gather data/ information from stakeholders and clients. Other highly valued skills include: Ample Product, Market and Industry Knowledge of Application Integration Technologies such as Real Time Messaging and Streaming (Kafka, IBM MQ, IBM ACE, Active MQ), File Transfer (IBM Connect Direct, IBM Sterlng B2B Integrator, Stonebranch Universal Data Mover), Extract Transform and Load (IBM StreamSets, Ab Initio) Competent understanding of modern infrastructure architecture (containerisation, virtualisation, public cloud) and Site Reliability Engineering practices inc IaaS, Metrics and Observability tools Experience working in a finance, banking or a fintech company with an internal customer base You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role has the option to work from the following office locations: Radbroke (Primary) and Glasgow (Secondary). Purpose of the role To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap. Accountabilities Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development. Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team. Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure. Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance. Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Embark on a transformative journey as a Product Manager. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. Ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response To be successful as a Product Manager, you should have: Experience as a Product Manager serving critical technology-driven products. Knowledge of Agile methodologies within a Product Development Lifecycle Proven experience in Product Discovery, data and delivery methods. Ample communication skills - able to translate complex information across different levels of the business as well as proactively listen and gather data/ information from stakeholders and clients. Other highly valued skills include: Ample Product, Market and Industry Knowledge of Application Integration Technologies such as Real Time Messaging and Streaming (Kafka, IBM MQ, IBM ACE, Active MQ), File Transfer (IBM Connect Direct, IBM Sterlng B2B Integrator, Stonebranch Universal Data Mover), Extract Transform and Load (IBM StreamSets, Ab Initio) Competent understanding of modern infrastructure architecture (containerisation, virtualisation, public cloud) and Site Reliability Engineering practices inc IaaS, Metrics and Observability tools Experience working in a finance, banking or a fintech company with an internal customer base You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role has the option to work from the following office locations: Radbroke (Primary) and Glasgow (Secondary). Purpose of the role To collaborate with product owners and other technical teams involved in the product development process and utilise their knowledge of the bank's technologies to enact the vision defined in the product roadmap. Accountabilities Provision of subject matter expertise to support the collaboration between the product owner and the technical side of product development. Support the development and implementation of the product strategy and vision defined in the product roadmap and communicate them with the relevant stakeholders and the development team. Collaboration with internal stakeholders to gather and prioritise product requirements and features based on business value and feasibility that are well defined, measurable and secure. Development and implementation of assessments to ensure continuous testing and improvement of product quality and performance. Monitoring of product performance to identify opportunities for optimisation that meets the banks performance standards. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improve product development and delivery. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Location Bristol, Manchester About the job Job summary About the role We are looking for a technical leader with deep expertise in platform engineering and cyber security to ensure the resilience, scalability and security of the government's citizen-facing digital infrastructure. The role leads a large, multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 100 staff and operates as a trusted peer to senior stakeholders across government, ensuring the resilience, scalability, and security of critical digital platforms. This role will focus on platform delivery, cyber strategy and technical governance , safeguarding critical systems that underpin modern digital services relied upon by millions of users each week. You will set the strategic direction for shared platforms and infrastructure, embedding security by design and ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks. Your leadership will enable teams to build and operate high-quality services at scale, while maintaining robust defences against evolving threats. This is a senior role requiring deep technical understanding, strong stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering complex digital infrastructure at scale. You will partner closely with the Director General Digital Products and other GDS Directors to drive the usability, availability and performance of critical digital infrastructure relied upon by thousands of public services and millions of users including: the GOV.UK publishing system and information engine; GOV.UK One Login; GOV.UK App and wider ecosystem of GOV.UK platform products. Job description Key Responsibilities Platform Engineering & Delivery: Own the architecture and delivery of shared platform components (APIs, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, shared services) and production environments that enable high-quality digital services. Ensure platforms are highly available, fault-tolerant, and performant , supporting 24/7 operations and rapid recovery in the event of failure. As the range of GOV.UK products and platforms grows, the need for robust, high-performance, and cost-effective shared solutions for support, live monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement of services will become increasingly critical. Drive adoption of modern engineering practices , including containerisation, microservices, and automated observability. Cyber Security: Define and implement the cyber security strategy for GDS platforms, embedding zero-trust principles and advanced threat detection. Ensure compliance with NCSC guidance, ISO standards, and relevant government security frameworks. Lead on secure-by-design architecture , encryption standards, and identity management. Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Establish and mature robust live service operations , including real-time monitoring, automated alerting, and incident response protocols. Build resilience into every layer of the stack, from network to application, ensuring continuity of service under extreme load or attack scenarios. Oversee disaster recovery planning and execution for nation-scale systems. Technical Governance and Roadmap: Own the technical roadmap for platform and infrastructure services, ensuring alignment with government priorities and emerging technologies. Set and enforce engineering standards for scalability, interoperability, and cost-efficiency. Team Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, and cyber specialists. Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability , with a strong focus on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. Stakeholder Engagement: Work with senior leaders across government and industry to ensure platforms meet user needs and support transformation goals. Represent GDS in cross-government forums on cyber security, resilience, and digital infrastructure. Person specification Strong understanding of engineering practices and evidence of leadership in designing, delivering and scaling critical and complex digital platforms and infrastructure at national or enterprise scale. Expertise in cloud-native architecture , platform engineering, and cyber security, including zero-trust models, identity management, encryption, and threat detection. Experience operating mission-critical, 24/7 live services with stringent SLAs and high security requirements. Strong track record in incident management, disaster recovery, and resilience planning for large-scale systems. Proven ability to provide strategic leadership in the establishment, governance, and enforcement of enterprise-wide technical standards, ensuring alignment with organisational strategies across diverse teams and supplier ecosystems. Skilled in influencing and collaborating across complex public or private stakeholder landscapes, such as government, banking and financial institutions, regulators, and industry partners. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Location Bristol, Manchester About the job Job summary About the role We are looking for a technical leader with deep expertise in platform engineering and cyber security to ensure the resilience, scalability and security of the government's citizen-facing digital infrastructure. The role leads a large, multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 100 staff and operates as a trusted peer to senior stakeholders across government, ensuring the resilience, scalability, and security of critical digital platforms. This role will focus on platform delivery, cyber strategy and technical governance , safeguarding critical systems that underpin modern digital services relied upon by millions of users each week. You will set the strategic direction for shared platforms and infrastructure, embedding security by design and ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks. Your leadership will enable teams to build and operate high-quality services at scale, while maintaining robust defences against evolving threats. This is a senior role requiring deep technical understanding, strong stakeholder engagement, and a track record of delivering complex digital infrastructure at scale. You will partner closely with the Director General Digital Products and other GDS Directors to drive the usability, availability and performance of critical digital infrastructure relied upon by thousands of public services and millions of users including: the GOV.UK publishing system and information engine; GOV.UK One Login; GOV.UK App and wider ecosystem of GOV.UK platform products. Job description Key Responsibilities Platform Engineering & Delivery: Own the architecture and delivery of shared platform components (APIs, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, shared services) and production environments that enable high-quality digital services. Ensure platforms are highly available, fault-tolerant, and performant , supporting 24/7 operations and rapid recovery in the event of failure. As the range of GOV.UK products and platforms grows, the need for robust, high-performance, and cost-effective shared solutions for support, live monitoring, incident management, and continuous improvement of services will become increasingly critical. Drive adoption of modern engineering practices , including containerisation, microservices, and automated observability. Cyber Security: Define and implement the cyber security strategy for GDS platforms, embedding zero-trust principles and advanced threat detection. Ensure compliance with NCSC guidance, ISO standards, and relevant government security frameworks. Lead on secure-by-design architecture , encryption standards, and identity management. Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Establish and mature robust live service operations , including real-time monitoring, automated alerting, and incident response protocols. Build resilience into every layer of the stack, from network to application, ensuring continuity of service under extreme load or attack scenarios. Oversee disaster recovery planning and execution for nation-scale systems. Technical Governance and Roadmap: Own the technical roadmap for platform and infrastructure services, ensuring alignment with government priorities and emerging technologies. Set and enforce engineering standards for scalability, interoperability, and cost-efficiency. Team Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, architects, and cyber specialists. Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability , with a strong focus on continuous improvement and knowledge sharing. Stakeholder Engagement: Work with senior leaders across government and industry to ensure platforms meet user needs and support transformation goals. Represent GDS in cross-government forums on cyber security, resilience, and digital infrastructure. Person specification Strong understanding of engineering practices and evidence of leadership in designing, delivering and scaling critical and complex digital platforms and infrastructure at national or enterprise scale. Expertise in cloud-native architecture , platform engineering, and cyber security, including zero-trust models, identity management, encryption, and threat detection. Experience operating mission-critical, 24/7 live services with stringent SLAs and high security requirements. Strong track record in incident management, disaster recovery, and resilience planning for large-scale systems. Proven ability to provide strategic leadership in the establishment, governance, and enforcement of enterprise-wide technical standards, ensuring alignment with organisational strategies across diverse teams and supplier ecosystems. Skilled in influencing and collaborating across complex public or private stakeholder landscapes, such as government, banking and financial institutions, regulators, and industry partners. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving
Lead Architect (DV Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, we are shaping the future of defence technology by delivering complex, high-value solutions that transform capability for the UK MOD. As Solution Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving one of our most significant ICT bids, bringing technical excellence and leadership to a multi-£100M programme. Working collaboratively with a partner consultancy, you will define and assure a solution that is compelling, competitive, and trusted, while strengthening CGI's reputation for disciplined systems integration and innovation. This is a unique opportunity to influence the strategic direction of a landmark contract and ensure CGI is positioned at the forefront of delivering mission-critical digital services. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will take ownership of shaping CGI's solution for a high-profile Defence ICT bid, leading the technical direction and ensuring our deliverables are robust, cost-effective, and strategically aligned. You will work at the interface between CGI and our partner, establishing trusted relationships and demonstrating technical authority that builds confidence in CGI's role as a key partner. You will provide leadership across CGI's technical team, governing architecture, design, and integration activities, while also reviewing cost and effort to assure the competitiveness of our submission. By influencing across both CGI and the Prime, you will ensure CGI's contributions are well represented, innovative, and scalable helping secure a significant long-term contract that expands our footprint across applications, security, testing, infrastructure, and service design. Key responsibilities include: • Lead the shaping and governance of CGI's solution and bid deliverables • Build strong collaborative relationships with our partner and Defence stakeholders • Provide technical leadership across CGI's bid team and wider solution areas • Apply disciplined systems architecture and integration practices • Review solution effort, costs, and competitiveness to ensure value for money • Contribute expertise across domains including managed applications, workplace services, hosting, networks, security, and testing • Represent CGI in solution design discussions covering enterprise systems, cloud hosting, and service processes Required qualifications to be successful in this role To succeed in this role, you should bring a strong track record of leading large-scale bids and delivery programmes, ideally within Defence and Enterprise Business Systems. You should combine technical depth in architecture and solution design with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and assure complex solutions. Experience across multiple technology domains, particularly in secure and large-scale environments, will be essential. You should have: • Proven experience leading solutions on major ICT programmes and bids • Strong background in Defence and Enterprise Business Systems • Expertise in architecture, design processes, and systems integration • Ability to review and contribute across areas including Windows/Server Core Apps, Network Design, Firewall, Cloud Hosting • Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and assurance in multi-party environments It would be beneficial to have: • Knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX, vRealize, ARIA) • Experience with Defence networking and workplace applications (Teams, SharePoint) • Familiarity with storage, backup, application integration, and packaging Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Lead Architect (DV Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, we are shaping the future of defence technology by delivering complex, high-value solutions that transform capability for the UK MOD. As Solution Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving one of our most significant ICT bids, bringing technical excellence and leadership to a multi-£100M programme. Working collaboratively with a partner consultancy, you will define and assure a solution that is compelling, competitive, and trusted, while strengthening CGI's reputation for disciplined systems integration and innovation. This is a unique opportunity to influence the strategic direction of a landmark contract and ensure CGI is positioned at the forefront of delivering mission-critical digital services. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will take ownership of shaping CGI's solution for a high-profile Defence ICT bid, leading the technical direction and ensuring our deliverables are robust, cost-effective, and strategically aligned. You will work at the interface between CGI and our partner, establishing trusted relationships and demonstrating technical authority that builds confidence in CGI's role as a key partner. You will provide leadership across CGI's technical team, governing architecture, design, and integration activities, while also reviewing cost and effort to assure the competitiveness of our submission. By influencing across both CGI and the Prime, you will ensure CGI's contributions are well represented, innovative, and scalable helping secure a significant long-term contract that expands our footprint across applications, security, testing, infrastructure, and service design. Key responsibilities include: • Lead the shaping and governance of CGI's solution and bid deliverables • Build strong collaborative relationships with our partner and Defence stakeholders • Provide technical leadership across CGI's bid team and wider solution areas • Apply disciplined systems architecture and integration practices • Review solution effort, costs, and competitiveness to ensure value for money • Contribute expertise across domains including managed applications, workplace services, hosting, networks, security, and testing • Represent CGI in solution design discussions covering enterprise systems, cloud hosting, and service processes Required qualifications to be successful in this role To succeed in this role, you should bring a strong track record of leading large-scale bids and delivery programmes, ideally within Defence and Enterprise Business Systems. You should combine technical depth in architecture and solution design with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and assure complex solutions. Experience across multiple technology domains, particularly in secure and large-scale environments, will be essential. You should have: • Proven experience leading solutions on major ICT programmes and bids • Strong background in Defence and Enterprise Business Systems • Expertise in architecture, design processes, and systems integration • Ability to review and contribute across areas including Windows/Server Core Apps, Network Design, Firewall, Cloud Hosting • Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and assurance in multi-party environments It would be beneficial to have: • Knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (NSX, vRealize, ARIA) • Experience with Defence networking and workplace applications (Teams, SharePoint) • Familiarity with storage, backup, application integration, and packaging Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Corporate Resources and Business Improvement The Corporate Resources and Business Improvement directorate is led by Dianne Tranmer. It is responsible for: People Function, Facilities Management, Digital Experience Unit and Technology Group, Information Governance, Executive Support Team and leadership of all our shared services across the GLA Group. This role is within the Digital Experience Unit (DEU), which is responsible for the delivery of all internal and external digital products and services at the GLA. About the team Digital and data services at the GLA play a critical role in enabling the delivery of the functions of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, and a dedicated focus on user needs is critical to ensuring these services provide the best experience for our users. This matrix-managed role sits in the Product team, but will work with the Grant Services team; a newly formed team situated within the Digital Experience Unit who are designing a new service to support grants management across the GLA Group. Our portfolio of projects is not just focused on replacing systems but looking at the full end-to-end experience of grantees, grant making teams and other users, and the support provided to them through people, technology, policy and guidance. We have been engaging teams across the GLA to understand ways of working and pain points to help us understand what we can streamline, standardise and improve, and ultimately, design a new service that supports this. We are now in an exciting delivery phase and require additional project delivery support. About the role As Product Manager for the Grant Services team, you will be responsible for the planning, prioritisation and delivery of improved products and processes to support transformation and continuous improvement in this area, championing good practice, accessibility and a user-centred mindset. We require an experienced Product Manager to hit the ground running on supporting a number of active products in the grants and loans space, including: Salesforce GLA OPS Skills Gateway Jaspersoft This role will need to work in a complex delivery partner landscape that includes: Salesforce Hyphen8 Deloitte Internal system administrators GLA Finance / Transport for London The candidate would benefit from experience in working with enterprise architecture and/or the above products. They will need to develop and configure a set of product and platforms to create effective systems through integrations that may include SAP, DocuSign, Spotlight and others. What your day will look like: You'll work closely with grants programme teams to understand their funding requirements and translate these into product features and improvements in Salesforce, balancing stakeholder needs with realistic delivery timelines. You'll collaborate with the grants delivery team to prioritise the product backlog, making decisions about which enhancements move forward based on user needs, regulatory requirements, and organisational impact. You'll engage with users to gather feedback on the grants management system, identifying pain points and opportunities to streamline processes while maintaining compliance with funding and data protection requirements. You'll work alongside technical specialists and delivery partners to define requirements for system configurations, integrations with corporate systems and data migrations. You'll maintain product documentation including user stories and acceptance criteria, while participating in user acceptance testing and training activities to help grants officers adopt new features. Skills, knowledge and experience To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria: Experience and passion for working according to the Government Service Standard. Confident in promoting the benefits of it to others at all levels of management. Experience working in a multidisciplinary, agile team, often with differing reporting lines, based in or out of the office, with in-house staff and contractors, whilst managing multiple suppliers. Experience in managing multiple projects at once, maintaining roadmaps and setting direction and digital product strategy. Extensive experience working in a user-centred manner, drawing out user needs and building, testing and iterating user stories. Demonstrable track record of maintaining and improving digital services. Thorough understanding of digital trends, practices and directions. Experience of grants management and Salesforce is desirable. The core competencies that we will be shortlisting against (all level 3): Building and managing relationships - is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals. Communicating and influencing - is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate and engage with us. Problem solving - is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions. The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework How to apply If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following: Up to date CV. Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the 'CV and Cover Letters' section' of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., "CV - applicant name - 012345). As part of GLA's continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination. If you have questions about the role If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Michele Lambert / Helen Wilson would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them via . If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the who support the GLA with recruitment. Assessment process Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel. If shortlisted, you'll be invited to an interview/assessment. The interview/assessment date is: Week of 19 - 26 January 2026 (may be subject to change). Equality, diversity and inclusion London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share. Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required. Benefits GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office. In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme. Additional Information Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening. More Support If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact .
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Corporate Resources and Business Improvement The Corporate Resources and Business Improvement directorate is led by Dianne Tranmer. It is responsible for: People Function, Facilities Management, Digital Experience Unit and Technology Group, Information Governance, Executive Support Team and leadership of all our shared services across the GLA Group. This role is within the Digital Experience Unit (DEU), which is responsible for the delivery of all internal and external digital products and services at the GLA. About the team Digital and data services at the GLA play a critical role in enabling the delivery of the functions of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly, and a dedicated focus on user needs is critical to ensuring these services provide the best experience for our users. This matrix-managed role sits in the Product team, but will work with the Grant Services team; a newly formed team situated within the Digital Experience Unit who are designing a new service to support grants management across the GLA Group. Our portfolio of projects is not just focused on replacing systems but looking at the full end-to-end experience of grantees, grant making teams and other users, and the support provided to them through people, technology, policy and guidance. We have been engaging teams across the GLA to understand ways of working and pain points to help us understand what we can streamline, standardise and improve, and ultimately, design a new service that supports this. We are now in an exciting delivery phase and require additional project delivery support. About the role As Product Manager for the Grant Services team, you will be responsible for the planning, prioritisation and delivery of improved products and processes to support transformation and continuous improvement in this area, championing good practice, accessibility and a user-centred mindset. We require an experienced Product Manager to hit the ground running on supporting a number of active products in the grants and loans space, including: Salesforce GLA OPS Skills Gateway Jaspersoft This role will need to work in a complex delivery partner landscape that includes: Salesforce Hyphen8 Deloitte Internal system administrators GLA Finance / Transport for London The candidate would benefit from experience in working with enterprise architecture and/or the above products. They will need to develop and configure a set of product and platforms to create effective systems through integrations that may include SAP, DocuSign, Spotlight and others. What your day will look like: You'll work closely with grants programme teams to understand their funding requirements and translate these into product features and improvements in Salesforce, balancing stakeholder needs with realistic delivery timelines. You'll collaborate with the grants delivery team to prioritise the product backlog, making decisions about which enhancements move forward based on user needs, regulatory requirements, and organisational impact. You'll engage with users to gather feedback on the grants management system, identifying pain points and opportunities to streamline processes while maintaining compliance with funding and data protection requirements. You'll work alongside technical specialists and delivery partners to define requirements for system configurations, integrations with corporate systems and data migrations. You'll maintain product documentation including user stories and acceptance criteria, while participating in user acceptance testing and training activities to help grants officers adopt new features. Skills, knowledge and experience To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria: Experience and passion for working according to the Government Service Standard. Confident in promoting the benefits of it to others at all levels of management. Experience working in a multidisciplinary, agile team, often with differing reporting lines, based in or out of the office, with in-house staff and contractors, whilst managing multiple suppliers. Experience in managing multiple projects at once, maintaining roadmaps and setting direction and digital product strategy. Extensive experience working in a user-centred manner, drawing out user needs and building, testing and iterating user stories. Demonstrable track record of maintaining and improving digital services. Thorough understanding of digital trends, practices and directions. Experience of grants management and Salesforce is desirable. The core competencies that we will be shortlisting against (all level 3): Building and managing relationships - is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals. Communicating and influencing - is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate and engage with us. Problem solving - is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions. The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework How to apply If you would like to apply for the role you will need to submit the following: Up to date CV. Personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words. Please ensure you address how you demonstrate the essential criteria outlined above in the advert. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement have a maximum file size of 1.5MB each and upload your Personal Statement to the 'CV and Cover Letters' section' of the form, ensuring you address the technical requirements and competencies in your Personal Statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g., "CV - applicant name - 012345). As part of GLA's continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and Personal Statements that could cause discrimination. If you have questions about the role If you wish to talk to someone about the role, the hiring manager Michele Lambert / Helen Wilson would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them via . If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact the who support the GLA with recruitment. Assessment process Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel. If shortlisted, you'll be invited to an interview/assessment. The interview/assessment date is: Week of 19 - 26 January 2026 (may be subject to change). Equality, diversity and inclusion London's diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share. Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required. Benefits GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office. In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days' annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme. Additional Information Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening. More Support If you have a disability which makes submitting an online application form difficult, please contact .
Be the Intelligence Behind the Future of Cancer Care Are you ready to lead one of the most exciting data transformations in UK healthcare? The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Chief Data Officer (CDO) to spearhead our journey toward becoming the UK's most intelligent cancer hospital. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of cancer care through data, analytics, and innovation driving personalised medicine, operational excellence, and ground-breaking research. Why This Role Matters At The Christie, data isn't just numbers it's knowledge, insight, and life saving potential. As CDO, you'll lead the strategic direction of enterprise-wide data management, governance, and analytics. You'll be the architect of our data future, enabling clinicians, researchers, and operational teams to make smarter, faster, and more impactful decisions. You'll champion the Pathway to Intelligent Hospital - Joint Analytics for Cancer, collaborating with national bodies, academic institutions, and industry partners to unlock the power of real world data. Main duties of the job Lead the development and delivery of a Trust wide data strategy aligned with national priorities like Data Saves Lives and the NHS Long Term Plan. Drive innovation in AI, predictive modelling, and population health analytics. Oversee data governance, architecture, and quality across all systems. Enable secure, ethical data sharing to reduce health inequalities. Support research and clinical trials with high quality, curated data. Cultivate a data literacy culture across the Trust, empowering staff to use data for better care and smarter decisions. What We're Looking For We're seeking a visionary leader with: Proven experience in senior data leadership, ideally in healthcare or public sector. Strategic insight and technical expertise in data platforms, governance, and analytics. A passion for innovation, curiosity, and solving complex system wide challenges. The ability to influence at executive level and inspire multidisciplinary teams. A commitment to equity, sustainability, and ethical data use. What Makes This Role Unique This isn't just a data role it's a transformational leadership position. You'll be at the heart of shaping how data drives care, research, and operational strategy in one of the UK's leading cancer centres. You'll have the freedom to innovate, the support to lead, and the platform to make a lasting impact. About us The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15 % of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK. Job Responsibilities DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee the quality, security, and lifecycle management of data across all Trust systems. Define the roadmap and oversee the implementation of organisational level data platforms, tools, capabilities and functions to ensure the Christie is a leader in the uses of high quality real world data. Enable the use of data for clinical decision support, operational intelligence, and performance improvement. Support research, innovation, and academic partnerships by ensuring access to high quality, well curated data. Lead the development of advanced analytics capabilities, including AI and predictive modelling, to support population health and personalised care. Develop and implement a Trust wide data strategy aligned with national priorities for cancer care. Lead data governance, ensuring compliance with standards (e.g. GDPR, Caldicott Principles, Ethics). Champion data literacy and foster a culture of data driven decision making across the Trust. Collaborate with partners to enable secure and ethical data sharing across organisational boundaries for the benefit of our patients. PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL TASKS / DUTIES Manage and lead teams in line with the trusts workforce and related policies, standing financial instructions and scheme of delegation, and other relevant policies and procedures. Develop and achieve annual objectives for data services within the framework of the Trusts objectives and agreed strategy. Manage allocated budgets within the requirements of the Trusts Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions. Produce an annual rolling investment plan for data infrastructure including capital, revenue and staffing resource. Lead the specification of data platforms. Measure and advance the Trusts analytical maturity using benchmarked standards of assessment. Develop and implement policies and procedures in line with requirements and best practice. Ensure compliance of the clinical systems with Safety of Health Systems standards, appropriate NHS Information Standards Notices (ISNs) and National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) notices. Ensure compliance with the requirements of information governance, data protection and freedom of information guidance and legislation. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES Support provision of modern digital infrastructure, that fully support the operational, clinical, and business data/intelligence needs of the trust. Oversee the delivery of an effective set of comprehensive and proactive data and intelligence support services. Ensure the effective management of data assets, ensuring these are actively monitored with clear ownership and accountability. Ensure the provision of effective data protection measures to adequately secure and maintain systems data. Lead, link, partner and utilise resources and capabilities available from industry and NHS partners, to provide mutual benefits in the advancement of data utilisation with our patient needs at the centre of all decisions. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT Adhere to impeccable standards of personal conduct and demonstrate commitment to the trusts values. Ensure personal professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of relevant developments. Adhere to the expectations set by the trusts values. Adhere to the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers. Implement systems and processes, so that in the event of absence, access to all appropriate information is maintained to allow the continued safe and effective running of the services under your leadership. ON-CALL Participate in the Executive on call rota Person Specification Qualifications Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g. Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Public Health). Evidence of continued professional development in data leadership, governance, or analytics. Professional certifications in data governance, data protection, or analytics (e.g. DAMA, CDMP, PRINCE2, TOGAF). Fellowship or membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g. BCS, Faculty of Clinical Informatics). Other Able to work flexible hours if required. Able to participate in an On Call rota if required. Own transport Experience Proven experience in a senior data leadership role within a complex organisation, ideally in healthcare or the public sector. Track record of delivering data strategies and governance Experience working with clinical and operational teams to embed data driven decision making. Experience in managing data architecture, analytics platforms, and data science initiatives Experience of managing and leading external relationships with national bodies and industry partners Experience working within or alongside an NHS Trust, IC, or other healthcare provider. Experience supporting research and innovation through data access and curation. Experience in cross organisational data sharing and regional data collaboration initiatives. Skills Strategic leadership and vision in data management and analytics. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across clinical, operational, and executive levels. Ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable insights for non technical audiences. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, including data scientists, analysts, and governance professionals. Ability to lead innovation in AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics in a healthcare context. Skilled in change management and digital transformation. Knowledge In depth understanding of NHS data standards, structures, and regulatory frameworks (e.g. NHS Digital, IG Toolkit, Caldicott Principles, GDPR). Knowledge of data governance, data quality management, and information lifecycle principles. Familiarity with modern data platforms, interoperability standards (e.g. FHIR), and analytics tools. Understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, Data Saves Lives strategy, and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) priorities. Understanding of research data management, clinical trials, and academic data partnerships. Awareness of NHS funding models . click apply for full job details
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
Be the Intelligence Behind the Future of Cancer Care Are you ready to lead one of the most exciting data transformations in UK healthcare? The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Chief Data Officer (CDO) to spearhead our journey toward becoming the UK's most intelligent cancer hospital. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of cancer care through data, analytics, and innovation driving personalised medicine, operational excellence, and ground-breaking research. Why This Role Matters At The Christie, data isn't just numbers it's knowledge, insight, and life saving potential. As CDO, you'll lead the strategic direction of enterprise-wide data management, governance, and analytics. You'll be the architect of our data future, enabling clinicians, researchers, and operational teams to make smarter, faster, and more impactful decisions. You'll champion the Pathway to Intelligent Hospital - Joint Analytics for Cancer, collaborating with national bodies, academic institutions, and industry partners to unlock the power of real world data. Main duties of the job Lead the development and delivery of a Trust wide data strategy aligned with national priorities like Data Saves Lives and the NHS Long Term Plan. Drive innovation in AI, predictive modelling, and population health analytics. Oversee data governance, architecture, and quality across all systems. Enable secure, ethical data sharing to reduce health inequalities. Support research and clinical trials with high quality, curated data. Cultivate a data literacy culture across the Trust, empowering staff to use data for better care and smarter decisions. What We're Looking For We're seeking a visionary leader with: Proven experience in senior data leadership, ideally in healthcare or public sector. Strategic insight and technical expertise in data platforms, governance, and analytics. A passion for innovation, curiosity, and solving complex system wide challenges. The ability to influence at executive level and inspire multidisciplinary teams. A commitment to equity, sustainability, and ethical data use. What Makes This Role Unique This isn't just a data role it's a transformational leadership position. You'll be at the heart of shaping how data drives care, research, and operational strategy in one of the UK's leading cancer centres. You'll have the freedom to innovate, the support to lead, and the platform to make a lasting impact. About us The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15 % of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK. Job Responsibilities DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee the quality, security, and lifecycle management of data across all Trust systems. Define the roadmap and oversee the implementation of organisational level data platforms, tools, capabilities and functions to ensure the Christie is a leader in the uses of high quality real world data. Enable the use of data for clinical decision support, operational intelligence, and performance improvement. Support research, innovation, and academic partnerships by ensuring access to high quality, well curated data. Lead the development of advanced analytics capabilities, including AI and predictive modelling, to support population health and personalised care. Develop and implement a Trust wide data strategy aligned with national priorities for cancer care. Lead data governance, ensuring compliance with standards (e.g. GDPR, Caldicott Principles, Ethics). Champion data literacy and foster a culture of data driven decision making across the Trust. Collaborate with partners to enable secure and ethical data sharing across organisational boundaries for the benefit of our patients. PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL TASKS / DUTIES Manage and lead teams in line with the trusts workforce and related policies, standing financial instructions and scheme of delegation, and other relevant policies and procedures. Develop and achieve annual objectives for data services within the framework of the Trusts objectives and agreed strategy. Manage allocated budgets within the requirements of the Trusts Scheme of Delegation and Standing Financial Instructions. Produce an annual rolling investment plan for data infrastructure including capital, revenue and staffing resource. Lead the specification of data platforms. Measure and advance the Trusts analytical maturity using benchmarked standards of assessment. Develop and implement policies and procedures in line with requirements and best practice. Ensure compliance of the clinical systems with Safety of Health Systems standards, appropriate NHS Information Standards Notices (ISNs) and National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) notices. Ensure compliance with the requirements of information governance, data protection and freedom of information guidance and legislation. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES Support provision of modern digital infrastructure, that fully support the operational, clinical, and business data/intelligence needs of the trust. Oversee the delivery of an effective set of comprehensive and proactive data and intelligence support services. Ensure the effective management of data assets, ensuring these are actively monitored with clear ownership and accountability. Ensure the provision of effective data protection measures to adequately secure and maintain systems data. Lead, link, partner and utilise resources and capabilities available from industry and NHS partners, to provide mutual benefits in the advancement of data utilisation with our patient needs at the centre of all decisions. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT Adhere to impeccable standards of personal conduct and demonstrate commitment to the trusts values. Ensure personal professional knowledge is regularly updated and keep abreast of relevant developments. Adhere to the expectations set by the trusts values. Adhere to the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers. Implement systems and processes, so that in the event of absence, access to all appropriate information is maintained to allow the continued safe and effective running of the services under your leadership. ON-CALL Participate in the Executive on call rota Person Specification Qualifications Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in a relevant field (e.g. Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Public Health). Evidence of continued professional development in data leadership, governance, or analytics. Professional certifications in data governance, data protection, or analytics (e.g. DAMA, CDMP, PRINCE2, TOGAF). Fellowship or membership of relevant professional bodies (e.g. BCS, Faculty of Clinical Informatics). Other Able to work flexible hours if required. Able to participate in an On Call rota if required. Own transport Experience Proven experience in a senior data leadership role within a complex organisation, ideally in healthcare or the public sector. Track record of delivering data strategies and governance Experience working with clinical and operational teams to embed data driven decision making. Experience in managing data architecture, analytics platforms, and data science initiatives Experience of managing and leading external relationships with national bodies and industry partners Experience working within or alongside an NHS Trust, IC, or other healthcare provider. Experience supporting research and innovation through data access and curation. Experience in cross organisational data sharing and regional data collaboration initiatives. Skills Strategic leadership and vision in data management and analytics. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across clinical, operational, and executive levels. Ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable insights for non technical audiences. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary teams, including data scientists, analysts, and governance professionals. Ability to lead innovation in AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics in a healthcare context. Skilled in change management and digital transformation. Knowledge In depth understanding of NHS data standards, structures, and regulatory frameworks (e.g. NHS Digital, IG Toolkit, Caldicott Principles, GDPR). Knowledge of data governance, data quality management, and information lifecycle principles. Familiarity with modern data platforms, interoperability standards (e.g. FHIR), and analytics tools. Understanding of the NHS Long Term Plan, Data Saves Lives strategy, and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) priorities. Understanding of research data management, clinical trials, and academic data partnerships. Awareness of NHS funding models . click apply for full job details
HMRC - Chief Security Officer - SCS2 £100,000 up to a maximum of £162,500 per annum for an exceptional candidate. Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London (100 Parliament Street, Croydon or Stratford), Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Portsmouth or Telford. Regular travel to multiple locations is expected. We work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 60% of our working time required to be spent in an office location. Please note, salary is dependent upon experience and the band maximum is not guaranteed. For existing Civil Servants, Standard Civil Service pay rules apply. About HMRC Almost every individual and business in the UK is a direct customer of HMRC, as we collect the money that pays for the UK's public services and gives people who need it vital financial support. Over recent and coming years, our work never has been, nor will be, more critical as we rebuild and secure our nation's future. With these demands in mind, and as one of the largest and most digitally focussed organisations in the UK, sits the role of Chief Security Officer. As an organisation ever driving towards a high performing trusted and modern tax administration system which is closing the tax gap and becoming ever more agile in serving the British public- promoting sustainable economic growth and supporting millions across the UK and beyond. You will be securing one of the richest data sets available on UK citizens, and as Chief Security Officer, you will have the awesome responsibility for securing the vehicle by which the UK funds itself- leading a team responsible for people data and systems security, collaborating with cross government partners and leading on collaborative security initiatives to deliver a best in class operation across the civil service. As an established and accomplished leader with significant credibility, you will be comfortable operating at both the strategic and operational levels, setting a clear and tangible vision. You will also use your influence and collaborative skills to build consensus and drive delivery across the entire enterprise to ensure platforms, data, and services, are safeguarded against evolving threats. You will bring strategic vision, technical expertise, and strong leadership to a complex and fast-paced environment, shaping the future of security across one of the UK's largest public sector organisations. To deliver this vital agenda, as Chief Security Officer you will: Lead on HMRC's security and data protection (GDPR) strategic vision, direction, and budget, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives. Provide strategic and operational leadership to HMRC's Security Function (circa 400 personnel). Oversee the operations and strategic direction of a Fraud Prevention Centre (circa 100 personnel). Adopt a proactive and engaged stakeholder management strategy both internally and across government to maintain and develop the credibility and trust in the Security function at HMRC. Establish and maintain HMRC's security program to ensure that information assets, associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure, and processes are adequately protected. As a key member of the CDIOs SLT, contribute to overall CDIO policy making and strategy for infrastructure and application services, including strategic planning and procurement decisions. Lead, motivate, develop, and appraise team members, building a customer-centric, effective, and coherent security culture. Essential Criteria: Professional Expertise & Standards - demonstrates a deep and current understanding of information security principles, technologies, and control frameworks. This is evidenced by relevant academic qualifications (degree or postgraduate highly desirable) and professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent. Shows a strong commitment to delivering against recognised industry standards and best practices. Executive Security Leadership - proven strategic leadership in managing security, risk, and compliance across large-scale, complex IT environments. Brings an outstanding track record of shaping and delivering enterprise-wide security programmes that support organisational resilience and regulatory compliance. Technical Authority & Innovation - extensive technical expertise across multiple domains of security and compliance, with the ability to exercise independent judgment and make high-impact decisions. Demonstrates a forward-looking approach to emerging threats, including experience in researching and implementing innovative solutions such as Zero Trust architectures, secure AI, and other cutting edge security models. Strategic Influence & Stakeholder Management - exceptional influencing, negotiation, and relationship building skills, with a proven ability to engage and maintain trust with senior stakeholders across government, industry, and third party providers. Able to align security strategy with broader organisational goals through effective cross functional collaboration. Organisational Change & Vision - demonstrable experience in anticipating and preparing for major organisational or technological shifts, including emerging cyber threats. Confidently leads through uncertainty, ensuring the organisation remains agile, informed, and resilient. Team Leadership & Development - proven ability to build, lead, and develop high performing teams across multiple locations. Skilled in empowering senior managers and specialists within the security and compliance disciplines, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role is open to public sector and private sector candidates and would suit someone with experience of working inside large scale organisations. Your work will impact tens of millions of citizens and many businesses across the UK and abroad and represents an opportunity to lead and influence Security strategy at a scale rarely matched and at the highest levels within the civil service. For further information or to apply please email or contact Dave Flynn on to arrange an informal conversation.
Jan 06, 2026
Full time
HMRC - Chief Security Officer - SCS2 £100,000 up to a maximum of £162,500 per annum for an exceptional candidate. Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London (100 Parliament Street, Croydon or Stratford), Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Portsmouth or Telford. Regular travel to multiple locations is expected. We work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 60% of our working time required to be spent in an office location. Please note, salary is dependent upon experience and the band maximum is not guaranteed. For existing Civil Servants, Standard Civil Service pay rules apply. About HMRC Almost every individual and business in the UK is a direct customer of HMRC, as we collect the money that pays for the UK's public services and gives people who need it vital financial support. Over recent and coming years, our work never has been, nor will be, more critical as we rebuild and secure our nation's future. With these demands in mind, and as one of the largest and most digitally focussed organisations in the UK, sits the role of Chief Security Officer. As an organisation ever driving towards a high performing trusted and modern tax administration system which is closing the tax gap and becoming ever more agile in serving the British public- promoting sustainable economic growth and supporting millions across the UK and beyond. You will be securing one of the richest data sets available on UK citizens, and as Chief Security Officer, you will have the awesome responsibility for securing the vehicle by which the UK funds itself- leading a team responsible for people data and systems security, collaborating with cross government partners and leading on collaborative security initiatives to deliver a best in class operation across the civil service. As an established and accomplished leader with significant credibility, you will be comfortable operating at both the strategic and operational levels, setting a clear and tangible vision. You will also use your influence and collaborative skills to build consensus and drive delivery across the entire enterprise to ensure platforms, data, and services, are safeguarded against evolving threats. You will bring strategic vision, technical expertise, and strong leadership to a complex and fast-paced environment, shaping the future of security across one of the UK's largest public sector organisations. To deliver this vital agenda, as Chief Security Officer you will: Lead on HMRC's security and data protection (GDPR) strategic vision, direction, and budget, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives. Provide strategic and operational leadership to HMRC's Security Function (circa 400 personnel). Oversee the operations and strategic direction of a Fraud Prevention Centre (circa 100 personnel). Adopt a proactive and engaged stakeholder management strategy both internally and across government to maintain and develop the credibility and trust in the Security function at HMRC. Establish and maintain HMRC's security program to ensure that information assets, associated technology, applications, systems, infrastructure, and processes are adequately protected. As a key member of the CDIOs SLT, contribute to overall CDIO policy making and strategy for infrastructure and application services, including strategic planning and procurement decisions. Lead, motivate, develop, and appraise team members, building a customer-centric, effective, and coherent security culture. Essential Criteria: Professional Expertise & Standards - demonstrates a deep and current understanding of information security principles, technologies, and control frameworks. This is evidenced by relevant academic qualifications (degree or postgraduate highly desirable) and professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent. Shows a strong commitment to delivering against recognised industry standards and best practices. Executive Security Leadership - proven strategic leadership in managing security, risk, and compliance across large-scale, complex IT environments. Brings an outstanding track record of shaping and delivering enterprise-wide security programmes that support organisational resilience and regulatory compliance. Technical Authority & Innovation - extensive technical expertise across multiple domains of security and compliance, with the ability to exercise independent judgment and make high-impact decisions. Demonstrates a forward-looking approach to emerging threats, including experience in researching and implementing innovative solutions such as Zero Trust architectures, secure AI, and other cutting edge security models. Strategic Influence & Stakeholder Management - exceptional influencing, negotiation, and relationship building skills, with a proven ability to engage and maintain trust with senior stakeholders across government, industry, and third party providers. Able to align security strategy with broader organisational goals through effective cross functional collaboration. Organisational Change & Vision - demonstrable experience in anticipating and preparing for major organisational or technological shifts, including emerging cyber threats. Confidently leads through uncertainty, ensuring the organisation remains agile, informed, and resilient. Team Leadership & Development - proven ability to build, lead, and develop high performing teams across multiple locations. Skilled in empowering senior managers and specialists within the security and compliance disciplines, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role is open to public sector and private sector candidates and would suit someone with experience of working inside large scale organisations. Your work will impact tens of millions of citizens and many businesses across the UK and abroad and represents an opportunity to lead and influence Security strategy at a scale rarely matched and at the highest levels within the civil service. For further information or to apply please email or contact Dave Flynn on to arrange an informal conversation.
