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As Principal Enterprise Architect (Data) , you’ll play a leading role in shaping how trusted company data is designed, governed and reused at national scale, supporting services accessed by millions of users every day. This is a senior technical leadership role where your decisions will directly influence: How data is treated as a core enterprise asset How legacy and modern systems work together How trust, interoperability and reuse are built into data by design What you’ll be doing As Principal Enterprise Architect (Data), you will: Set the enterprise‑level direction for data architecture and strategy Define and govern data models, standards and integration approaches Design architectures that work across legacy systems, cloud platforms and third‑party services Act as the authoritative voice on enterprise data , providing assurance and guidance across programmes and projects Enable secure, trusted and reusable data across the organisation Work closely with architects, delivery teams and senior stakeholders to reduce risk and improve data quality Influence long‑term transformation while supporting immediate delivery needs Your technical impact You’ll lead work across: Enterprise and domain data modelling Canonical data definitions and integration patterns Data governance, quality, ownership and lifecycle management APIs, distributed services and interoperability Secure handling of personal and sensitive data Alignment with legal, regulatory and policy requirements You’ll also provide specialist advice on: Data migrations and legacy transformation Platform and tooling decisions Enterprise standards and architectural assurance

GCHQ is recruiting Associate Enterprise Architects to help shape and evolve the enterprise architecture that underpins its unique national‑security mission. This is a rare opportunity to work on cutting‑edge, often one‑of‑a‑kind technology , while developing your skills alongside experienced senior architects. You’ll be working in an organisation where: The technology is complex, bespoke and constantly evolving Architectural decisions directly support mission‑critical outcomes Learning is continuous, practical and encouraged What you’ll be doing As an Associate Enterprise Architect, you’ll: Translate organisational goals into clear, actionable architectural designs Work closely with delivery teams to shape solutions across technology, data and business processes Contribute to architectural analysis, designs and documentation Identify risks, constraints and trade‑offs early, helping teams make informed decisions Apply best practice, standards and emerging approaches in real‑world environments Collaborate with architects, engineers, delivery leads and project managers across GCHQ

As Chief Enterprise Architect , you’ll lead the organisation‑wide architecture capability, acting as the bridge between business strategy, policy, and digital delivery to ensure DVSA delivers high‑quality, cost‑effective services for the public. This role provides clear ownership of enterprise‑wide architecture , shaping operating models, guiding major transformation and ensuring digital and business change move forward together. You’ll set direction, provide assurance, and ensure architecture demonstrates real business value and better customer outcomes . What you’ll be doing As Chief Enterprise Architect, you will: Provide strategic and technical leadership across DVSA’s digital and business architecture Lead the development, governance and communication of the enterprise architecture strategy, roadmap and standards Shape target architectures that support DVSA’s long‑term business goals Work collaboratively with senior leaders, policy teams, delivery teams and digital professionals across the change lifecycle Ensure effective governance, assurance, audit and compliance mechanisms are in place Advise senior decision‑making forums with clear, timely architectural insight Translate future business and user needs into clear capability‑based designs Enable resilient, adaptable operating models that respond to policy, technology and service change You’ll lead and shape a growing Enterprise Architecture team , including Lead Enterprise, Technical and Solution Architects.

Why this role? As a Lead Technical Architect , you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering the technology that supports customer‑facing and internal services at scale. This is a senior, influential role where your architectural decisions will directly support DVLA’s future direction. If you enjoy setting technical vision, guiding delivery teams and influencing senior leaders , this role offers real scope and impact. About the role You’ll work within DVLA’s IT Services (ITS) Directorate , collaborating across: Engineering squads Architects and technical leads Business directorates You’ll develop architectural patterns and solution designs , working closely with delivery teams to ensure solutions are robust, secure and operationally ready. What you’ll be doing As Lead Technical Architect, you will: Lead the technical design of systems and services , clearly justifying and communicating architectural decisions Assure solution quality, ensuring consistency with DVLA, DfT and government‑wide strategies Explore opportunities for cross‑government architectural alignment Work collaboratively with engineering squads to transition new solutions into live operation Set standards and provide architectural governance and assurance Mentor and support architects and engineers across teams Provide leadership to the wider architecture community Line manage and develop colleagues, creating an environment where people can thrive

HMRC are recruiting Senior Enterprise Architects to help shape how technology supports borders, trade and taxation, across one of the largest and most complex operational environments in the public sector . As a Senior Enterprise Architect within the Borders & Trade domain, you’ll operate at the intersection of policy, business and technology , setting architectural direction that ensures services are secure, scalable and sustainable. What you’ll be doing In this role, you will: Own and evolve enterprise architecture strategy for the Borders & Trade domain Define and govern architectural principles, standards, roadmaps and reference architectures Provide enterprise‑level assurance and decision support on major technology investments Guide architectural decision‑making, clearly explaining trade‑offs, risks and benefits Influence policy and technical direction across enterprise operations Horizon‑scan emerging technologies, trends and sourcing models Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across business, technology and commercial teams Promote innovation while reducing technical complexity and improving resilience and security Support and strengthen enterprise architecture capability across HMRC

Want to design digital and technology strategies that protect the environment, support farming, and impact millions of people across the UK ? Defra is recruiting Principal Enterprise Architects to lead enterprise‑wide digital direction across one of the UK Government’s most important departments. This is a senior, high‑impact role where your decisions will influence strategy, spending, platforms and architecture across the entire Defra group. As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you’ll sit at the heart of this transformation – shaping long‑term strategy, enabling modern delivery, and ensuring technology decisions support real‑world outcomes. What you’ll be doing In this role, you will: Set and own enterprise‑level digital and technology strategy within your domain Act as a technical design authority , influencing major decisions on platforms, security and investment Work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across Defra and its agencies Lead, mentor and inspire architects, setting direction and best practice Horizon‑scan for emerging technologies, risks and opportunities

This is an opportunity to work as an Enterprise Architect on some of the UK’s most complex and critical technology environments. You’ll help shape and embed enterprise architecture across a defined area of the organisation, guiding technical direction, influencing senior decision-makers, and managing architectural risk. You’ll work at the intersection of technology, data, digital and business change , applying your expertise to high‑impact challenges while supporting and developing other architects as your role grows. What you’ll be doing Leading architectural design across a complex portfolio of programmes and services Shaping and maintaining enterprise architecture artefacts that support long‑term strategic goals Advising senior stakeholders and translating complex architecture into clear, actionable guidance Influencing decisions, managing dependencies, and identifying risks early Working closely with engineers, delivery teams, business colleagues and external partners Supporting and mentoring other architects, with line management responsibilities as you become established Collaborating across departments and occasionally travelling to UK sites to support joined‑up working

Why this role? We’re recruiting Senior Technical Architects to help shape and deliver digital services in the Legal Aid Agency , improving access to justice through smarter, more reliable technology. What you’ll be working on You’ll join a warm, collaborative multi‑disciplinary environment working with: Developers, SREs and security specialists User researchers and designers Product managers and delivery managers Content specialists and wider justice stakeholders What you’ll do As a Senior Technical Architect, you will: Help create the technical vision for Legal Aid and shape the strategy and technology estate Align team structures, domain boundaries and architecture so value can flow effectively Design and assure architectures across programmes, with secure by design thinking built in Communicate complex systems clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences Create patterns, guardrails and guidance that support delivery teams Work with risk, assurance and cyber colleagues to ensure priorities are built into the approach Mentor, coach and help grow the architecture community (including line management and recruitment)

Why this role? As a Lead Technical Architect , you’ll help modernise and evolve the National DNA Database , ensuring it can meet new demands while remaining secure, resilient and trustworthy . About the programme The National DNA Database is cloud‑hosted and operates in a highly sensitive, regulated environment. It sits at the intersection of: Policing and forensic services Regulators and legal frameworks Modern cloud and microservices architecture You’ll work across Home Office Biometrics , the Forensic Information Database Service (FINDS), policing stakeholders, regulators and delivery partners, translating complex operational and regulatory needs into robust technical solutions. What you’ll be doing As Lead Technical Architect, you will: Define and own the technical strategy and roadmap for DNA services Set standards and target architecture aligned to wider government and Home Office strategy Own the application architecture (AWS microservices) and associated user environments Work closely with users (policing, FINDS, regulators) to translate requirements into deliverable solutions Lead and assure supplier designs, applying Secure by Design principles Carry out architectural assurance on supplier deliverables Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, auditable and compliant with data protection and legal requirements Balance near‑term delivery with long‑term scalability and maintainability Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks Support FinOps and continuous improvement Champion modern practices and emerging technologies Contribute to and lead within the Home Office Biometrics architecture community

As Lead Integration Architect , you’ll set the direction for integration across Justice Digital, Data and Science, and increasingly across the wider Criminal Justice System , working with partner organisations to enable better service and data connectivity. What you’ll be doing In this role you will: Set and champion the integration architecture across JDDS, aligned to wider technology strategy Shape the vision, design and evolution of the integration hub as a reusable, scalable platform Define and promote integration standards and patterns (APIs, event‑driven architecture, messaging) Guide and assure integration designs to ensure solutions are robust, reusable and loosely coupled Reduce duplication and encourage reuse of shared capabilities Influence technical decisions and identify opportunities for simplification and transformation Mentor architects and engineers, building integration capability and strengthening the architecture community Communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

As a Senior Integration Architect , you’ll help shape how systems and data connect across MoJ, using modern, reusable integration patterns instead of brittle point‑to‑point links. About the team You’ll join the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) , working within the Chief Architect function and the Integration team. You’ll work closely with delivery teams, platform teams, product managers and other architects to embed consistent integration approaches across the organisation. What you’ll be doing As a Senior Integration Architect, you will: Help design and evolve the MoJ integration hub , establishing it as a reusable, governed platform Apply and promote integration patterns such as APIs, event‑driven architecture and messaging Support teams to move away from point‑to‑point integrations towards loosely‑coupled services Design and assure integrations that are secure, reliable and aligned to MoJ strategy Work across organisational boundaries, including with Criminal Justice System partners where needed Contribute to architectural decision‑making and standards Mentor other architects and engineers, strengthening integration capability Communicate integration decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

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 to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. The HMRC Modern Workplace Platform team are looking for three Senior Technical Architects . The Modern Workplace Platform team are engaged in an exciting period of modernisation of the departmental enterprise IT platform and the services we provide, placing us in the vanguard of HMRCs modernisation strategy. This ambition is enabling us to significantly grow our team of architects, and we are therefore seeking up to three motivated technical architects who share our excitement about the opportunities we can offer. We are in the process of transitioning from a traditional Microsoft on-premises infrastructure architecture onto a cloud hosted modern workplace platform, which enables us to support HMRC’s flexible working environment. That environment includes: Personal User Devices, currently using on prem device management systems such as AD/MECM/GPO, moving to modern cloud-based device management tools and technologies such as Intune, Windows Autopilot, Apple Business Manager all underpinned by EntraID. We need to provide user device choice, zero trust access, cloud device management and effective assistive technology. Application and desktop virtualisation, moving towards cloud hosted virtualised devices. Enterprise Audio Visual collaboration tools (moving to Teams Rooms and in room AV technology) and Intelligent Building IT integration. Internal Identity and directory services (Active Directory, PingDS), including multiple directory integration and synchronisation, moving towards EntraID and modern identity management and tools. Enterprise productivity, messaging and collaboration tools, primarily Microsoft 365. Device and Infrastructure Management and Monitoring systems (Device Build, Software Delivery, Security systems, Device and User Experience monitoring). Job description Within your area of specialisation, you will be responsible for: Creating high level solution designs, service designs and technical roadmaps, underpinning our Modern Workplace architecture, and supporting HMRC’s IT strategy. Providing technical governance for new or updated solutions utilising existing group platforms, the introduction of new services or removal of end of life services. Delivering technical consultancy throughout the service lifecycle from project to service delivery and defining best practice and standards for the platform. Maintaining technology currency in your areas of focus through market research and vendor relationships and using these insights to maintain roadmaps and direction. Communicating the vision and working with customers to ensure business needs are represented in the technology roadmaps.

This is a senior architecture role at a time when DVLA is rebuilding services on a cloud‑first platform , using containers, serverless technologies and modern CI/CD tooling . If you enjoy setting direction, shaping design governance, and influencing delivery across multiple teams, this is a great moment to join. What you’ll be working on You’ll work alongside service designers and agile software teams, defining and assuring solution architectures across multiple programmes , and helping DVLA deliver secure, scalable services at pace. You’ll also work across organisational boundaries (including DfT and wider government) to support alignment and interoperability where it adds value. What you’ll be doing As a Principal Technical Architect, you will: Provide technical design leadership and governance across a programme of work Define and assure solution architectures, ensuring alignment to enterprise/reference architectures and strategic direction Establish and maintain architectural governance so designs are robust, consistent, and supportable Support multiple teams by sharing best practice and emerging technologies Ensure security is designed in, working with security architecture and agreed standards Inspire and mentor other architects, and provide leadership across the architecture community Engage senior stakeholders confidently and communicate decisions clearly