Job Vacancy Senior Technical Architect - Ministry of Justice - G7

England

Government Digital & Data

Architecture

Job position Senior Technical Architect - Ministry of Justice - G7

Permanent

As soon as possible

£58k-78k

Hybrid

England, United Kingdom

Published on 29/04/2026

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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)

Candidate profile

Who this role is for

This role may suit you if you have experience as a:

Software engineer / cloud engineer / solutions or software architect
…and you can:
Work across different parts of the web stack (frontend/back‑end/APIs/microservices/databases/event-driven patterns)
Make and guide strong technical decisions by understanding context
Communicate clearly and influence across a wide range of stakeholders
Support teams to uphold security, quality and operational resilience
Work in agile, user‑centred environments
Navigate organisational complexity and deliver pragmatic outcomes

Working environment

Location (hybrid working – local office options available)

Interested?

This post gives the overview.

Click through to the full Civil Service Jobs advert to see full details, check office locations, and apply.

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Senior Technical Architect - Ministry of Justice - G7

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