Job Vacancy Senior Technical Architect - Ministry of Justice - G7

Working within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, you’ll play a key role in driving technical direction across a complex and high‑impact environment.

About the role

You’ll operate at a senior level, bringing together technology, people and strategy to shape how services are designed and delivered across the organisation.

This is a leadership role where you’ll see the bigger picture, influencing decisions, guiding teams, and ensuring services are built to last, scale and deliver value.

What you’ll be doing

• Setting and shaping technical strategy and architecture direction across services

• Designing and assuring secure, scalable, cloud-first solutions

• Working with senior stakeholders to guide decision-making and challenge constructively

• Leading collaboration across teams to align technology with business outcomes

• Mentoring and developing architects and engineering leaders

• Driving best practice in Agile, DevOps and modern engineering approaches

• Supporting digital transformation through clear technical vision and leadership

• Managing complexity across systems, suppliers and stakeholders