Offre d'emploi Principal Technical Architect - Home Office - G6

Essentia Criteria

• Demonstrated leadership in delivering complex and innovative technical architectures at scale, fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment that empowers teams to contribute diverse perspectives and technical excellence.

• Ability to apply strategic foresight to anticipate emerging technologies, using evidence‑based analysis to identify opportunities for improvement, transformation, or optimisation that benefit a wide range of users.

• Experience working across diverse technology landscapes, including cloud services, multi‑vendor environments, and cross-departmental teams, ensuring effective coordination and respectful, inclusive collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders and suppliers.

• Strong understanding of engineering principles, agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and secure‑by‑design approaches, enabling the delivery of robust, resilient, and accessible solutions that meet the needs of all users.

• Proven track record of delivering technical solutions to agreed timescales and within scope, balancing budget, security, accessibility, sustainability, and quality considerations in line with equal opportunities and fair recruitment practices.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex technical information clearly and respectfully to different audiences, supporting informed decision‑making.

• Experience owning and developing technical roadmaps and strategies, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives, user needs (including those of under‑represented or disadvantaged groups), and evolving industry best practice.

The essential skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework (based on the industry standard SFIA8 framework- Use the  to understand what would be expected for each technical skill listed). Please see below for the relevant skills for your role:   

Strategy & Architecture: 

• Strategy and Planning 

  • Strategic Planning (ITSP) – Level 4 

  • Innovation (INOV) – Level 4 

  • Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) – Level 4 

  • Solution Architecture (ARCH) – Level 5  

• Advice & Guidance 

  • Consultancy (CNSL) – Level 5 

  • Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 4  

Desirable Criteria  

• Championing best practices, inspiring teams to adopt improved processes, scaled agile frameworks, or commodity market products where appropriate. 

• Experience in HR activities, including recruitment, performance assessments, and professional development of technical staff. 

Croydon, Salford, Sheffield

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

designs, builds and develops services for the rest of the department and for government. Every year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 8 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

Responsible for strategic architectural assurance and governance across Enterprise Services portfolio. Ensures alignment with organisational standards, compliance, and technology strategy. Provides oversight of service architecture, validates technical designs, and drives best practices for operational efficiency. Collaborates with stakeholders to optimise service delivery and identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.

Join Enterprise Services Technology to shape high‑impact, cross‑government solutions. As a Principal Technical Architect, you’ll lead strategy, drive modernisation, and influence decisions across diverse programmes. The role offers wide scope, meaningful purpose, and the ability to align teams and technology to deliver secure, scalable, user‑focused public services.