Senior Solution Architect

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join the Chief Digital & Information Office (CDIO).

Base pay range

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Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon‑Tyne, Stratford, Telford, Worthing. Note: due to workforce controls, Leeds and Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne are only available to existing HMRC staff in these locations.

Job summary

Discover a career at HMRC. As a Solutions Architect you will help define HMRC’s technology direction and create impactful national‑scale IT solution designs across all UK tax and benefits, including Self‑Assessment, VAT, Corporation Tax, Counter‑Fraud, and international trade.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of solution architects within one or more strands of IT Change Programmes, setting direction for the team and delivering results.
• Accountability for producing technical IT Solution Designs on projects that align to the HMRC IT Strategy and deliver business outcomes.
• Responsibility for authoring costed design documentation, working closely with business stakeholders and technical architects to create cohesive solutions that meet the business and user needs.
• Working with Delivery Teams and partners to ensure the Solution Design is delivered and implemented.
• Building strong relationships with key business and CDIO partners.
• This role may require travel and overnight stays.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing solutions at pace through Architectural Governance and managing architecture risks.
• Experience working on multiple significant large‑scale complex IT change / transformation programme designs.
• Ability to pick up new technologies and architecture concepts quickly, understand their strengths and weaknesses and apply that learning.
• Collaborative problem solver, working with colleagues to identify root causes allowing you to create and deliver pragmatic IT solutions.
• Proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders with a broad spectrum of viewpoints and document and present their views from an architecture perspective.

Technical skills

• Experience of how AI, robotics, machine learning, and decision engines can be utilised to accurately reconcile payments against accounts.
• Experience architecting payment solutions at scale.
• Architecting IT applications, including making use of Cloud, IaaS, SaaS and PaaS.
• Experienced in delivering Microsoft Azure and Power Platform integrated solutions.
• Knowledge of MS Dynamics and extending its core capabilities.
• Experienced in integrating a range of technologies using APIs.
• Knowledge of a range of technology stacks and the ability to take a balanced approach to technology selection.
• Good understanding of security and practical experience in ensuring that it is central to all solution designs.
• Managing application through the full application lifecycle from Idea to Decommission.
• Application integration and awareness of programming techniques and languages.
• Awareness of cost modelling / estimating particularly of cost drivers to support commercial challenge activity.
• Approaches to managing technical debt while delivering required functionality.
• Possess TOGAF or BCS qualification or be prepared to work towards achieving.
• Knowledge of ITILv4.

Additional Security Information

This role requires the successful candidate/s to hold or be willing to hold Security Check (SC) clearance.

Transitional Sites

• Benton Park View, Newcastle – moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Telford Plaza, Telford – moving to Parkside Court, Telford

Leeds Locations

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Design

Industries

Government Administration

Benefits

• Pension – We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97 % of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.
• Generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

Salary

Alongside your salary of £58,541, HMRC contributes £16,959 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.