About The Job Location: National (based in the UK).Job summary: Senior Technical Architect role at Justice Digital, part of the Legal Aid Agency team.Closing date: 19 October 2024.Contract type: Permanent, full-time. Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Lead Technical Architect to create a technical vision for Legal Aid, develop strategy, and manage the technology estate. Communicate technology across teams and the wider Ministry of Justice. Align with senior stakeholders, providing technical direction and pragmatic compromise. Analyse technical concepts, provide guidance for multi‑disciplinary decision making, and develop patterns and guidelines. Advocate for secure by design principles and collaborate with risk, cyber, and information assurance leaders. Champion diversity and inclusion across the engineering community. Mentor, coach, and help recruit additional technical architects and leadership.

Tech Stack

Modern strategic software in Ruby, Java, Python and AWS (IaC, PaaS). Domain‑Driven Design, TDD, CI/CD, micro‑services, event‑driven architecture. Legacy enterprise systems (Oracle E‑Business Suite). Cross‑functional collaboration with developers, SREs, security, product managers, and designers.

Benefits

37 hours/week, flexible working options (home, part‑time, compressed).UK benefits include generous pension, 25 days + bank holidays leave, and 5 extra days after 5 years service. £1,000 per person learning budget, technical conferences, vocational programmes, and e‑learning. 10% time for professional growth, Carers & Childcare, Gender Equality, PROUD & SPIRIT networks. Wellbeing support (Calm app), bike loans, season ticket loans, childcare vouchers. Paid volunteering leave (5 days) and optional gym subsidies.

Person Specification

Experience as a software engineer, cloud engineer, or architectural role delivering web products. Full stack knowledge: frontend, backend, API management, micro‑services, databases, event‑driven cloud architecture. Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement. Security awareness in public cloud environments. Champion best practices (TDD, CI/CD, DevOps). SC clearance willingness.

EEO Statement We welcome diverse applicants. No discrimination on culture, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or educational background. How to Apply Submit a CV and a cover letter (max 750 words) outlining how your experience meets the criteria above. For guidance on application, see the linked resources. AI can support your application but must be truthful and original. Contact For questions, email digitalanddatarecruitment@justice.gov.uk. #J-18808-Ljbffr