Chief Technical Architect

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Job description

The Department for International Trade (DIT) and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an amazing opportunity to join a team at the heart of the global economy and make a difference! The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team at DIT have a newly created opportunity for a Chief Technical Architect responsible for the Technical Architecture, Cyber Architecture and Site Reliability Engineering professions and communities. Basic of £82,800 to £90,000 including annual allowance depending on location and experience plus excellent benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff.

As the Chief Technical Architect, you will report directly to the CTO and work very closely with the Head of Engineering, the Chief Data Architect and the Head of Cyber Security.

The Chief Technical Architect will have a background in software development, who can:
. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Developers, Site Reliability Engineers and Technical Architects across DIT to both internal and external teams
. Design services or plan system integration, selecting necessary platforms and technologies to meet user needs, building and maintain technical roadmaps, rapidly building prototypes to demonstrate and test architectural patterns
. Be involved in the DIT technical community, identifying good practices, libraries, microservices to adopt widely, sharing your experiences, for example through blog posts and tech talks at conferences.

Essential Skills and Experience

What are we looking for from you? Well, you should have demonstratable skills and experience of:

. Hands on experience developing web services using Python, Django and/or NodeJS
. Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from Front End code down to infrastructure and networking
. Experience being responsible for technical teams and delivering user-focused web services in multi-disciplinary agile teams
. Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams, understanding of how to influence senior management and communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
. Experience working with AWS cloud infrastructure and services

In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits:
. Basic of £82,800 to £90,000 including annual allowance depending on location and experience
. Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff.
. Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service
. An excellent Civil Service pension scheme.

If you are an experienced Technical Architect with a background in software development, looking to enhance your career and make a difference across a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

Application Process:
Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.

The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Technical Skills.

Inspire People will longlist application based on experience and essential criteria listed in the Job Description. If successful, candidates will be invited to attend a video interview and asked questions that reflect their experience, skills and fit for the role. DIT will then conduct shortlisting on the applications deemed suitable by Inspire People. These candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria and technical skills listed in the Job Description.

At the interview stage for this role, DIT will assess a candidate's technical and specialist experience through relevant assessments and presentations. Interview questions will be asked around behaviours and technical skills listed below. Depending on the calibre of candidates, if successful during the first interview, candidates may be invited to attend a second interview.

Technical Skills:
. Availability and Capacity Management
. Bridging the Gap Between the Technical and Non-technical
. DDaT Standards Outside your Discipline
. Governance
. Information Security
. Making and Guiding Decisions
. Programming and Build (Software Engineering)
. Prototyping
. Strategy
. Turning Business Problems into Technical Design
. Understanding the Whole Context

Behaviours:
. Leadership
. Changing and improving
. Making effective decisions
. Delivering at pace