Lead Solution Architect

This role will require travel and overnight stays.

Essential Criteria

• Work in an area that must develop solutions at pace for legislative changes working on multiple projects.
• Provide high level impacts for Invest to Raise Measures as well as Spending Review Portfolio level designs.
• You can bridge the gap to business strategy for non-technical senior stakeholders, handling diverse stakeholders across all levels within the organisation.
• Strong inter-personal skills with an ability to translate between business and technology.
• You are a collaborative problem solver – working with colleagues to identify root causes allowing you to create and deliver pragmatic IT solutions.
• You have designed customer facing and/or internal IT solution designs that link to and deliver tangible benefits.
• Facilitating the relationships with indirect stakeholders.
• You can pick up new technologies and architecture concepts and styles quickly, understand their strengths and weaknesses and apply that learning.
• You can work at pace, but you also excel in managing architectural risk.

Desirable Criteria

• Possess or working toward TOGAF, BCS or CITP qualifications.

Capability Allowance

The advertised role is part of the Government Digital and Data Profession and has access to a Capability-Based Allowance. Any allowance awarded will be based on an assessment, at interview, of your capability against the skills advertised for this role. Please see the attached candidate pack for more information.

The allowance values are set by HMRC, subject to remaining in a qualifying role, and are non-pensionable. This allowance is non-contractual, subject to an annual review and could be withdrawn at any time.

For both new entrants and existing civil servants, the total reward compensation offer is a combination of base salary and, if applicable, a capability-based allowance. New entrants to the Civil Service will start on the pay range minimum. For existing civil servants, our policies on level transfer and promotion will apply.

For more information please visit the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (opens in a new window).

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Office closures

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

These Sites Are

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

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

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 the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £71,725, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £20,778 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a 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.

• 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.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it’s really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How To Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A Name-blind CV Including
  • Education
  • Professional qualifications
  • Full employment history, giving details of key achievements for each role/job

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate relevant experience and effective delivery of the listed essential criteria, as well as their qualifications.

You need to include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, your role, and the outcomes that you delivered.

• Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format no bigger than 5MB
• Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
• Please do not include any personal details in your document title.

If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Sift

At sift your CV will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

The interview will be in 2 phases

• Phase 1: You will give a presentation where your experience and technical capability will be assessed. The topic of the presentation will be disclosed prior to interview.
• Phase 2: If successful at Phase 1 you