Rodeo
Get started

HM Revenue & Customs

Senior Solutions Architect

England
£58.5k – £72.8k/yr
Posted about 19 hours ago
Sign up to applySee more jobs like this
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever

How your CV stacks up

1Upload CV
2Analyse CV
3Improve CV

Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role

?%

HMRC are looking for eight Senior Solutions Architects (CDIO)

We work with leading technologies often supported by the companies behind them - Amazon Web Services (AWS), SAP, SAS, Pega, Azure, and Microsoft Power Platform to name a few, to develop and implement solution designs.

You will be using these technologies and more to architect IT solutions that work on a UK wide scale across all of HMRC’s tax and benefits including Self-Assessment, VAT, Corporation Tax, and Counter-Fraud, as well as designing systems that support all the UK’s international trade.

Salary:

£58,541 - £72,711 (You may be eligible for an additional non-pensionable allowance, pending a Capability and Skills assessment, with a value of up to £12,000).

Locations:

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Telford, Worthing.

As the tax authority that collects money to fund our UK public services and provide financial support to the people that need it, almost every individual and business in the UK is a direct customer of HMRC. By joining the Chief Digital & Information Office (CDIO) as a Solutions Architect you will be playing a role in helping define HMRCs technology direction and create IT solution designs that make an impact that really matters on a national scale.

This is a challenging role, and we are looking for people who have the skills and determination and help us to realise our vision.

We believe in supporting the personal development of our staff – and of course, IT is always changing, so we offer extensive tailored training and development opportunities.

Reasons to use Rodeo

I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?

Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.

Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.

Start with a chat, not a search bar

Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.

P

Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme

PwC·London, UK
£35,000/yr

Why you're a good match

Strong

Your economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.

See breakdown
Save jobNot relevant
View details

It searches the market for you

Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.

Why you're a good match

You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.

See breakdown
Strong

Experience fit

Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.

See breakdown
Strong

Only hits

No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.

Job description

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

We are looking for people who can help us rise to meet the challenge, so we want people with the right skills, behaviours and mindset, people who:

  • Have a fascination in how technology is evolving, and you know the world is changing and want to be a part of that through creating IT solution designs.
  • Enjoy being a part of building out technology projects that deliver results.
  • Have an interest in, or knowledge of, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.
  • Can solve real world business problems through creative IT solutions.
  • Can work collaboratively as part of a larger team.

If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then these roles may be just what you have been looking for.

We’re bolstering our solution architecture function – working on some of the most complex problems for the UK; simplifying how citizens engage with HMRC, managing the border and driving down on those who try to avoid their obligations for the benefit of our citizens.

Person specification

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

  • 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.

Get help with your application

Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.

Get help applying for this job

Essential Criteria:

  • You have experience in developing solutions at pace through Architectural Governance and managing architecture risks.
  • You have working on multiple significant large scale complex IT change/ transformation programme designs.
  • You will be able to pick up new technologies and architecture concepts and styles quickly, understand their strengths and weaknesses and apply that learning.
  • You are a collaborative problem solver, working with colleagues to identify root causes allowing you to create and deliver pragmatic IT solutions.
  • You have a proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders with a broad spectrum of viewpoints and to document and present their views from an architecture perspective.
  • You have experience of building your own and others architecture capability.

To apply directly, please follow the link.

Trusted by 25,000+ job seekers

“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”

Jessica, London

Get help applying for this job

Location

England, United Kingdom

Sign up to applySee more jobs like this