SC Cleared Technical Architect

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a SC Cleared Technical Architect for a 6 Month contract based in Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle or Blackpool (hybrid working).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

. Run an effective welfare system that enables people to achieve financial independence by providing assistance and guidance into employment
. Increase saving for, and security in later life
. Create a fair and affordable welfare system which improves the life chances of children
. Deliver outstanding services to our customers and claimants
. Deliver efficiently: transform the way we deliver our services to reduce costs and increase productivity

As a Technical Architect your main responsibilities will be:
. To design a solution to enable data to flow from PIPCS system to Health HDAP (Health and Disability analytical platform)

Essential:
. Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards
. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (eg Amazon Web Services, Microsoft
. Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
. Oracle
. Turning business problems into technical designs
. Architectural design experience in Software or infrastructure engineering in a large UK central or local government or private sector organisation.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant/Commitment

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".