Principal Technical Architect

Principal Technical Architect

100,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Principal Technical Architect.

As a Principal Technical Architect, you will define and champion the technical strategy for services that support a diverse set of users, including citizens, financial institutions, debt

advice providers, and pension providers. You will lead architectural decisions that shape

digital services, ensuring they are user-centred, scalable, and aligned with organisational and

government standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Set technical direction and Strategy making enterprise-level decisions on digital

technologies and product selections to align with architectural vision and business

needs.

Plan and deliver a prioritised schedule of work, securing stakeholder agreement and

maintaining technical artefacts in relevant repositories.

Act as a Service Assessor, ensuring compliance with the Government Service

Standard and architectural principles.

Promote reuse and scalability across services, reducing duplication and driving

integration by default.

Lead and inspire a team of Technical Architects to deliver high-quality outputs

aligned with strategic priorities.

Define how we build and operate user-centred, open-source digital systems in an agile

environment.

Communicate technical vision across multi-disciplinary teams and influence decision-

makers to drive digital transformation.

Shape Technical governance and assurance across Digital, Data and Technology

(DDaT), ensuring compliance with frameworks and standards.

Lead the Technical Architecture community, setting standards for tools, techniques,

and fostering an inclusive culture.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering user-centred services in an

agile environment.

Expertise in shaping and influencing technical strategies, standards, patterns, and

policies.

Strong knowledge of cloud-first architectures and building applications that leverage

cloud capabilities.

Ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders and communicate complex

technical concepts clearly.

Broad technical knowledge across the web stack, from front-end development to

infrastructure and networking.

Experience introducing practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD

pipelines, version control with Git, and DevOps.

Desirable Skills:

Experience applying the UK Government Service Standard and conducting service

assessments.

Experience mentoring and supporting colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.