Technical Architect

Transform digital services that affect over 53 million people across the UK!

The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency 'DVLA' are looking for Lead Technical Architects to support major digital change across a range of high-volume services. You will work closely with engineering and delivery teams on technical design, helping to improve existing systems, deliver new digital services and support future change across areas such as vehicles, payments, identity and customer-facing platforms. Permanent role, hybrid working from Swansea (60% office-based), salary of up to £82,430 (inc allowances, based on skills and experience) plus 29% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits.

About role

As a Lead Technical Architect, you will be responsible for the technical design of systems and services across one or more DVLA product areas. You will work closely with engineering squads, lead engineers, delivery managers, business analysts and programme architects to develop practical designs that can be understood, delivered and maintained.

You will work on impactful projects such as the Electronic Vehicle Excise Duty programme, known as EVED - a major programme of work linked to upcoming legislative change. The work will include a mix of new development, changes to current national systems and integration between existing and new services.

You will produce high-level designs, support solution briefs, document technical decisions and work with squads to make sure designs are clear before development begins.

The role would suit someone with an engineering background who has moved into architecture, or an experienced technical architect who enjoys working closely with delivery teams.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve products across web, mobile and API platforms, staying close to how systems are built, maintained and improved.

Design and build end-to-end technical solutions, including database schema, APIs, frontend, mobile interfaces and third-party integrations.

Work directly with cloud-based technologies such as Azure and AWS, alongside C#, .NET, SQL, React, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js and Vue.

Improve high-volume transactional systems, including payment flows, locking mechanisms, reconciliation, webhooks and data integrity controls.

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