Senior Technical Architect - HMRC - G7

Location

Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Telford

About the job

Job summary

Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it’s really like to work at HMRC.

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HMRC is transforming the UK’s tax system through cutting-edge digital innovation and the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) Group is at the heart of that mission.

We are building high-quality digital services that will enhance the customer experience, enable real time interactions, and make tax simpler and more intuitive for everyone. By equipping our colleagues with modern tools and technologies, we are also reshaping how we work — allowing HMRC to focus its resources where they can deliver the greatest impact.

Do you want to help deliver secure, reliable, and efficient platforms used by millions across the UK?

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Technical Architect to join HMRC’s Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) team, embedded directly within product teams to shape, build, and evolve cloud native services.

We are redefining our offerings and growing the team of outstanding people to improve the Cloud Centre of Excellence. We are already a diverse team of 90+ technologists, creating a dynamic and inclusive working environment whose skills cover architecture, platform development, service design, platform operations and governance.

You’ll work closely with engineers and product owners to set technical direction, solve complex challenges, and drive best practice across cloud, DevOps, and automation.

Important:  Travel to Telford is required as part of this role.

Job description

As a Senior Technical Architect within HMRC’s Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) you will be a key member of one or more Cloud product teams, providing hands-on technical leadership and architectural guidance.

Unlike traditional centralised architecture roles, you will be embedded directly within the product teams, working closely with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to design, build, and evolve robust cloud-native solutions. Your expertise will help shape the technical direction of our products, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and maintainable.

Person specification

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver solutions across CI/CD, security/secrets, DNS automation, or machine image pipelines.
Promote DevOps and IaC approaches across teams.
Ensure security and regulatory compliance.
Balance immediate delivery needs with long-term technical strategy.
Work with other architects to align standards and patterns.
Provide hands on support and mentorship to engineering teams, helping to resolve complex technical challenges.

Essential Criteria

Proven experience as a cloud focused technical architect or senior engineer (AWS/Azure).
Hands on expertise in one or more: CI/CD tooling, secrets/security, DNS, or image pipelines.
Strong DevOps and IaC skills (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Familiarity with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS).
Experience working within embedded product or feature teams.
Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management skills.

Technical Leadership & Mentoring
As a Senior Technical Architect, you will provide clear architectural leadership, mentoring engineers and guiding teams through complex design decisions. You will share best practice, offer constructive technical direction, and help shape a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture.

Critical Thinking & Architectural Mindset
We’re looking for someone who brings strong architectural judgment—able to challenge assumptions, evaluate options, and make well-reasoned design decisions. You will navigate ambiguity confidently, analyse trade-offs, and propose solutions that balance long-term vision with practical delivery.