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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Lead Technical Architect (Inside IR35) for a 4 Month contract-based Hybrid/ in Corsham.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support. The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management.

The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term.

To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people. of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

As a Lead Technical Architect, your main responsibilities will be:

• Be responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions
• Assure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for government
• Explore the benefits of cross-government alignment
• Provide mentoring within teams
• Provide leadership to other architects

Essential:

• Experience in designing the architecture to support secure and seamless access across multiple platforms (web, iOS, and Android), ensuring consistent functionality and user experience.
• Experience in Authentication and Authorisation- Implementing secure authentication mechanisms, such as Single Sign-On (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and role-based access control (RBAC), to protect user accounts and data.
• Ensuring the application complies with platform-specific guidelines and requirements for iOS (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Play Store), including security, privacy, and performance standards.
• Experience in secure data transmission- ensuring all data transmitted between the app, web, and backend systems is encrypted (e.g., using HTTPS and TLS) to protect against interception or tampering.
• Experience in device security- considering how the application handles data on personal devices, including secure storage, encryption, and protection against unauthorised access or data leakage.
• App Store Deployment experience, Supporting the process of publishing and maintaining the app on the iOS and Android app stores, including managing updates, certificates, and compliance with app store policies.
• Ensuring the application is intuitive and user-friendly across all platforms, with responsive design for web access and optimised interfaces for mobile devices.

Desirable:

• BCS certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
• CI/CD Pipeline experience.
• Key Cloak – understanding how licence issued and managed.

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, the MOD 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. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The MOD 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 exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

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.