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Being a Solutions Architect at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is a genuine and truly exciting opportunity to push and develop yourself within a world leading organisation, working across multiple digital transformation projects, within an innovative, flexible and agile environment.

The UKHO has been providing Admiralty maritime navigation solutions for over 200 years and are recognised as the global leader in marine geospatial information. Our products save lives, contribute to global trade efficiency and support environmental protection, resource exploration, scientific research and security and defence. To continue being world leaders we need to continuously evolve and as a Solutions Architect, you will play a key role within the organisation, defining and future shaping high-value business solutions. 

Working with a unique and gifted team of engineers, data scientists and business professionals you will be the bridge between the technical and non-technical, identifying solutions that balance benefits, strategic alignment, costs and risks to business and technical environments. Within a business change programme, you will manage the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the programme. You will also mentor and guide less experienced architects.

The successful candidate will offer:

Experience in leading architecture design work whilst ensuring consistency

Experience of working with Agile development teams, facilitating iterative architectural development

Natural ability in securing buy-in to drive dialogue with the engineering teams and across the organisation

Experience of Archimate v3.0 modelling specification and an understanding of the TOGAF

Prior development of detailed, crisp business requirements and user stories that have been used to create product specifications and architecture

Experience of applying appropriate standards, policies, patterns and frameworks to solution designs

And in return?

We will actively empower you to develop yourself and provide flexible working practices for a healthy work/life balance. You will also benefit from a brand new award winning office, with free use of our on site gym, free parking and subsidised canteen.

Application process

If you are open to being based in a beautiful location, would revel in our new cutting edge building and relish the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals working on global leading products, we want to hear from you asap.

In the first instance please click the apply button to send your CV. 

We may hold telephone calls with you as part of the interview process.

Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test, technical evaluation exercise or a scenario-based activity. If you require any reasonable adjustments during these exercises, please include this info.

Regrettably, where we receive a high volume of applications, only those successful for interview will be contacted.

Closing date: 19 April 2019.

To complete your application you will be asked to complete our diversity monitoring form.

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria' we mean that the evidence you provide in your competency statement must demonstrate that you meet the minimum pass mark, set by the short-list panel, for each criteria listed in the ‘short-list' section, above. The short-list panel will not be made aware of any individual that has applied under GIS; this information will be processed solely by HR, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.