At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the architectural design for a major ERP transformation programme across government.
- Company: Join the Department for Business and Trade, shaping the future of UK trade and economy.
- Benefits: Enjoy a generous pension, flexible working, and tailored learning opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the UK's economy while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in technical architecture and ERP implementation is essential.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Job Description
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is seeking an ERP‑focused Technical Architect to provide architectural leadership on a major cross‑government ERP transformation programme.
About the Role
As an ERP Technical Architect you will lead the high‑level and integration architecture, ensuring the effective adoption of a new ERP solution within DBT’s wider digital estate.
You will work with multidisciplinary and cross‑government teams to shape coherent, scalable solutions aligned to programme objectives, mapping how ERP connects with existing systems, how data flows between services, and how business processes are supported.
Responsibilities
- Define and champion the technical strategy for services, ensuring alignment with user needs, business goals and DDa T standards.
- Lead technical specialists across multiple projects, solving complex architectural challenges and owning the technical design of services.
- Design and assure secure, open‑source and user‑centred systems, including integration, interoperability, cloud quality, security and performance.
- Provide technical governance, present designs to boards such as the Technical Design Authority, and collaborate with architects across DBT to ensure alignment.
- Conduct horizon scans for emerging technologies, contribute to the architecture community, mentor peers and support capability development.
Essential Skills
- Strong technical architecture experience, including designing secure, scalable and user‑centred digital services.
- Experience producing high‑level designs, translating them into practical delivery plans and taking them through governance or assurance boards.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across complex, multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience of ERP implementation, ERP design, integration or migration activity.
- Designing integration architecture between ERP platforms and existing systems or services.
- Understanding of data flows, business processes, technical dependencies and delivery risks within large‑scale transformation programmes.
Benefits
- Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97 %.
- Learning and development tailored to your role, including expensed accreditations and study time.
- Flexible, hybrid working environment with options such as condensed hours, 40 % in‑office working per month.
- Culture encouraging diversity and inclusion.
- Annual leave starting at 25 days, increasing with years of service.
- Three paid volunteering days a year.
- Employee benefits programme including cycle‑to‑work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Bonus and discount schemes, rewards and vouchers, lifestyle discounts.
- Family‑friendly policies including maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
- Job satisfaction from making a positive contribution to the UK’s economy.
- Salary
Salary range depends on location and technical skills assessed at interview. London based range: £71,590 to £85,413. Other regions: £67,867 to £81,793.
Eligibility
SC clearance required; applicant must have been present in the UK for 3 of the past 5 years.
DBT does not sponsor UK Visas or Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker visas.
Why Join DBT
Opportunity to work on modern, varied and meaningful technology programmes that support trade, business and economic growth across the UK.
Join a collaborative architecture community to shape technical direction, improve services and deliver secure, resilient solutions.
Apply now or contact Inspire People with a CV demonstrating evidence against the essential criteria. Please note this role is not subject to sponsorship.
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