At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to integrate AI into government services for better citizen outcomes.
- Company: Join the Digital Service Innovation Team at the heart of government digital transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a focus on innovation and collaboration across departments.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by shaping the future of digital government with AI.
- Qualifications: Experience in strategic direction, AI solutions, and coaching teams.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
DSIT is the digital centre of government. We are the Digital Service Innovation Team, responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. We are building a new AI Integration team to embed AI into everyday work, helping teams deliver better outcomes for citizens faster with greater quality and confidence.
As Principal Solutions Architect, you will lead a small team working across the department to identify AI opportunities and turn them into practical applications.
Location: Bristol, Manchester
Responsibilities:
- Set strategic direction, standards and ways of working for a distributed team embedded across different parts of the organisation.
- Help the team and stakeholders shape demand, prioritise projects, assess value vs effort/risk, make trade-offs and maintain focus so solutions can be created.
- Provide AI advice to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders, communicating to gain support while managing risk and complexity.
- Develop prototypes and deliver lightweight solutions (most likely using Copilot Studio, Power Automate and/or wider Power Platform).
- Foster a culture of learning and innovation within your team, role-modeling effective and responsible use of AI.
- Build the team, set direction, shape priorities and help people choose the most effective route for each opportunity.
- Coach colleagues to solve problems independently, support the design of low-code solutions, bring in specialist contractors and unblock problems.
Person specification:
- Have experience setting clear strategic direction, standards and ways of working for a distributed team embedded across different parts of the organisation.
- Have experience helping the team and stakeholders shape demand, assess value vs effort/risk, make trade-offs and maintain focus so solutions can be created, or identifying problems and solution options.
- Have experience providing advice to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders, utilising different architecture communication techniques to gain support for architectural initiatives with high levels of risk, impact and complexity.
- Can translate between user needs, operational reality, governance requirements and technical options.
- Have hands-on skill with Microsoft low-code tools to prototype and deliver lightweight solutions (Copilot Studio, Power Automate and/or wider Power Platform).
- Have experience coaching others to identify reusable patterns and trends, and feeding them back to the wider organisation to anticipate changes to policy and build resilience through your architectural work.
Principal Solutions Architect (AI Solutions) - Government Digital Service - G6 in Manchester employer: Manchester Digital
As a leading force in the digital transformation of government, DSIT offers an exceptional work environment for those passionate about leveraging AI to enhance public services. Located in vibrant cities like Bristol and Manchester, we foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning, providing ample opportunities for professional growth and collaboration across diverse teams. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions and encourages creative problem-solving.
