Defra

The primary role of the Service Tool Manager is to be responsible for the service enhancements and continual service improvements in one of the UK's major Government Departments. Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Service Tool Manager to join us at this exciting time. Your new role The Service Tool Manager (ServiceNow System Administrator) within the Service Tooling team will be responsible for analysing the service management processes, procedures, and end user requirements to improve the ITSM, WSD and CSM toolset capabilities and enhance process workflows on the platform. You will also be responsible for the administration of the ITSM, WSD and CSM applications according to agreed standards to support all processes in line with the approved Service Management Operational Model and to support stakeholder requirements as appropriate. As the Service Tool Manager you will be responsible for loading, manipulating and maintaining the data between the ServiceNow® platform and other systems including the maintenance of all foundation data within ServiceNow as appropriate. This will include the control of system access and data security, supporting any system, user, security and integration testing. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge in the ServiceNow platform, and show experience in system administration or application development. You will show capability of supporting a variety of ServiceNow products and plug-ins. Along with a good understanding of Service Management best practice. You will have experience working in a multi-supplier service across an ITIL framework or ServiceNow. An understanding of security constraints is preferred, this can include experience in data protection, GDPR or security and data retention policies. You will be assessed on the following behaviours: Managing a Quality Service Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace You will be assessed on the following technical skills: Continual Service Support What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. However, if you would prefer to work from an office, our IT hubs are London, York, Warrington, Bristol, Birmingham, and Reading. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a unique technical team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 27.1%, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. With specialist resource at your fingertips and an opportunity to really shape our IT practice, this is a chance to truly revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with, and manage our natural environment. *We may offer an additional specialist pay supplement of up to £6,000 for candidates (including existing Civil Servants) who demonstrate a high level of capability during assessment. In all cases the additional supplement is non-pensionable and the amount payable is subject to review at least annually and could be reduced or withdrawn at any time. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Senior Business Analysts are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments. Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vital role in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Senior Business Analysts to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role You will be offered the chance to work on a wide range of high-profile digital services, including public facing, collaborating with senior stakeholders and departments to understand business needs, elicit requirements, identify opportunities for change, undertake business process improvement and deliver solutions. You will act as the conduit between our user population and project teams, leading and undertaking business analysis for large and complex IT-enabled business change projects and programmes, giving thought to vision and scope, people, processes, user requirements, data and IT. Working alongside other specialists, this is an opportunity to really shape our IT practice and to revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with and manage our natural environment. What you'll need to succeed Your track record of conducting business analysis in Agile digital delivery, on major business ICT change projects / programmes, improving business processes and influencing diverse stakeholder communities will lead to your success. You will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, able to bring clarity to business problems and shape business solutions. You will be adept at presenting complex information in a tailored format, allowing you to communicate key findings and put forward recommendations to the wider organisation. Key to your success are your natural communication skills and collaborative approach to teamwork. What you'll get in return Defra supports flexible working, and the opportunity for blended working from home and an office. Our Business Analysis hubs are Bristol, Warrington and York but we'll consider Birmingham, Reading and Crewe applications. Our people work flexibly, remotely, from different offices and from home. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (rising, over 5 years, to 30 days) + 9 bank holidays, flexible working, a significant employer pension contribution of 27.9%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal and professional development opportunities.

Senior Business Analysts are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments. Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vital role in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Senior Business Analysts to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role You will be offered the chance to work on a wide range of high-profile digital services, including public facing, collaborating with senior stakeholders and departments to understand business needs, elicit requirements, identify opportunities for change, undertake business process improvement and deliver solutions. You will act as the conduit between our user population and project teams, leading and undertaking business analysis for large and complex IT-enabled business change projects and programmes, giving thought to vision and scope, people, processes, user requirements, data and IT. Working alongside other specialists, this is an opportunity to really shape our IT practice and to revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with and manage our natural environment. What you'll need to succeed Your track record of conducting business analysis in Agile digital delivery, on major business ICT change projects / programmes, improving business processes and influencing diverse stakeholder communities will lead to your success. You will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, able to bring clarity to business problems and shape business solutions. You will be adept at presenting complex information in a tailored format, allowing you to communicate key findings and put forward recommendations to the wider organisation. Key to your success are your natural communication skills and collaborative approach to teamwork. What you'll get in return Defra supports flexible working, and the opportunity for blended working from home and an office. Our Business Analysis hubs are Bristol, Warrington and York but we'll consider Birmingham, Reading and Crewe applications. Our people work flexibly, remotely, from different offices and from home. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (rising, over 5 years, to 30 days) + 9 bank holidays, flexible working, a significant employer pension contribution of 27.9%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal and professional development opportunities.

Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Application Architect - Geospatial Domain to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) will take full ownership of the application portfolio roadmap and strategy. As the role will act as a deputy to the Head of Solution & Application Architecture you will work with colleagues across the business, including the Development & WebOps teams to ensure coherence of standard, deliverability and buy in. You will take the lead in disseminating information on application portfolio goals, investment priorities, strategic futures and technologies. Working with other application architects and a wider stakeholder group in areas of cross-cutting enterprise application work such as commercial discussions, underpinning platforms work, proof of concepts for new technologies and significant estate migrations. This will be based on an analysis of business fit, the economics of solutions, the strategic direction, technological risk and sustainability. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have strong practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience of the Geospatial application domain coupled with a broad understanding of a range of application technologies. This will include previous experience of analysing application portfolios from both a business and technical perspective. You will need to interpret your analysis into practical treatments and roadmaps considering business outcomes, cost reduction and technology futures. Along with significant application rationalisation exercises and/or data centre migrations you will need to show a technical understanding across infrastructure and cloud environments. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK, including the DDTS hubs, which are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Azure & AWS cloud Infrastructure experts required to shape and define cloud services in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra are embracing a 'Cloud First' approach to our organisation's evolution and we are in a period of exciting change, embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Azure and AWS cloud experts to join us in 'pod lead' roles, managing a small technical group and helping to ensure technical delivery of pipeline of high-profile projects. Your new role You will take responsibility as a technical pod lead within our expansive cloud services team, managing up to 6 cloud infrastructure engineers. Together with colleagues across the group you will define, develop and deliver outstanding cloud solutions using Azure or AWS technology. As a technical team lead your time will be spent providing technical advisory and input on new solutions and projects, which could range from building hosted flood response systems from scratch, through to transitioning legacy environmental systems over to the cloud. Additionally, you'll engage with a diverse stakeholder community and allocate work to your engineers in a highly Agile approach. What you'll need to succeed Your background will include cloud infrastructure engineering and systems implementation within similarly diverse enterprise organisations. Your deep knowledge of Ms Azure or AWS and related technologies will form the basis of your daily interactions with technical team members, leadership and hands-on with tech. Knowledge of infrastructure as code and CI/CD delivery processes will help you greatly in this role, however previous experience with similar enterprise delivery models and modern standards will provide you with a strong knowledge base to build upon. This role would perfectly suit a technical expert who wants to play a leading role in project delivery and enjoys mentoring and developing team members. We have a diverse and close-knit team with similar interests and goals, so a collaborative approach to work is key. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at pace Change and improving Developing of self and others We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IT Infrastructure (expert) Technical understanding (expert) Troubleshooting and problem resolution (expert) What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. However, if you would prefer to work from an office, our IT hubs are York, Warrington, Bristol and Reading. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a unique technical team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave + 9 bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. With specialist resource at your fingertips and an opportunity to really shape our IT practice, this is a chance to truly revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with and manage our natural environment. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Application Architect - Geospatial Domain to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) will take full ownership of the application portfolio roadmap and strategy. As the role will act as a deputy to the Head of Solution & Application Architecture you will work with colleagues across the business, including the Development & WebOps teams to ensure coherence of standard, deliverability and buy in. You will take the lead in disseminating information on application portfolio goals, investment priorities, strategic futures and technologies. Working with other application architects and a wider stakeholder group in areas of cross-cutting enterprise application work such as commercial discussions, underpinning platforms work, proof of concepts for new technologies and significant estate migrations. This will be based on an analysis of business fit, the economics of solutions, the strategic direction, technological risk and sustainability. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have strong practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience of the Geospatial application domain coupled with a broad understanding of a range of application technologies. This will include previous experience of analysing application portfolios from both a business and technical perspective. You will need to interpret your analysis into practical treatments and roadmaps considering business outcomes, cost reduction and technology futures. Along with significant application rationalisation exercises and/or data centre migrations you will need to show a technical understanding across infrastructure and cloud environments. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK, including the DDTS hubs, which are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Application Architect - Geospatial Domain to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) will take full ownership of the application portfolio roadmap and strategy. As the role will act as a deputy to the Head of Solution & Application Architecture you will work with colleagues across the business, including the Development & WebOps teams to ensure coherence of standard, deliverability and buy in. You will take the lead in disseminating information on application portfolio goals, investment priorities, strategic futures and technologies. Working with other application architects and a wider stakeholder group in areas of cross-cutting enterprise application work such as commercial discussions, underpinning platforms work, proof of concepts for new technologies and significant estate migrations. This will be based on an analysis of business fit, the economics of solutions, the strategic direction, technological risk and sustainability. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have strong practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience of the Geospatial application domain coupled with a broad understanding of a range of application technologies. This will include previous experience of analysing application portfolios from both a business and technical perspective. You will need to interpret your analysis into practical treatments and roadmaps considering business outcomes, cost reduction and technology futures. Along with significant application rationalisation exercises and/or data centre migrations you will need to show a technical understanding across infrastructure and cloud environments. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK, including the DDTS hubs, which are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Azure & AWS cloud Infrastructure experts required to shape and define cloud services in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra are embracing a 'Cloud First' approach to our organisation's evolution and we are in a period of exciting change, embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Azure and AWS cloud experts to join us in 'pod lead' roles, managing a small technical group and helping to ensure technical delivery of pipeline of high-profile projects. Your new role You will take responsibility as a technical pod lead within our expansive cloud services team, managing up to 6 cloud infrastructure engineers. Together with colleagues across the group you will define, develop and deliver outstanding cloud solutions using Azure or AWS technology. As a technical team lead your time will be spent providing technical advisory and input on new solutions and projects, which could range from building hosted flood response systems from scratch, through to transitioning legacy environmental systems over to the cloud. Additionally, you'll engage with a diverse stakeholder community and allocate work to your engineers in a highly Agile approach. What you'll need to succeed Your background will include cloud infrastructure engineering and systems implementation within similarly diverse enterprise organisations. Your deep knowledge of Ms Azure or AWS and related technologies will form the basis of your daily interactions with technical team members, leadership and hands-on with tech. Knowledge of infrastructure as code and CI/CD delivery processes will help you greatly in this role, however previous experience with similar enterprise delivery models and modern standards will provide you with a strong knowledge base to build upon. This role would perfectly suit a technical expert who wants to play a leading role in project delivery and enjoys mentoring and developing team members. We have a diverse and close-knit team with similar interests and goals, so a collaborative approach to work is key. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at pace Change and improving Developing of self and others We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IT Infrastructure (expert) Technical understanding (expert) Troubleshooting and problem resolution (expert) What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. However, if you would prefer to work from an office, our IT hubs are York, Warrington, Bristol and Reading. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a unique technical team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave + 9 bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. With specialist resource at your fingertips and an opportunity to really shape our IT practice, this is a chance to truly revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with and manage our natural environment. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Azure & AWS cloud Infrastructure experts required to shape and define cloud services in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra are embracing a 'Cloud First' approach to our organisation's evolution and we are in a period of exciting change, embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Azure and AWS cloud experts to join us in 'pod lead' roles, managing a small technical group and helping to ensure technical delivery of pipeline of high-profile projects. Your new role You will take responsibility as a technical pod lead within our expansive cloud services team, managing up to 6 cloud infrastructure engineers. Together with colleagues across the group you will define, develop and deliver outstanding cloud solutions using Azure or AWS technology. As a technical team lead your time will be spent providing technical advisory and input on new solutions and projects, which could range from building hosted flood response systems from scratch, through to transitioning legacy environmental systems over to the cloud. Additionally, you'll engage with a diverse stakeholder community and allocate work to your engineers in a highly Agile approach. What you'll need to succeed Your background will include cloud infrastructure engineering and systems implementation within similarly diverse enterprise organisations. Your deep knowledge of Ms Azure or AWS and related technologies will form the basis of your daily interactions with technical team members, leadership and hands-on with tech. Knowledge of infrastructure as code and CI/CD delivery processes will help you greatly in this role, however previous experience with similar enterprise delivery models and modern standards will provide you with a strong knowledge base to build upon. This role would perfectly suit a technical expert who wants to play a leading role in project delivery and enjoys mentoring and developing team members. We have a diverse and close-knit team with similar interests and goals, so a collaborative approach to work is key. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at pace Change and improving Developing of self and others We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IT Infrastructure (expert) Technical understanding (expert) Troubleshooting and problem resolution (expert) What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. However, if you would prefer to work from an office, our IT hubs are York, Warrington, Bristol and Reading. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a unique technical team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave + 9 bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. With specialist resource at your fingertips and an opportunity to really shape our IT practice, this is a chance to truly revolutionise how people in the UK understand, interact with and manage our natural environment. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Lead Solutions Architect - Team Member are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Solutions Architect - Team Member to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Solution Architect will work across million-pound projects in different business areas on problems that require broad architectural thinking to ensure delivery of an end-to-end solution. As you consider the architecture, you will need to provide a fully rounded service, implementing designs based on requirements, strategic drivers and best practice. The projects will be high profile and high value. Working across all of Defra and partner organisations. Decisions made and guidance given by an architect operating at this level will be financially consequential and guide long term investment decisions, to the value of millions of pounds. The Lead Solution Architect plays an active and often practical part in the realisation of the design to deliver the desired business outcomes and will be called upon as an expert to resolve conflicts with inter-dependencies in multiple initiative scenarios, often arbitrating between organisations and suppliers. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have a track record of complex IT Programme architecture, involving dependency management and multi-supplier deliveries in an enterprise architecture capacity. This will include practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience and knowledge of at least one solution stack or product ecosystem, along with a range of application technologies which may be selected from to deliver required capabilities. You will show an ability to identify areas where specialist input is required, allowing you to coordinate required resources, highlighting strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Key to your success will be your technical knowledge surrounding solutions architecture. This will be judged by your experience in a multi-vendor environment. You will be responsible for designing solutions and assuring the work of others to ensure coherent designs, supporting an end-to-end service. You will be required to think pragmatically to balance architectural elegance, value for money and appropriate adoption of risk. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK. The DDTS hubs are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Application Architect - Geospatial Domain to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Application Architect (Geospatial Domain) will take full ownership of the application portfolio roadmap and strategy. As the role will act as a deputy to the Head of Solution & Application Architecture you will work with colleagues across the business, including the Development & WebOps teams to ensure coherence of standard, deliverability and buy in. You will take the lead in disseminating information on application portfolio goals, investment priorities, strategic futures and technologies. Working with other application architects and a wider stakeholder group in areas of cross-cutting enterprise application work such as commercial discussions, underpinning platforms work, proof of concepts for new technologies and significant estate migrations. This will be based on an analysis of business fit, the economics of solutions, the strategic direction, technological risk and sustainability. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have strong practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience of the Geospatial application domain coupled with a broad understanding of a range of application technologies. This will include previous experience of analysing application portfolios from both a business and technical perspective. You will need to interpret your analysis into practical treatments and roadmaps considering business outcomes, cost reduction and technology futures. Along with significant application rationalisation exercises and/or data centre migrations you will need to show a technical understanding across infrastructure and cloud environments. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK, including the DDTS hubs, which are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.

Lead Solutions Architect - Team Member are required to ensure delivery of widespread digital change in one of the UK's largest major Government Departments Your new company The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is a major UK Government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment. From the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink, Defra plays a vitalrole in people's everyday life. We work tirelessly to sustain a thriving rural economy and together we drive the success of our world-leading food and farming industry. Defra's Digital Data and Technology Services (DDTS) function are currently undertaking significant change across our enterprise and embracing Digital Services as a platform for continued transformation. As such, we require Lead Solutions Architect - Team Member to join us at this exciting time and facilitate change programmes unseen in the private sector. Your new role The Lead Solution Architect will work across million-pound projects in different business areas on problems that require broad architectural thinking to ensure delivery of an end-to-end solution. As you consider the architecture, you will need to provide a fully rounded service, implementing designs based on requirements, strategic drivers and best practice. The projects will be high profile and high value. Working across all of Defra and partner organisations. Decisions made and guidance given by an architect operating at this level will be financially consequential and guide long term investment decisions, to the value of millions of pounds. The Lead Solution Architect plays an active and often practical part in the realisation of the design to deliver the desired business outcomes and will be called upon as an expert to resolve conflicts with inter-dependencies in multiple initiative scenarios, often arbitrating between organisations and suppliers. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have a track record of complex IT Programme architecture, involving dependency management and multi-supplier deliveries in an enterprise architecture capacity. This will include practical knowledge and understanding of architectural models delivered in a variety of methodologies. You will need to show strong hands-on experience and knowledge of at least one solution stack or product ecosystem, along with a range of application technologies which may be selected from to deliver required capabilities. You will show an ability to identify areas where specialist input is required, allowing you to coordinate required resources, highlighting strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Key to your success will be your technical knowledge surrounding solutions architecture. This will be judged by your experience in a multi-vendor environment. You will be responsible for designing solutions and assuring the work of others to ensure coherent designs, supporting an end-to-end service. You will be required to think pragmatically to balance architectural elegance, value for money and appropriate adoption of risk. You will be assessed against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communication and Influencing Working together Managing a Quality Service You will be assessed against these technical skills during the selection process: Turning business problems into technical design Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical What you'll get in return Defra will continue working from home, and we support fully remote flexible working. Defra have offices across the UK. The DDTS hubs are York, Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham, Reading and Bristol. You'll join Defra at an exciting time within a collaborative team which is involved in all of Defra's technical initiatives. Our exceptional benefits package includes 25 days of annual leave (increasing to 30 after 5 years of service) + bank holidays, flexible working, a significant pension contribution of 20%+, flexi-benefits and mentoring and personal development opportunities. What you need to do now For a confidential discussion and for more information please click 'apply' to submit your CV.