Registers of Scotland is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the digital transformation of the organization. This permanent role focuses on shaping the technology direction, leading enterprise architecture, and driving cloud migration strategy. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in large-scale architecture and will influence executive-level decisions. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a robust pension scheme.
07/05/2026
Full time
Registers of Scotland is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the digital transformation of the organization. This permanent role focuses on shaping the technology direction, leading enterprise architecture, and driving cloud migration strategy. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in large-scale architecture and will influence executive-level decisions. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a robust pension scheme.
Registers of Scotland is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the digital transformation of the organization. This permanent role focuses on shaping the technology direction, leading enterprise architecture, and driving cloud migration strategy. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in large-scale architecture and will influence executive-level decisions. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a robust pension scheme.
07/05/2026
Full time
Registers of Scotland is seeking a Chief Architect to lead the digital transformation of the organization. This permanent role focuses on shaping the technology direction, leading enterprise architecture, and driving cloud migration strategy. The successful candidate will possess significant experience in large-scale architecture and will influence executive-level decisions. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a robust pension scheme.
Total Remuneration & Benefits £100,087 - £114,401 (defined payscale) includes a 24% Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement. Base salary: £80,716 - £92,259. Benefits: 28.97% pension (RoS contribution), 42 days annual holiday, up to a year's parental leave, pay progression. Duration: Permanent. Working pattern: 35 hours per week with flexible arrangements (compressed hours, term time or part time). Location: Hybrid - either Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH87 AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD). Attendance at either site required as needed. Department: Architecture. Directorate: Digital Data and Technology (DDaT). Reports to: DDaT Director. Grade: C2. Closing date: 17 May 2026. Vacancies: 1. The Role As Chief Architect, you will be a trusted technical adviser to the Executive team, shaping the technology direction of Registers of Scotland during a pivotal digital transformation. You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring the technology architecture underpins the corporate plan and long term strategic objectives. Responsibilities Define and own the enterprise wide technology vision and blueprint, enabling growth, agility, security and resilience while driving cost optimisation. Own and evolve the Cloud Strategy, championing resilience, security and value for money. Lead the Architecture Steering Group and influence Executive and Board level decisions. Work with delivery teams to realise the target architecture (AI/ML, cloud migration, legacy retirement, event driven platforms). Provide architectural assurance and be the final authority across programmes. Define and embed pragmatic architecture standards, frameworks and governance mechanisms. Lead and mature the architecture function, line manage Domain Architects and foster collaboration and innovation. Key Responsibilities Develop an Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Blueprint, endorsed by EMT, guiding technology and investment decisions. Deliver a focused 3-5 year technology roadmap aligned to the Corporate Plan. Establish architectural standards and embed them into major delivery and change programmes. Set up governance and monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to the blueprint and standards. Build a strong permanent Domain Architect community, reducing reliance on contractors. Represent RoS externally, engaging across Scottish and UK public sector digital communities. Demonstrate measurable improvements in delivery outcomes, technical debt reduction and resilience. Essential Criteria Experience / Technical Influence, Governance and Scale: Significant experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in complex organisations. Proven track record of delivering large scale legacy modernisation and cloud migration programmes. Experience designing solutions that balance user needs, business outcomes and technical sustainability. Stakeholder engagement and communication with technical and non technical audiences, including Executives and Boards. Ability to prioritise and deliver an enterprise roadmap across multiple domains. Strong leadership skills influencing technical direction across 10+ teams with budgets exceeding £20m. Experience developing architectural capability, mentoring architects and embedding architectural thinking in engineering teams. Assessment of cost of ownership, cost to serve and long term economic impact of architectural decisions (especially cloud and AI). Technical: Deep experience with AWS native services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora/PostgreSQL, CDK) in large, regulated environments. Strong architectural experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift) covering operational, security and lifecycle concerns. Proven ability to embed security, privacy, resilience and compliance by design into enterprise architectures aligned to public sector obligations. Experience shaping enterprise data and AI architecture, including responsible ML and LLM adoption, MLOps, model lifecycle and data pipelines. Expertise in event driven, service oriented and microservice based architecture patterns. Deep understanding of modern engineering ecosystems (Java, Python, CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, SRE aligned operating models). Behaviours Leadership Communicating and Influencing / Developing Self and Others Seeing the Big Picture / Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace / Managing a Quality Service Diversity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects Scotland. We particularly welcome applicants from under represented groups in Technology and design. As a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we seek to create an inclusive culture where every voice matters. Nationality and Immigration Status Only nationals from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth are eligible for employment in the Civil Service. EU nationals (with settled or pre settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment. Security and Disclosure Successful candidates must undergo a Basic Level 1 Disclosure check. Individuals working with government assets must also complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
07/05/2026
Full time
Total Remuneration & Benefits £100,087 - £114,401 (defined payscale) includes a 24% Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement. Base salary: £80,716 - £92,259. Benefits: 28.97% pension (RoS contribution), 42 days annual holiday, up to a year's parental leave, pay progression. Duration: Permanent. Working pattern: 35 hours per week with flexible arrangements (compressed hours, term time or part time). Location: Hybrid - either Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH87 AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD). Attendance at either site required as needed. Department: Architecture. Directorate: Digital Data and Technology (DDaT). Reports to: DDaT Director. Grade: C2. Closing date: 17 May 2026. Vacancies: 1. The Role As Chief Architect, you will be a trusted technical adviser to the Executive team, shaping the technology direction of Registers of Scotland during a pivotal digital transformation. You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring the technology architecture underpins the corporate plan and long term strategic objectives. Responsibilities Define and own the enterprise wide technology vision and blueprint, enabling growth, agility, security and resilience while driving cost optimisation. Own and evolve the Cloud Strategy, championing resilience, security and value for money. Lead the Architecture Steering Group and influence Executive and Board level decisions. Work with delivery teams to realise the target architecture (AI/ML, cloud migration, legacy retirement, event driven platforms). Provide architectural assurance and be the final authority across programmes. Define and embed pragmatic architecture standards, frameworks and governance mechanisms. Lead and mature the architecture function, line manage Domain Architects and foster collaboration and innovation. Key Responsibilities Develop an Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Blueprint, endorsed by EMT, guiding technology and investment decisions. Deliver a focused 3-5 year technology roadmap aligned to the Corporate Plan. Establish architectural standards and embed them into major delivery and change programmes. Set up governance and monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to the blueprint and standards. Build a strong permanent Domain Architect community, reducing reliance on contractors. Represent RoS externally, engaging across Scottish and UK public sector digital communities. Demonstrate measurable improvements in delivery outcomes, technical debt reduction and resilience. Essential Criteria Experience / Technical Influence, Governance and Scale: Significant experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in complex organisations. Proven track record of delivering large scale legacy modernisation and cloud migration programmes. Experience designing solutions that balance user needs, business outcomes and technical sustainability. Stakeholder engagement and communication with technical and non technical audiences, including Executives and Boards. Ability to prioritise and deliver an enterprise roadmap across multiple domains. Strong leadership skills influencing technical direction across 10+ teams with budgets exceeding £20m. Experience developing architectural capability, mentoring architects and embedding architectural thinking in engineering teams. Assessment of cost of ownership, cost to serve and long term economic impact of architectural decisions (especially cloud and AI). Technical: Deep experience with AWS native services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora/PostgreSQL, CDK) in large, regulated environments. Strong architectural experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift) covering operational, security and lifecycle concerns. Proven ability to embed security, privacy, resilience and compliance by design into enterprise architectures aligned to public sector obligations. Experience shaping enterprise data and AI architecture, including responsible ML and LLM adoption, MLOps, model lifecycle and data pipelines. Expertise in event driven, service oriented and microservice based architecture patterns. Deep understanding of modern engineering ecosystems (Java, Python, CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, SRE aligned operating models). Behaviours Leadership Communicating and Influencing / Developing Self and Others Seeing the Big Picture / Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace / Managing a Quality Service Diversity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects Scotland. We particularly welcome applicants from under represented groups in Technology and design. As a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we seek to create an inclusive culture where every voice matters. Nationality and Immigration Status Only nationals from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth are eligible for employment in the Civil Service. EU nationals (with settled or pre settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment. Security and Disclosure Successful candidates must undergo a Basic Level 1 Disclosure check. Individuals working with government assets must also complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Total Remuneration & Benefits £100,087 - £114,401 (defined payscale) includes a 24% Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement. Base salary: £80,716 - £92,259. Benefits: 28.97% pension (RoS contribution), 42 days annual holiday, up to a year's parental leave, pay progression. Duration: Permanent. Working pattern: 35 hours per week with flexible arrangements (compressed hours, term time or part time). Location: Hybrid - either Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH87 AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD). Attendance at either site required as needed. Department: Architecture. Directorate: Digital Data and Technology (DDaT). Reports to: DDaT Director. Grade: C2. Closing date: 17 May 2026. Vacancies: 1. The Role As Chief Architect, you will be a trusted technical adviser to the Executive team, shaping the technology direction of Registers of Scotland during a pivotal digital transformation. You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring the technology architecture underpins the corporate plan and long term strategic objectives. Responsibilities Define and own the enterprise wide technology vision and blueprint, enabling growth, agility, security and resilience while driving cost optimisation. Own and evolve the Cloud Strategy, championing resilience, security and value for money. Lead the Architecture Steering Group and influence Executive and Board level decisions. Work with delivery teams to realise the target architecture (AI/ML, cloud migration, legacy retirement, event driven platforms). Provide architectural assurance and be the final authority across programmes. Define and embed pragmatic architecture standards, frameworks and governance mechanisms. Lead and mature the architecture function, line manage Domain Architects and foster collaboration and innovation. Key Responsibilities Develop an Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Blueprint, endorsed by EMT, guiding technology and investment decisions. Deliver a focused 3-5 year technology roadmap aligned to the Corporate Plan. Establish architectural standards and embed them into major delivery and change programmes. Set up governance and monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to the blueprint and standards. Build a strong permanent Domain Architect community, reducing reliance on contractors. Represent RoS externally, engaging across Scottish and UK public sector digital communities. Demonstrate measurable improvements in delivery outcomes, technical debt reduction and resilience. Essential Criteria Experience / Technical Influence, Governance and Scale: Significant experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in complex organisations. Proven track record of delivering large scale legacy modernisation and cloud migration programmes. Experience designing solutions that balance user needs, business outcomes and technical sustainability. Stakeholder engagement and communication with technical and non technical audiences, including Executives and Boards. Ability to prioritise and deliver an enterprise roadmap across multiple domains. Strong leadership skills influencing technical direction across 10+ teams with budgets exceeding £20m. Experience developing architectural capability, mentoring architects and embedding architectural thinking in engineering teams. Assessment of cost of ownership, cost to serve and long term economic impact of architectural decisions (especially cloud and AI). Technical: Deep experience with AWS native services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora/PostgreSQL, CDK) in large, regulated environments. Strong architectural experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift) covering operational, security and lifecycle concerns. Proven ability to embed security, privacy, resilience and compliance by design into enterprise architectures aligned to public sector obligations. Experience shaping enterprise data and AI architecture, including responsible ML and LLM adoption, MLOps, model lifecycle and data pipelines. Expertise in event driven, service oriented and microservice based architecture patterns. Deep understanding of modern engineering ecosystems (Java, Python, CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, SRE aligned operating models). Behaviours Leadership Communicating and Influencing / Developing Self and Others Seeing the Big Picture / Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace / Managing a Quality Service Diversity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects Scotland. We particularly welcome applicants from under represented groups in Technology and design. As a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we seek to create an inclusive culture where every voice matters. Nationality and Immigration Status Only nationals from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth are eligible for employment in the Civil Service. EU nationals (with settled or pre settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment. Security and Disclosure Successful candidates must undergo a Basic Level 1 Disclosure check. Individuals working with government assets must also complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
07/05/2026
Full time
Total Remuneration & Benefits £100,087 - £114,401 (defined payscale) includes a 24% Digital, Data and Technology Annual Pay supplement. Base salary: £80,716 - £92,259. Benefits: 28.97% pension (RoS contribution), 42 days annual holiday, up to a year's parental leave, pay progression. Duration: Permanent. Working pattern: 35 hours per week with flexible arrangements (compressed hours, term time or part time). Location: Hybrid - either Meadowbank House, Edinburgh (EH87 AU) or St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow (G2 5LD). Attendance at either site required as needed. Department: Architecture. Directorate: Digital Data and Technology (DDaT). Reports to: DDaT Director. Grade: C2. Closing date: 17 May 2026. Vacancies: 1. The Role As Chief Architect, you will be a trusted technical adviser to the Executive team, shaping the technology direction of Registers of Scotland during a pivotal digital transformation. You will provide strategic leadership, ensuring the technology architecture underpins the corporate plan and long term strategic objectives. Responsibilities Define and own the enterprise wide technology vision and blueprint, enabling growth, agility, security and resilience while driving cost optimisation. Own and evolve the Cloud Strategy, championing resilience, security and value for money. Lead the Architecture Steering Group and influence Executive and Board level decisions. Work with delivery teams to realise the target architecture (AI/ML, cloud migration, legacy retirement, event driven platforms). Provide architectural assurance and be the final authority across programmes. Define and embed pragmatic architecture standards, frameworks and governance mechanisms. Lead and mature the architecture function, line manage Domain Architects and foster collaboration and innovation. Key Responsibilities Develop an Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Blueprint, endorsed by EMT, guiding technology and investment decisions. Deliver a focused 3-5 year technology roadmap aligned to the Corporate Plan. Establish architectural standards and embed them into major delivery and change programmes. Set up governance and monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence to the blueprint and standards. Build a strong permanent Domain Architect community, reducing reliance on contractors. Represent RoS externally, engaging across Scottish and UK public sector digital communities. Demonstrate measurable improvements in delivery outcomes, technical debt reduction and resilience. Essential Criteria Experience / Technical Influence, Governance and Scale: Significant experience leading enterprise or solution architecture in complex organisations. Proven track record of delivering large scale legacy modernisation and cloud migration programmes. Experience designing solutions that balance user needs, business outcomes and technical sustainability. Stakeholder engagement and communication with technical and non technical audiences, including Executives and Boards. Ability to prioritise and deliver an enterprise roadmap across multiple domains. Strong leadership skills influencing technical direction across 10+ teams with budgets exceeding £20m. Experience developing architectural capability, mentoring architects and embedding architectural thinking in engineering teams. Assessment of cost of ownership, cost to serve and long term economic impact of architectural decisions (especially cloud and AI). Technical: Deep experience with AWS native services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora/PostgreSQL, CDK) in large, regulated environments. Strong architectural experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift) covering operational, security and lifecycle concerns. Proven ability to embed security, privacy, resilience and compliance by design into enterprise architectures aligned to public sector obligations. Experience shaping enterprise data and AI architecture, including responsible ML and LLM adoption, MLOps, model lifecycle and data pipelines. Expertise in event driven, service oriented and microservice based architecture patterns. Deep understanding of modern engineering ecosystems (Java, Python, CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps, SRE aligned operating models). Behaviours Leadership Communicating and Influencing / Developing Self and Others Seeing the Big Picture / Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace / Managing a Quality Service Diversity and Inclusion We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects Scotland. We particularly welcome applicants from under represented groups in Technology and design. As a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we seek to create an inclusive culture where every voice matters. Nationality and Immigration Status Only nationals from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth are eligible for employment in the Civil Service. EU nationals (with settled or pre settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment. Security and Disclosure Successful candidates must undergo a Basic Level 1 Disclosure check. Individuals working with government assets must also complete baseline personnel security standard checks.