About the job

Job summary

HM Land Registry's vision is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity, and an open approach to data. To deliver this, the architecture practice vision is to become a high performing practice that will lead transformation of the organisation by ensuring we use the right technologies, at the right time, in the right way.

We're looking for a Principal Technical Architect (Infrastructure), a Principal Technical Architect (Security), and a Principal Technical Architect (Business) to join our Transformation and Technology Directorate to help us achieve this.

Job description

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Architecture. The Principal Technical Architect will provide leadership and strategic direction to HM Land Registry, across all business areas. 

We are looking for three roles in Infrastructure, Security and Business.

The principal technical architect leads at the highest level and is responsible for making sure the technology strategy is agreed and followed.

Person specification

For more information about the roles, please see the attached candidate pack.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £71,245, HM Land Registry contributes £19,236 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

We are working with our recruitment partner (Inspire People) for this campaign. Please click on the Apply at Advertiser's site Link to apply (below) to submit your CV. 

Please include how you meet the essential experience criteria and technical skills listed within the candidate pack within your CV.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.