Principal Technical Architect

Principal Technical Architect

£100,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Principal Technical Architect.

As a Principal Technical Architect, you will define and champion the technical strategy for services that support a diverse set of users, including citizens, financial institutions, debt

advice providers, and pension providers. You will lead architectural decisions that shape

digital services, ensuring they are user-centred, scalable, and aligned with organisational and

government standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Set technical direction and Strategy making enterprise-level decisions on digital

technologies and product selections to align with architectural vision and business

needs.

Plan and deliver a prioritised schedule of work, securing stakeholder agreement and

maintaining technical artefacts in relevant repositories.

Act as a Service Assessor, ensuring compliance with the Government Service

Standard and architectural principles.

Promote reuse and scalability across services, reducing duplication and driving

integration by default.

Lead and inspire a team of Technical Architects to deliver high-quality outputs

aligned with strategic priorities.

Define how we build and operate user-centred, open-source digital systems in an agile

environment.

Communicate technical vision across multi-disciplinary teams and influence decision-

makers to drive digital transformation.

Shape Technical governance and assurance across Digital, Data and Technology

(DDaT), ensuring compliance with frameworks and standards.

Lead the Technical Architecture community, setting standards for tools, techniques,

and fostering an inclusive culture.

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)

Recruitment Process:

• Initial Review: Our recruiter will review your CV. If it looks like a good fit, they'll reach out to arrange a call.
• Hiring Manager Review: If the recruiter thinks you're suitable, your CV will be passed to the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you for an interview.
• Interview: If selected, you'll participate in a virtual interview. This single-stage process allows you to demonstrate your skills and experience through competency-based questions. This will also require you to deliver a short presentation.

Career Development

In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List

If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference: MaPS01063

Close Date: 15/11/2026

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