Job ref: 199827
TPR grade: TDD 6 - Principal
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
Our Digital team is undergoing transformation turning our existing capabilities into a modern, and high-performing digital function with agility, user-centricity and innovation embedded throughout. Our vision is to be a catalyst for pensions innovation and regulatory effectiveness. Using digital, data, and technology to revolutionise pension regulation, making it more efficient, secure, transparent, and customer-centred.
We’re looking for a Solution Architect to join our Digital team and drive and deliver strategic cloud architecting and implementation, including Microsoft products on our Microsoft Azure platform. They will need to enable and guide the Technology design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs focused around our Regulatory Systems.
This is a great opportunity for an Architect looking to be the leader in their space. We will also provide you with support and further training to keep you up to date with the newest technologies to develop your skills further.
Responsibilities
You will:
- help develop the Roadmap for the development of Event Driven solutions in our Microsoft Azure tenancies, guiding the projects that deliver value and excellence to our business
- work with Business, Data and other Solution Architects on resolving the key issues we face in a cost effective and practical manner, architecting solutions (using Microsoft and third party solutions) aligned to the corporate strategy for TPR
- provide technical leadership to solutions, infrastructure and development teams and set example through development, technical design sessions and quality assurance activities
- support developing Technology solutions to solve business problems and achieve business objectives
- contribute towards TPR’s Technology and Data strategy using 'Cloud First'
- continuously improve methodologies, processes and standards including ‘best practice’ and policies relating to TPR’s solutions and their development
Essential and desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge of Event Driven technology, the strategy, implementation and future design relating to IT Technical Architecture models, Cloud technology, DevOps, software development (SDLC), and data management methodologies using industry accepted IT processes (Agile, Waterfall, ITIL).
- Expert knowledge in relation to all supporting technologies and good comprehension of regulations governing IT, for example, Data Protection, GDPR.
- Broad knowledge of modern architecture patterns including their suitability, complexities and alternatives for example, microservices.
- Web, Cloud and Database principles and architectures, specifically Microsoft technologies, including Azure, SharePoint, Dynamics 365 CRM, .Net, Sitecore, Logic Apps, Power Platform, SQL Server, Enterprise Architecture, ESB/ETL, Data and Cyber Security and SaaS/PaaS/IaaS.
- Assist with delivering end-to-end software lifecycle improvements, using agile delivery methods and multi-disciplinary teams
Person specification
- Proactive and flexible.
- Can do approach.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Communication skills at all levels.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Inspirational Leader, influencing and bringing along colleagues in their area of expertise.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £63,446 and £81,070, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 199827 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.