Java Software Engineer
DWP Digital - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£44,447 to £59,813 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. Join DWP as a Java Software Engineer and help build secure, scalable digital services that support millions of people across the UK. Working with modern technologies and talented multidisciplinary teams, you'll develop solutions that make a real difference to people's lives every day. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Knowledge and experience of developing APIs, RESTful services and microservice architectures. Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure. A strong understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD). Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB. Experience building and maintaining robust automated test suites that support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Proven experience developing and supporting large-scale systems using Java 21+ and open-source technologies. You and your role As a Java Software Engineer, you'll build and support digital services that are used by millions of citizens across the UK. Working within agile, multidisciplinary teams, you'll help design, develop and maintain software products that work better for our users and help transform public services. You'll collaborate with architects, engineers and product teams to develop secure, resilient and scalable applications using modern technologies including Java, AWS, Kubernetes, Python and CI/CD pipelines. You'll also be an important role of DWP's thriving engineering community, sharing knowledge, promoting best practice and helping teams deliver high-quality software that meets the needs of millions of users. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of £59,813. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £13,266 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 (rising to 31 days over time). You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just three stages: Apply: Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Coding Test: Complete a remote coding assessment. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Senior Software Engineer
DWP Digital - Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£57,946 to £80,664 a year
PermanentFull time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Pay up to £80,664 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to work on code that counts? We're looking for talented Senior Software Engineers to help shape the future of digital services within the UK's largest government department. You'll work in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions. Working with technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, Java, microservices and CI/CD, you'll help build and improve platforms that support critical public services at scale. We champion engineering excellence, clean code, automation and continuous improvement. Whether you're influencing technical direction, mentoring others or driving best practice, you'll have the opportunity to help deliver services that work for millions people and transform how government works. Build great software. Solve meaningful problems. Make a difference at scale. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience designing and assuring scalable, resilient and secure technology solutions, ensuring architectural decisions align with organisational strategy, standards and business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to lead within multidisciplinary agile teams, collaborating with engineers, product managers, delivery professionals and senior stakeholders to shape technical direction and delivery. Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, including AWS, containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code approaches using Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience designing complex distributed systems, defining architectural patterns, and ensuring solutions are maintainable, interoperable and fit for long-term organisational needs. Understanding of modern software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps principles, ensuring architecture enables efficient and reliable delivery. Proven ability to embed security, accessibility, performance and operational resilience into architectural designs, ensuring services meet governance, compliance and user needs. You and your role Our Senior Software Engineers provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and champion engineering best practice across DWP Digital. Working in multi-disciplinary agile teams alongside architects, designers, researchers, analysts and testers, you'll design, build and support secure, reliable digital services used by millions of people. You'll help modernise large-scale systems, transforming legacy platforms into resilient, scalable cloud-based architectures. With the freedom to influence technical decisions, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of engineering across one of the UK's largest government departments. Alongside hands-on engineering, you'll share expertise, grow capability and support the development of others across our engineering community. You'll also work with modern cloud technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tooling, helping to build and operate cloud-based services that are scalable, resilient and designed for the future. This is an opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, influence technical strategy, and build services that help people access support more quickly and easily. We'll support your development through coaching, mentoring, professional learning and a thriving engineering community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and 60% collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: Pay for this role is from £57,946 to £80,664. The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205 plus a Digital Allowance of up to £12,459 per annum for exceptional candidates, subject to our assessment of capability at interview. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,786 per year. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - Birmingham, West Midlands
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - City Of Manchester, Greater Manchester
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - Blackpool, Lancashire
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Lead Technical Architect
DWP Digital - Leeds, West Yorkshire
£75,026 to £96,683 a year
PermanentFull time
DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP Digital is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect to help shape the future of our strategic Management Information and Analytics services. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Architecture design across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database and integration components. Experience applying architecture principles, patterns, standards, practices and technical roadmaps to deliver effective solutions. Experience working with project delivery teams across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies from concept through to live service. Ability to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions with clear traceability for stakeholders. Experience using architecture modelling techniques and tools to design and communicate solutions. Knowledge of data integration technologies including real-time and batch processing across multiple source systems. Experience of analytics and reporting platforms, including data warehousing, data lakes, business intelligence technologies and tools such as Power BI. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll shape the future of one of the largest Management Information and Analytics services in UK government, influencing technology decisions that support around 20,000 users across DWP. Our architects play a key role in delivering digital transformation across DWP, translating complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and guiding programmes from concept through to live service. You'll work with senior stakeholders, architects, engineers and delivery teams to design secure, scalable solutions across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments while leading architectural governance, influencing technology strategy and driving innovation across data, analytics and reporting platforms. As part of DWP Digital's Data Insights and Analytics community, you'll mentor and support other architects, helping to build capability and deliver high-quality services that provide trusted insight and better outcomes for millions of people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £96,683. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Senior Software Engineer
DWP Digital - Blackpool, Lancashire
£57,946 to £80,664 a year
PermanentFull time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Pay up to £80,664 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to work on code that counts? We're looking for talented Senior Software Engineers to help shape the future of digital services within the UK's largest government department. You'll work in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions. Working with technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, Java, microservices and CI/CD, you'll help build and improve platforms that support critical public services at scale. We champion engineering excellence, clean code, automation and continuous improvement. Whether you're influencing technical direction, mentoring others or driving best practice, you'll have the opportunity to help deliver services that work for millions people and transform how government works. Build great software. Solve meaningful problems. Make a difference at scale. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience designing and assuring scalable, resilient and secure technology solutions, ensuring architectural decisions align with organisational strategy, standards and business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to lead within multidisciplinary agile teams, collaborating with engineers, product managers, delivery professionals and senior stakeholders to shape technical direction and delivery. Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, including AWS, containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code approaches using Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience designing complex distributed systems, defining architectural patterns, and ensuring solutions are maintainable, interoperable and fit for long-term organisational needs. Understanding of modern software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps principles, ensuring architecture enables efficient and reliable delivery. Proven ability to embed security, accessibility, performance and operational resilience into architectural designs, ensuring services meet governance, compliance and user needs. You and your role Our Senior Software Engineers provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and champion engineering best practice across DWP Digital. Working in multi-disciplinary agile teams alongside architects, designers, researchers, analysts and testers, you'll design, build and support secure, reliable digital services used by millions of people. You'll help modernise large-scale systems, transforming legacy platforms into resilient, scalable cloud-based architectures. With the freedom to influence technical decisions, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of engineering across one of the UK's largest government departments. Alongside hands-on engineering, you'll share expertise, grow capability and support the development of others across our engineering community. You'll also work with modern cloud technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tooling, helping to build and operate cloud-based services that are scalable, resilient and designed for the future. This is an opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, influence technical strategy, and build services that help people access support more quickly and easily. We'll support your development through coaching, mentoring, professional learning and a thriving engineering community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and 60% collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: Pay for this role is from £57,946 to £80,664. The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205 plus a Digital Allowance of up to £12,459 per annum for exceptional candidates, subject to our assessment of capability at interview. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,786 per year. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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Senior Software Engineer
DWP Digital - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
£57,946 to £80,664 a year
PermanentFull time
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Pay up to £80,664 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to work on code that counts? We're looking for talented Senior Software Engineers to help shape the future of digital services within the UK's largest government department. You'll work in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver secure, resilient and scalable solutions. Working with technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, Java, microservices and CI/CD, you'll help build and improve platforms that support critical public services at scale. We champion engineering excellence, clean code, automation and continuous improvement. Whether you're influencing technical direction, mentoring others or driving best practice, you'll have the opportunity to help deliver services that work for millions people and transform how government works. Build great software. Solve meaningful problems. Make a difference at scale. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience designing and assuring scalable, resilient and secure technology solutions, ensuring architectural decisions align with organisational strategy, standards and business outcomes. Demonstrated ability to lead within multidisciplinary agile teams, collaborating with engineers, product managers, delivery professionals and senior stakeholders to shape technical direction and delivery. Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, including AWS, containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code approaches using Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience designing complex distributed systems, defining architectural patterns, and ensuring solutions are maintainable, interoperable and fit for long-term organisational needs. Understanding of modern software development lifecycles, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps principles, ensuring architecture enables efficient and reliable delivery. Proven ability to embed security, accessibility, performance and operational resilience into architectural designs, ensuring services meet governance, compliance and user needs. You and your role Our Senior Software Engineers provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and champion engineering best practice across DWP Digital. Working in multi-disciplinary agile teams alongside architects, designers, researchers, analysts and testers, you'll design, build and support secure, reliable digital services used by millions of people. You'll help modernise large-scale systems, transforming legacy platforms into resilient, scalable cloud-based architectures. With the freedom to influence technical decisions, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of engineering across one of the UK's largest government departments. Alongside hands-on engineering, you'll share expertise, grow capability and support the development of others across our engineering community. You'll also work with modern cloud technologies, including AWS, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code tooling, helping to build and operate cloud-based services that are scalable, resilient and designed for the future. This is an opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, influence technical strategy, and build services that help people access support more quickly and easily. We'll support your development through coaching, mentoring, professional learning and a thriving engineering community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and 60% collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: Pay for this role is from £57,946 to £80,664. The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205 plus a Digital Allowance of up to £12,459 per annum for exceptional candidates, subject to our assessment of capability at interview. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,786 per year. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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