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Lead Solution Architect

Brighton with Hybrid working
Lead Solution Architect


The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.


Job details

Salary

Starting salary between 63,446 and 81,070 per annum dependent on skills and experience

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Date posted

24/07/2025

Job reference

REQ000029




Job description

Role title:

Lead Solution Architect

TPR grade & pay group:

Grade 6 Digital

Directorate:

Digital, Data & Technology

Starting salary:

Starting salary between 63,446 and 81,070 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus excellent benefits package, and flexible working arrangements

Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Brighton/hybrid (6 days per month in the office)

Closing date:

28 August 2025

About the role

Are you passionate about applying your technical knowledge and skills to solve complex business problems? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative and evolving environment where your expertise can make a meaningful impact?



We're looking for a versatile and pragmatic Lead Solution Architect with strong stakeholder management skills to join our Architecture & Design team and play a key role in our digital transformation. This is an exciting opportunity to shape strategic initiatives and design secure, scalable, and resilient services.



As a Lead Solution Architect, you will:



Define the solution architecture and design for prioritised initiatives. Help to define and maintain architecture roadmaps, guardrails and playbooks. Assist in aligning and refining target and interim state architecture blueprints. Contribute to TPR's architecture and design community of practice and knowledge base. Support the delivery of operational efficiencies and cost savings through business alignment, proactive application portfolio management, and reuse.

The role criteria

We're looking for a proactive and technically skilled architecture professional with:



Expertise in Microsoft technologies, particularly Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Microsoft 365. Demonstrable experience of event-driven architecture and domain-driven design. Broad knowledge of data, application, technology and security architecture. Good understanding of Enterprise Architecture frameworks and tools. Working knowledge of government frameworks and standards.

The team

You'll be part of the Digital team within the DDaT Directorate, reporting initially to the Head of Architecture & Design. The team is responsible for designing innovative user centred services that support the organisation's digital transformation and operational resilience.



Our DDaT strategy is built around collaboration, innovation, and adaptability. We're working to reduce regulatory burden, improve market competition, and deliver better outcomes for savers by embracing cutting-edge technologies and data-driven decision-making.



For more information, please see the role description.

Benefits

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Our culture

TPR strives to be a high-performing organisation, and we prioritise our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment.



Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our modern Brighton offices are in Telecom House overlooking Preston Park, they are over two floors of a shared building facility and when designed in 2023 we followed the government's workplace design guide to ensure accessibility by design was achieved for our section.



We're proud to have a range of networks and opportunities to bring people together with supportive and safe spaces to connect with one another.

About The Pensions Regulator

With a career at TPR, you'll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than 2trn of savings safe.



Our Corporate Strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should continue to evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the pensions landscape. We believe diversity and inclusion are vital to good decision-making for positive saver outcomes. We're committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic work environment where everyone can thrive; understanding the link between the work we do and its positive impact on society.



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Applications

To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can continue to provide a positive candidate experience, with each application being reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.



Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.



We welcome applications on a part time and job share basis.

Selection and interview

If you are shortlisted for interview, we'll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application however due to the large volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.



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 criteria outlined in the 'what you will bring' section will be offered an interview.

Diversity and inclusion

TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.



We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.

Further information

Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees.



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.


Lead Solution Architect