Job Description

Details

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Reference number

424534

Salary

71,500 - 82,132
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Other

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

SLC - Technology Group and Estates

Type of role

Architecture and Data

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Darlington, Glasgow, Llandudno

About the job

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Job summary

Salary:

71,500 - 82,132 (Up to 15k DDAT)

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

Full time


SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

Honesty

: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.

Empowerment

: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.

Accountability

: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.

Respect

: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

Trust

: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words--they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

Job description

The Role

SLC now have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Technical Architect to join our Strategy and Architecture team. The Lead Technical Architect is responsible for the architectural design and governance of key areas within a complex digital environment. Acting as a subject matter expert across one or more technological capabilities within the future state architecture, the role defines and maintains the organisation's technology and data architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and industry standards.


The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to senior solution architects, fostering technical excellence, and drive innovation through emerging technologies. Key responsibilities include shaping platform roadmaps, assuring architectural integrity, and translating complex requirements into scalable, secure solutions. The role spans the entire SLC change portfolio and contributes to stakeholder engagement, enterprise governance, and continuous improvement of architecture practices.

Person specification

What You Bring

Enterprise level experience technology and data architecture experience in a number of domains (Cloud, Java software development, infrastructure, enterprise applications and integrations, low code platforms, CRM etc) Experience of working with and leading the development of key architectural concepts and trends Experience of leading activity in one or more of the following Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Domain Architecture, Data/Information Architecture, Security Architecture Experience working in a complex customer-facing technology environment Experience working in a complex change landscape Experience of working in a multi-vendor environment and of integrating disparate technologies Experience in communicating at all levels including at an executive level with partners and senior Excellent understanding of large-scale system, information and technology architectures, including application integration patterns, messaging, service-oriented architecture and information models. A track record in design and architecture of complex IT solutions Demonstrated ability to deliver results under demanding timelines Willingness to learn new technologies, methodologies, applications and grow with team

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 71,500, Student Loans Company contributes 20,713 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays Option to buy/sell annual leave Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme To find out what's it's like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

We'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.


SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Successful candidates will be contacted by a member of the Talent Acquisition team to arrange interview.



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) 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk

Further information

https://slc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SLC_Careers/job/Glasgow-Clyde-Place/Lead-Technical-Architect_JR7063