Job Description

Salary: 49,764 - 53,817

Grade: N

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Hybrid with expectation to attend offices in North Yorkshire when required including County Hall Northallerton

Opportunity

As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll play a central role in shaping the future of the councils technology landscape. You'll be responsible for leading the technical design and strategy for Digital Products. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll translate complex business needs into robust technical designs, collaborating with developers, business analysts and service design professionals to bring them to life.

Role Summary

Merging organisations provides the council with opportunities to re-assess service delivery and implement solutions that make efficiencies and improve customer experience. The council is also investing in a number of its core solutions such as CRM and Contact Centre as a Service using cloud services in order to support new services.

Your role will include:

Translating business problems into technical designs, aligning user needs with objectives Leading technical design of solutions Development of technology strategies that meet business needs Technical governance of technology projects Lead market research, procurement and delivery of innovative solutions from suppliers. Provide advice and guidance on Cloud based platforms and their toolsets and features

You will be reporting to the Enterprise Architect within the Technology Service, the role is hybrid with expectation to attend offices in North Yorkshire when required including County Hall in Northallerton.

Experience / Qualifications

Experience


In depth understanding of the business and technical issues associated with the analysis, design, development and support of information systems. Knowledge of software and systems development methods Experience of cloud platforms and services Confident communicator with stakeholders at all levels

What we can offer...

You are provided with a comprehensive benefits package:


with an excellent employer defined pension scheme, enhanced holidays, flexible working to help you thrive at home and well as work, salary sacrifice car, cycle and technology, childcare schemes, package of 'Everybody Benefits' shopping vouchers, discounts and more.




Please see our total rewards brochure for more information.

More Information:

For further information contact Robert Sorley on 01609 533014 or email robert.sorley@northyorks.gov.uk.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 03rd August



Interview Date: 13th and 18th August

Key Documents:

Job description.pdf



Total Rewards Brochure





NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.



We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.



North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Lead Technical Architect

Salary:

49,764 - 53,817

Posted:

11/07/2025

Closing date:

03/08/2025

Closing time:

23:59