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Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.\nThe post of Lead Solution Architect has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum.\nPlease be aware that RRP is non-contractual and subject to review.\n\n Job description\n\n Job responsibilities\n About the Candidate:\n\nSome of the skills and experience were looking for: \n\n Substantial industry experience within an Information Technology domain maintaining in-depth knowledge of specific technical specialisms, provides expert advice regarding their application.\n\n Demonstrable evidence of taking a technical leadership role across large complex programmes.\n\n Experience of implementing large scale Big Data platforms\n\n Sound experience of architecture frameworks, methodologies and application of appropriate architecture methods.\n\n Team leading experience; experience of managing resources in a matrix organisation\n\n Development and management of technical governance processes relevant to the entire organisation.\n\n Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build and manage relationships and to engage and lead internal and external stakeholders proactively.\n\nFull details of responsibilities, skills, and criteria are available in the attached Job Description. Please ensure your supporting statement includes demonstratable evidence and specific examples on how you meet the criteria for each of the key skills specified. This will be used in both the shortlisting and interview processes.\nThe post of Lead Solution Architect has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions. In recognition of this, the role attracts an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 20% per annum.\nPlease be aware that RRP is non-contractual and subject to review.\n\n Person Specification\n\n Qualifications\n\n Essential\n\n Masters or equivalent qualification, specifically in a computing, scientific or mathematical subject OR equivalent experience\n\n Knowledge\n\n Essential\n\n Knowledge of major cloud platforms including core architecture patterns, managed services, networking, identity and security controls, and cost optimisation principles, with the ability to apply this knowledge to multi-cloud and cloud-agnostic solution designs at enterprise scale\n\n Knowledge of major Apache spark data platform services and their associated architectures\n\n Leadership\n\n Essential\n\n Evidence of providing clear direction through communicating the strategic vision, adopting a corporate approach and inspiring the SA team to achieve its goals.\n\n People Management and Development\n\n Essential\n\n Line and activity management of technical staff including setting clear team objectives and priorities and monitoring achievement. Builds the team's capability to match changing delivery needs\n\n Solution Architecture\n\n Essential\n\n Demonstrable evidence regarding leadership in the development of architectures for complex national-scale systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers\n\n Person Specification\n\n Qualifications\n\n Essential\n\n Masters or equivalent qualification, specifically in a computing, scientific or mathematical subject OR equivalent experience\n\n Knowledge\n\n Essential\n\n Knowledge of major cloud platforms including core architecture patterns, managed services, networking, identity and security controls, and cost optimisation principles, with the ability to apply this knowledge to multi-cloud and cloud-agnostic solution designs at enterprise scale\n\n Knowledge of major Apache spark data platform services and their associated architectures\n\n Leadership\n\n Essential\n\n Evidence of providing clear direction through communicating the strategic vision, adopting a corporate approach and inspiring the SA team to achieve its goals.\n\n People Management and Development\n\n Essential\n\n Line and activity management of technical staff including setting clear team objectives and priorities and monitoring achievement. Builds the team's capability to match changing delivery needs\n\n Solution Architecture\n\n Essential\n\n Demonstrable evidence regarding leadership in the development of architectures for complex national-scale systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers\n\n Disclosure and Barring Service Check\n This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.\n\n Employer details\n\n Employer name\n NHS England\n\n Address\n\n Any NHS England office\n\n NHS England, 7/8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP\n\n Leeds / London / Any NHSE site\n\n LS1 4AP\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Employer's website\n\n https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)\n\n Employer details\n\n Employer name\n NHS England\n\n Address\n\n Any NHS England office\n\n NHS England, 7/8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP\n\n Leeds / London / Any NHSE site\n\n LS1 4AP\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Employer's website\n\n https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)\n\n Employer contact details\n\n For questions about the job, contact:\n\n Deputy DIR of Technology & Security Architecture\n\n Aidan Davies-Webb\n\n \n\n Details\n\n Date posted\n 09 October 2026\n\n Pay scheme\n Agenda for change\n\n Band\n\n Band 8d\n\n Salary\n\n £113,227 to £130,576 a year\n\n pa including 20% RRP (exclusive of London weighting)\n\n Contract\n Permanent\n\n Working pattern\n\n Full-time,\n\n Part-time,\n\n Job share,\n\n Flexible working\n\n Reference number\n\n 990-TDD-D&A-EC5116-E\n\n Job locations\n\n Any NHS England office\n\n NHS England, 7/8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP\n\n Leeds / London / Any NHSE site\n\n LS1 4AP\n\n United Kingdom\n\n Job overview\nData & Analytics is central to delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, with responsibility for national programmes worth £1.5 billion. This generational opportunity will use technology to transform how NHS care is delivered, planned, managed and improved by turning national ambition into effective data, digital and platform capabilities. Key programs include: o Single Patient Record - transforming the current disjointed digital landscape to produce patient and clinician facing services that operate seamlessly regardless of care context or location o Event Based Architecture-providing a real-time data capability to enable better intelligence across all NHS services and join up care. We are building faster, safer services with better operational decisions to advanced analytics, research and responsible AI at scale. We are seeking a talented Lead Solution Architect to help shape some of NHSE's most strategically important technology work, translating ambition into practical architectures, reusable patterns and assured solutions that operate safely at national scale. This is an exciting time to join NHSE as one of our Lead Solution Architects and support the delivery of the 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future - GOV.UK . The Architecture Profession provides a range of services to our internal and external stakeholders. 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