Platform Architect x2 roles

Closing date: 6 May 2026

Salary range: £59,031- £80,000 per annum

What is the purpose of this job?

The Platform Architect will play an integral role in defining, delivering and supporting RDG’s Cloud platform and shared services (aka the RDG Platform).  They will be responsible for ensuring that the RDG Platform meets the business requirements across the business and align with RDG Architecture Principles and Policies.

What can I expect to do in this job?

This is not an exhaustive list, but things you can expect to be involved with include:

·       Identifying key business requirements (including both functional and non-functional requirements) for the Platform Services by working with other internal and external teams

·       Evaluating and selecting solutions and technology platforms to meet the business requirements, e.g. through proof-of-concepts and procurements

·       Responsible for the end-to-end design and documentation of Platform Services by working with internal and external teams including other RDG Platform Architects, suppliers and customers from other projects

·       Ensuring the Platform Services are implemented, quality assured, transitioned into operations and rolled out successfully

·       Maintaining Architecture Definition Documents (ADD) and key enterprise architecture models for Platform Services

·       Ensuring that the Platform align with the RDG Architecture Principles and Policies and comply with any agreed Government Digital Service (GDS) standards

·       Helping to develop technology roadmaps for the future development and evolution of the RDG Platform

We are looking for someone who has hands-on experience in one or more of the following: 

·       Development, e.g. front and/or back-end development, Infrastructure as Code (IoC)

·       Cloud platforms and services, e.g. Amazon Web Service Landing Zone

·       Networking/Security services, e.g. Amazon Transit Gateway and Security Hub

·       CI/CD, e.g. GitLab

·       Identity and Access Management (IAM), e.g. Microsoft Entra ID

·       Infrastructure and application performance monitoring, e.g. New Relics, Grafana, etc.

·       API gateway and management, e.g. AWS API Gateway

·       Message queue and broker, e.g. Kafka, ActiveMQ

·       Certificate and secrets management, e.g. AWS

Who will my key contacts be?

Internal:

·       Enterprise Architect

·       Head of Architecture

·       Platform Architects

·       Project Managers

·       Other project teams (projects impacted by the shared services)

·       Business Architects

·       Business Analysts

·       Information Security team

·       Service Managers

·       Quality Assurance team

·       Finance Partners

External:

·       Customers

·       Suppliers

·       Partners