Principal Applications Architect

Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

. Lead the design and modelling of strategic and tactical architectures for delivery, development, and support of projects .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeBirmingham • United KingdomLead💰 £62,205 - £67,659 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading strategic and tactical application architecture design, developing architecture roadmaps, and ensuring adherence to architectural, security, and quality standards. Proven ability to engage stakeholders and manage a team of senior architects to deliver effective end-to-end solutions.

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Application Architecture DesignArchitecture Roadmap DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementTeam LeadershipArchitectural Standards Compliance

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Hard Skills

Strategic Architecture DesignTactical Architecture ModellingTechnical Debt ManagementEnd-to-End Solution DesignArchitecture Policy Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationInfluencing

Industry Keywords

Technical GovernanceSecurity StandardsQuality StandardsUser Experience ImprovementArchitecture Guidelines

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and modelling of strategic and tactical architectures for delivery, development, and support of projects
Build the long-term strategic roadmap for application architecture
Prioritise the removal of technical debt
Engage business stakeholders from the start of an idea
Lead a team to shape and deliver end-to-end solution designs meeting business objectives and customer outcomes
Ensure solutions adhere to architectural, security, and quality standards
Work alongside the User Experience team to improve existing solutions, systems, and processes
Develop and maintain organisation-wide architecture policies, standards, and guidelines
Lead supporting senior architects
Manage workload across the architecture team
Ensure technology solutions align with end-state blueprints and requirements
Influence technology choices and the force’s technology architecture
Submit designs to technical governance boards for successful adoption

Requirements

What you’ll need

Previous applicants who have not previously been successful for this role in the last 6 months are not eligible to apply on this occasion
Successful applicants must pass Management Vetting and Counter Terrorism scrutiny
Full background and financial disclosure required as part of vetting
Successful applicants must pass medical checks, which may include a drug and hearing test
Ability to lead strategic and tactical application architecture design and modelling
Ability to develop application architecture roadmaps
Ability to engage business stakeholders and lead end-to-end solution design
Knowledge of architectural, security, and quality standards
Ability to develop and maintain architecture policies, standards, and guidelines
Ability to lead and manage a team of senior architects
Ability to work core hours of 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful work that makes a difference every day
A diverse range of career opportunities across policing and professional support services
High-quality training, development and opportunities to progress
Supportive and inclusive working environment
Competitive pay
Generous annual leave
Excellent pension arrangements
Wide range of employee benefits
Wellbeing support
Disability Confident Interview Scheme for eligible applicants
Medical checks including drug and hearing test as part of appointment process