Senior Solutions Architect

As Senior Solutions Architect at Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), you will be responsible for developing solutions to specified requirements and to agreed level of quality. This will include integrations into other technologies in order to deliver the required user experience.
You will collaborate with other team members including Product Owner, Delivery Manager, Architect and Test Engineer, and you will develop a deep understanding of MaPs IT capabilities and coach others and lead multiple architecture projects or programmes.
The overall MaPS architecture includes – AEM, React, React.JS, D365, Power Platform, .Net, JavaScript, Azure functions, Azure DevOps Tooling and more.
Here is an insight to Money and Pension Service:
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values.
We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform, we will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections, and we are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
By fostering our values, we are very proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds, we want our colleagues to reflect our customers and the people we assist., In this role you will be responsible for the following;
+ Developing our digital products, with a focus on efficient, modular and maintainable code.
+ Collaborating within an agile team, working closely with other developers, designers, editors, product owners and testers to deliver the best possible digital experiences.
+ Using ADO (Azure DevOps) to manage work and tasks, collaborating with other agile team members.
+ Engaging collaboratively with Architecture and DevOps on solutions design and implementation to ensure robust and well supported software.
+ Collaborating with other digital disciplines (eg. UX, Analytics) to produce accessible digital experiences.
+ Following GDS guidelines for Government Digital Services.
+ Writing and reviewing technical documentation.
+ Participating in our agile planning, estimation and delivery processes.
+ Peer reviewing code developed as part of our workflow.
+ Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.
+ Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.
+ Actively participating within the wider community of practice; advocating engineering best practices and sharing knowledge/experience.
+ Mentoring and providing guidance to other developers.
+ Leading/facilitating technical discussions and engaging with external delivery partners as appropriate.
+ Work in an Agile manner and champion across the team.

Person specification
Skills needed for this role:
+ Communicate between the technical and non-technical stake holders at all levels.
+ Speak on behalf of technical teams and facilitate relationships with indirect stakeholders.
+ Understand how governance works and what governance is required and take responsibility for the assurance of a service and know what risks need to be managed.
+ Make decisions characterised by managed levels of risk and complexity and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase.
+ Resolve technical disputes between wider peers and indirect stakeholders, considering all views and opinions.
+ Apply strategy, using and challenging patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements and provide guidance.
+ Design systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity, and meaningful impact.
+ Work with well understood technology and identify appropriate patterns, understanding the whole context
+ Understand trends and practices outside your team and how these will impact your work and see how your work fits into the broader strategy and historical context and consider the patterns and interactions on a larger scale.
You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;
+ Extensive experience with React (SSR) and Next.JS.

+ Experience in Headed and Headless content management and its application to websites and tools.
+ Strong technical expertise with .NET, Visual Studio, JavaScript, C# and Plugins (Ideally have experience working with Genesys APIs or similar).
+ Experience with Terraform and Netlify is desirable.
+ Solution Design Experience with Dynamics 365.
+ Experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools such as Power Automate, Dataverse and Power Apps.
+ Experience in Azure Function apps integrations including monitoring them for performance and failures.
+ Experience with Microsoft Azure Devops deployments and pipeline setup
+ Agile delivery methodology and experience.
+ Experience with web based integrations around OAUTH and Entra ID, At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

+ About MaPS
At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -
o Caring
We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
o Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
o Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
Our inclusive working environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.
We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?
o Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
o Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
o Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
o Cycle to work Scheme
o Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
o Life assurance scheme
o Give as you earn scheme
o Employee assistance programme (EAP)
o PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
o Enhanced family and sick pay
o Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
o Recognition Scheme
o Discounts portal to numerous retailers