Head of Development and Architecture (IT)
Permanent - Full Time £80,000 - £90,000 / yearJob Overview
Head of Development & Architecture
As our Head of Development & Architecture, you’ll shape the future of our business systems and set the direction for how technology empowers the entire organisation. Reporting directly to the Digital Director, you’ll lead two dynamic teams— Applications, and IT Support—driving innovation and excellence every step of the way.
As our Head of Development & Architecture, you’ll shape the future of our business systems and set the direction for how technology empowers the entire organisation. Reporting directly to the Digital Director, you’ll lead two dynamic teams— Applications, and IT Support—driving innovation and excellence every step of the way.
In this role, you’ll chair the Technical Design Authority, define our Target Architecture, and steer IT governance to ensure we stay aligned with business goals. You’ll also provide hands-on technical leadership, guiding our data and applications teams to deliver scalable, robust, and forward-looking solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Enterprise Architecture:
- Define and refine as required the Target Architecture for the business.
- Chair the Technical Design Authority ensuring that technical solutions are appropriate and adhere to the domain and Target Architectures.
- Operate the Business Systems:
- Lead the discipline for development and supplier management of applications to the business.
- Defining acceptable purchasing processes for application software
- Maintaining a portfolio of applications in use within Jersey Post and ensuring effective maintenance and updates are applied.
- Maintaining the security of applications used as part of the Jersey Post Application Portfolio
- Application development:
- Accountable for the lifecycle of in house developed applications and the management of the development team
- Ensuring development methods are in accordance with secure development policies and practices
- Risk Management of application impacts on Jersey Post.
- Act as a subject matter expert for projects involving applications and data resources and act as a project member for other projects as required.
- Manage the team that reports to you
- Building and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Post-holders will be expected to undertake reasonable requests from managers in line with the range and scope of the post.
- Post-holders will be expected to undertake reasonable requests from managers in line with the range and scope of the post.
- The conduct of the post holder must be in accordance with the terms of any Jersey and UK legislation e.g. employment legislation, human rights etc.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- TOGAF certified or equivalent experience
- DevOps leadership
- Team management
- Stakeholder management
- DevOps leadership
- Team management
- Stakeholder management