Job Description

There\'s no such thing as a typical NCA officer. We come from different backgrounds and cultures, speak many languages, and have diverse skills and experiences. What we have in common is dedication and a commitment to protecting the public from serious and organised crime. We are deeply committed to building our future capability, our people are proud to protect and enabling their future success is critical to our mission.

NCA officers work at the forefront of law enforcement. Building the best possible intelligence picture of all serious and organised crime threats, relentlessly pursuing the most serious and dangerous offenders, and developing and delivering specialist capabilities on behalf of law enforcement and other partners.

Digital, data and technology are at the heart of everything we do within the NCA, from operations to the back-office, enabling the agency to lead the UK\xe2\x80\x99s fight against serious and organised crime. The pace of change within the digital and tech world means we need to be agile and innovative in how we respond to threats while exploiting the opportunities this presents.

The Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) Directorate is responsible for creating a cutting-edge technology and information environment that connects, empowers, and enhances our officers\xe2\x80\x99 crime fighting capabilities.

We are responsible for defining and delivering our data and technology strategy, policy, and architecture, building and sustaining resilient services which are critical to our mission success. We work closely with our operational teams to help them do their job in the most effective and efficient way, understanding their challenges and combining this with emerging technologies/techniques to obtain and exploit data in innovative ways to ensure we stay ahead of the criminals who are committing some of most serious crimes and inflicting harm to our society.

Are you ready to join the team?

Chief Architect

The Chief Architect and their teamwork across the agency to build a mechanism for achieving the alignment of enterprise and solution, technology architectures to the NCA\xe2\x80\x99s strategic direction.

You will possess proven experience of successfully leading complex technical programmes or projects alongside the experience of applying best practice in relation to tools, techniques and associated methodologies and/or design governance. As Chief Architect you will provide strategic technical and security leadership and architectural design to drive forward the provision of capabilities and services that enable and enhance the core business of the NCA.

As Chief Architect you will:

• Inspire architects across the NCA to deliver the goals of the NCA.
• Be accountable for delivery of technology principles, standards, frameworks and roadmaps that ensure high quality technical services.
• Network and communicate with senior stakeholders across the NCA and wider partners and proactively seek out opportunities for digital transformation.

• Manage, coach and develop staff, work cooperatively with colleagues and stakeholders to promote high performance, and manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with NCA principles.
• Provide strategic technical and security leadership and architectural design to drive forward the provision of capabilities and services that enable and enhance the core business of the NCA.

The NCA offers a Recruitment and Retention Allowance currently set at \xc2\xa33000 for this post. The RRA is an enhancement to the role and reviewed annually.

For further details or to apply, please contact Callum Randle, Matthew Doubtfire, or Daniel White via or 020 8253 1806.

Global Resourcing