Working at the heart of DVLA’s digital transformation, you will champion a risk-informed, secure-by-design approach, influencing strategy at the most senior levels and collaborating with central government departments, National Technical Authorities and industry partners. If you are a credible security professional who can balance technical depth with strategic thinking, we want to hear from you.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Interact with senior stakeholders across departments, reaching and influencing a wide range of people across larger teams and communities, and being a security evangelist for the agency. Collaborate with central government departments, including DfT and Cabinet Office, and National Technical Authorities to ensure DVLA services align with cross-government security strategy and controls
• Identify and articulate complex and subtle security needs, including those driven by emerging threats and organisational risk appetite. Understand the impact of decisions, balancing requirements and deciding between approaches.
• Be the point of escalation for security consultants and projects.
• Lead the security design of systems and services, including the development and maintenance of security threat models (STRIDE) and design-level risk assessments to inform security controls. Including any vision, principles and strategy required for the project. Ensuring alignment to Secure by Design principles and government security standards.
• Support the development risk assessments for system and service designs, ensuring appropriate identification and calculation of threat, impact, attack vectors, initial and residual risk and proportionate control deployment commensurate with principles of defence in depth and breadth

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only – whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Open Sessions
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Person specification
You will also hold the following skills and experience:  

• Demonstrable experience of security architecture at scale, including threat modelling, risk assessment and the application of Secure by Design principles across complex government or regulated-sector programmes
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical security concepts clearly and persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leaders, programme boards and external stakeholders
• Proven track record of leading and influencing multidisciplinary teams, acting as a trusted point of escalation and providing strategic security direction across concurrent programmes and services
• Sound knowledge of security policy, standards and frameworks, including NCSC guidance
• Ability to identify, articulate and manage complex cyber security business risks in a proportionate manner, balancing organisational risk appetite and security economics with operational need and the principles of defence in depth
• Commitment to continuous professional development within the Government security profession, holding an existing relevant qualification such (CISSP, CISM, SABSA, ex-CLAS or equivalent)

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 35 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Security Checking

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, candidates will be required to have at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK. All applicants for this role must ensure that they meet this minimum residency requirement – if you do not, your application will be withdrawn.

Job contact :

• Name : Zymante Gintalaite (Zee)
• Email : zee@inspirepeople.net 

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Job description
You will have recent experience and knowledge of product management techniques and will have a strong technical focus.  You will have had the experience, responsibility and ownership of the entire product technology stack throughout the life of a product. You will have had responsibility for not only developing new functionality for your product but also prioritising ensuring the product is operationally healthy and is kept up to date to limit and remove security vulnerabilities proactively.

You’ll be adept at creating, owning and delivering complex technical product roadmaps, breaking down barriers for your team, planning at a high level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed.  You can balance and prioritise change initiatives, technical changes, support, maintenance and other tasks to maximise the value of the of development work being undertaken.

You will work directly with development squad(s) on a day-to-day basis, providing guidance and leadership, and ensuring there is a shared understand of the outcomes and objectives that the product, project or change being delivered.  You will also protect the team from outside distractions to ensure the team is providing constant value.

You will facilitate the development and continuous improvement of the product, turning the vision into reality. You will ensure the team deliver the vision in the most effective way, whilst building something that is reusable and transformational. 

As a Senior Product Manager you will manage multiple products or a single product that is especially complex, high-risk or sensitive through multi-disciplinary, highly skilled digital squads. 

You will work closely will programme and change teams to understand the change pipeline and agree and prioritise the initiatives in line with the existing product roadmap. 

You will also collaborate with service and business colleagues to understand the user needs and objectives required to ensure successful outcomes.

You will collaborate closely with architecture teams to develop designs and solutions to meet the desired outcomes of change initiatives to ensure any development meets DVLA standards and best practices.

You will be responsible for line management, development and coaching of Agile Delivery Manager(s) who manage the development squads and ensuring that they are set up successfully to deliver the product backlog. You will provide the escalation route through to the Head of Product and ensure the consolidated delivery of technical change across multiple squads. You will have had previous experience of people management.

You will be confident challenging approaches within and outside of the squads and be a positive role model of the values, attitudes and behaviours of the capability. You will facilitate focus on the delivery of the technical outcomes, manage dependencies, identify and manage priorities and ensure the successful delivery of the technical products. You will need to have strong communication skills and will engage with senior stakeholders at all levels to support the effective delivery of those products and services.

As part of this you will already hold or be willing to work towards appropriate development / qualifications to achieve professional standards of technical product management, for example Certified Scrum Product Owner or higher.

Responsibilities 

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: 

• Lead products through different phases of the product life cycle, from discovery, through development, delivery and continuous improvement, to retirement.
• Manage associate product managers and product managers.
• Make decisions based on the overall quality and value of your products.
• Being involved in hiring associates, product managers and contractors

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile.

Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only – whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• This role requires strong product leadership and the ability to understand the impact actions have on the organisation.
• The successful candidates will have experience of driving a positive team culture, supporting professional development and able to motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work.
• As a leader it’s important that you can be a strong advocate for continuous professional development and be an ambassador for changing culture across government.
• You should have experience in delivering digital products and services and be able to balance multiple priorities, including the successful use of agile methodologies.
• You will have a sound understanding of the digital landscape and be professionally curious taking an interest in the wider community and always looking at the big picture.
• You will be able to adapt to working in a changeable fast-paced environment, working at scale with complex products.  
• The role holder will create and own the product’s technical vision and roadmap that delivers the Agency’s technical strategy and standards.

Additional Information

At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that’ll wash across the nation. Here the work you’re doing has the capacity to change the way 53 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day.  

To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog. 

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 35 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (the location cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. 

Security Check

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, candidates will be required to have at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK. All applicants for this role must ensure that they meet this minimum residency requirement – if you do not, your application will be withdrawn.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Senior Product Manager: Agile and Lean Practices (Skill level: Practitioner) –
• Senior Product Manager: Product Management (Skill level: Expert)
• Senior Product Manager: Creating Value for Money (Skill level: Practitioner)
• Senior Product Manager: Managing Product Outcomes (Skill level: Practitioner)

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role   
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance   
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues   
• Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme  
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks  
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)  
• On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar   
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday. 
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Free parking

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Selection process details

Job contact :

• Name :Andrew Medhurst
• Email :amedhurst@inspirepeople.net

Recruitment team

• Email :amedhurst@inspirepeople.net

Can you demonstrate a strong understanding of, and hands-on experience with, cloud technologies?

Have you worked in a lead or senior technical role within a dynamic and innovative environment?

Can you show the appetite and commitment required to help drive an organisation through a significant transformation?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

The DVLA deliver wide reaching digital services to the UK public and industry. We maintain the national record of vehicles and drivers which means we reach over 53 million people a year. If you have applied for a driving licence, changed vehicle, taxed your vehicle, or completed a vehicle enquiry you would have used one of our services.

You’ll get to work alongside our business service designers and agile software development teams and use modern and exciting technologies. Right now, we’re rebuilding our services on a cloud-first platform using Containers and Serverless technologies as well as modern CI/CD tooling, so it’s a great time to join.

Responsibilities

• Leading the technical design of systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions.
• Assuring other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for the agency and wider government.
• Exploring the benefits of cross-government alignment.
• Providing mentoring within teams.
• Providing leadership to other architects.
• Communicating the shared vision effectively to stakeholders of a technical and non-technical nature
• Getting to understand the code and embrace new techniques such as AI coding assistants and tooling that can be used to further the architecture community at the agency with wider industry best practice

Open Session: Would you like to find out more about the role, the team and what it’s like to work in our department? If so, we are organising an open session where you can virtually ‘meet the team’ on 14/05/26 at 12pm. Sign up here

• You will have an Architectural / Engineering background having worked in an architect or engineering lead role delivering enterprise and cloud-based software systems.

  You will also hold the following skills and experience:  
  

• Knowledge of designing / building cloud native software on a platform such as AWS.
• Experience with data security principles and systems designed to protect sensitive data.
• Desire to create and maintain solution designs in an iterative and collaborative manner.
• Ability to think strategically about business, product and technical challenges.
• Excellent technical skills with the experience to be held accountable for technical aspects of delivering complex solutions, including end-to-end solution design, delivery governance, assurance and support for Engineers and Delivery Managers.
• Great interpersonal skills allowing you to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• You will be able to drive discussions with senior leaders across the agency as well as having the technical background that will enable you to easily interact and give guidance to software developers, testers and engineers.

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £57,515 – £82,430 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Passionate, reliable and always willing to push yourself and those around you, you’ll continue to seek improvement in your own role and challenge us too. Because we pride ourselves on how we approach your development. From training courses to specialist skills workshops and opportunities to grow your expertise, we thrive when you thrive. You can find out more about all of the above here alongside a full list of our benefits:     

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role    
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance    
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues    
• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks   
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)   
• On-site nursery, restaurant and coffee bar    
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday. 
• Free parking     

How to apply:  

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV

For this role you will need to submit a CV, within your CV please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:

• Experience of creating and maintaining solution designs in an iterative and collaborative manner.
• Excellent technical skills, with the ability to demonstrate accountability for end-to-end solution designs and stakeholder management.
• Experience with architectural governance processes and practices.

This sift will take place 01/06/26

Stage 2: Interview & Presentation

At interview stage with DVLA’s panel, you will be assessed against only the following Success Profiles elements:

• Experience
• Behaviours: Leadership
  
• Technical:
  – Technical design throughout the life cycle (expert)
  – Architecture communication (expert)
  – Making architectural decisions (Practitioner)

The interviews will take place week commencing 15/06/2026

Please note that the technical elements of the role will be assessed against Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (Skills) which you will be able to access here.

This interview will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.