Technical Architect

Job summary

SCW is seeking a Technical Architect to work on its exciting portfolio of digital projects. Primarily on network, cloud and infrastructure projects and modern workplace projects.

Working closely with and supported by the Solutions Architect`s your function is the delivery of complex new services, both for our internal/external customers and partners. You will be involved in the Azure and AWS public cloud space and more widely Modern Workplace projects using Intune on the NHS Shared Tenant. Other areas of specialist projects include enterprise-wide enhancements to: Identity, Security, BYOD, Device Management, Big Data (Trusted Research Environments).

This is an interesting, exciting role where there is a wide scope of work and opportunities to lead change.

Main duties of the job

Provide subject matter expertise in the above domains

Liaises with stakeholders, communicating highly complex technical concepts and complex issues, clearly and accurately, and adapting communication style to suit the recipient

Produces written information of a high quality, which clearly sets out architecture designs (HLD, LLD), roadmaps, key issues, options, and outcomes.

The post holder must be able to communicate effectively, with stakeholders with good reasoning and negotiation skills.

Contribute to the technical delivery of a service, ensuring it is cost effective and delivered on time within agreed budgets

Works cooperatively and productively with others to achieve results within their team

You will be expected to work independently under the guidance of one of our Senior SME's, and as such will need to be able translate basic customer requirements into a design.

About us

You will be working in a close-knit team, currently consisting of 3 Senior solution Architects and 8 Programme delivery resources.

Work closely with our senior Solution Architects

Hybrid working pattern with is currently mostly remote.

We are a geographically dispersed team

Supportive environment

To find out more about what SCW has to offer, please visit Our offer to you page.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a fixed term role for 1 year with the potential to convert to a substantive role subject to funding.

SCW is committed to our process of redeployment of at-risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Person Specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential
  • Patient First - Customer Excellence
  • Aspirational
  • Collaborative
  • Insightful
  • Respectful

Education

Essential
  • Educated to masters' level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
  • Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Desirable
  • Member of relevant professional body
  • TOGAF
  • CCNP or MS Azure administrator
  • ITIL Foundation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential
  • Experience in communications and stakeholder management
  • Experience of leading a team across multiple workstreams, managing conflicting priorities.
Desirable
  • Experience of conducting staff performance reviews
  • Understanding of the public sector
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it

Skills & Capabilities

Essential
  • Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders/clients both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level
  • Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts
  • Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales and within financial constraints
  • Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services on time using established project management techniques
  • Excellent client service skills; Team working skills; Self-motivated; Ability to move between details and the bigger picture. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values
  • Experience in solutions design
  • Experience of the design, documentation, and successful implementation of new or changed operational processes.
  • Ability to interpret contracts and SLAs to ensure effective delivery within the terms of the agreement
  • Must be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders/clients on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups/clients
  • Excellent understanding of infrastructure management, backup methodologies and implementation.
  • Excellent understanding of Application Management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Bristol

Bristol

BS1 3NX


Employer's website

https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/


Company
NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom BS1 3NX
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Posted
Company
NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom BS1 3NX
Hybrid / WFH Options
Employment Type
Fixed-Term
Salary
£50952.00 - £57349.00 a year
Posted