Lead Solution Architect

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your role as Lead Solution Architect will include:

Grade 6 Specific Criteria

• Responsible and accountable for guiding a team of solution architects to translate the UKHSA Data Ecosystem Framework into reusable design patterns which will guide approval for all data solutions within the organisation
• Responsible for influencing other parts of the organisation to adopt the UKHSA Data Ecosystem Framework
• Responsible for delivery of design patterns for key enterprise data tooling including but not limited to the UKHSA enterprise data catalogue, master data management, reference data management, and data quality management
• Accountable for ensuring alignment with requirements as set by the Head of Enterprise Data for data platform consolidation and improvement through data solution architecture management.

Line Management Criteria

Supervision for and hands-on creation of:

• Design patterns and blueprints for solution architecture across cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Alignment of solutions to business and technology strategies
• Implementation of best practice informed by standards, such as The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF) and Government
• Digital Services frameworks
• Enterprise architecture, data architecture, and stakeholder requirement specifications
• A unified data ecosystem across UKHSA through reusable and consolidated solutions
• Documentation for solution artefacts in Confluence and LeanIX
• Opportunities for improvement in current solution architecture
• Tactical requirements where applicable backed by strategic thinking

Essential Criteria

Please be aware that we will assess on the six essential criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document.

• Development of architectural principles and blueprints
• Cloud architecture expertise in AWS or Azure
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to translate complex topics into simple language
• Integration experience
• Broad IT infrastructure components, applications, security, and networking

Desirable Criteria

• Understanding of TOGAF and other major data and solution related architecture frameworks (DMBOK)Experience with healthcare-based applications and data
• Experience of leading solution architect teams, preferably within government organisations

Selection Process Details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours/Ability/ Experience/Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed six essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 1500 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked separately, and you must pass both to move forward to interview.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Cloud architecture expertise in AWS or Azure, and
• Integration Experience

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment.

Please do not exceed 1500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Behaviours, technical and ability will be tested at interview.

There will be a Presentation.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
• Seeing the big picture
• Delivering at pace
• Changing and improving

Interviews will be held week commencing 9 December 2024. Please note, these dates are subject to change.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual workinghours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Person Specification

Application form & Statement of Suitability

• Application form
• Statement of Suitabililty

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communication and influencing
• Seeing the big picture
• Delivering at pace
• Changing and improving

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf)

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf)

E14 4PU

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency