Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Solutions Architect for an initial 3 month contract on a rate of £650/day (Inside IR35). This role will have flexible working arrangements.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute and participate in commercial reviews.
- Options Appraisals and Solution context documentation.
- Governance of Design Decisions (against defined EIS standards and architecture principles).
- Produce High Level Design (HLD) and technical oversight into the completion of this.
- Produce ‘Request for Change’ (RFC) for changes expected from third party vendors.
- Governance and review of Low-Level Designs (LLD).
- Technical governance of HLD & LLDs through Architecture Governance Framework (Technical Design Authority, Design Review Forum, Post Implementation Reviews) & Change Advisory Board (CAB).
- Statement of Work preparation.
- Attend and present at relevant Technical Assurance\Design Group meetings. Take and deliver actions, drive to conclusion through relevant teams in EIS and with partners.
- Provide technical advice and governance on licensing requirements as detailed in the Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Provide interface between the customer Third Parties and EIS security functions.
- Provide technical advice in support of delivery portfolios.
- Mitigation of Technical Risks as requested/required.
- Support the customer to understand the actions and work packages to deliver accurate timelines for the technical elements.
Essential Skills:
- Significant and relevant IT Experience
- Demonstrable work experience equivalent to SCQF 9 or be educated to Degree level in an in an IT qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Strong background and experience within Architecture and Design disciplines
- Extensive demonstrable knowledge and experience of modern Microsoft Technologies (Dynamics, Azure, O365, Power Platform) with a particular focus on Microsoft Power Platform architecture, governance and best practice
- Experience in solution design for business applications (including low-code no-code platforms)
- Experience of managing technical design and architecture across complex change programs
- Background in business applications, application architecture, and common application principles
- Skills in Application Portfolio Management
- Broad knowledge of all IT Domains
- Strong facilitation skills; ability to clearly and effectively communicate at all levels, including the ability to communicate complex technical detail to a non-technical audience
- Strong technical background with capability to operate at the highest level, whilst understanding and influencing detail.
- Managing multiple IT suppliers across a complex organisation
- Ability to balance long-term and short-term implications of individual decisions
- Ability to translate and realise business needs into technical solutions
- Designing, Developing and integrating IT Services/Applications
- Good understanding of Enterprise Architecture and familiarisation with one framework i.e. TOGAF
- Excellent communication and elaboration skills to communicate complex issues and situations to various stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Pragmatic and common-sense approach to solving complex business and technology issues
- Experienced and highly skilled at stakeholder and relationship management, including managing siloed requirements with common interaction
- Ability to manage competing requirements and priorities
- Experienced and skilled at influencing senior stakeholders
- Ability to challenge business scenarios
- Supportive demeanour
- Demonstrates integrity to build trust
- Business or Customer-focused - everything leads back to a business driver, goal, or objective
- Understanding or experience of being an 'intelligent customer'
- Enthusiasm to embrace and ability to effectively manage Change
- Solutions focused with a passion for driving improvement
- Resilience and ability to thrive in a challenging environment
Desirable Skills:
- ISEB\BCS Solution Architect\Practitioner certified
- Experience of working in a consultancy or federated shared services environment
- IT Supplier Relationship Management
- Use Case Analysis and Documentation
- Working knowledge of/accreditation in use of ArchiMate
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.