Details Reference number 351111 Salary £57,141 - £71,243 GBP Job grade Grade 7 C1 Contract type Permanent Business area SSS - Chief Digital Office Type of role Other Working pattern Full-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Dundee, Glasgow About the job Job summary Are you a Senior-Infrastructure-Architect with experience in cloud environments/ networking? Would you like to work on large-scale design challenges with latest technology from AWS? We're looking for experienced architect to join our expanding friendly team of Cloud Architects here at Social-Security-Scotland. This is unique opportunity to define the cloud infrastructure of first new public service in Scotland for over fifty years. As an expert in your profession, your skills and decision making will impact wellbeing of millions throughout Scotland. The Architecture and Design branch, part of our Chief Digital Office, is a team of 40 highly-skilled individuals. The team split into six architecture domains: solution, cloud, enterprise, data, business, application architecture. We develop high-level architecture and solution designs for technologies underpinning the Chief Digital Office delivery capability and focus on creating frameworks to sustainably prioritise, plan and deliver change. We're looking for accomplished Cloud Infrastructure Architect who enjoys working in broad, varied role with lots of business exposure. You'll have strong visibility across the entire company, therefore excellent communication, relationship building skills are a must. This is an exciting time to join and you'll utilise leading edge tools along the way both to create new platforms and ensure continuous enhancements of a Scotland and UK first. Candidates should be knowledgeable (significant experience of designing and implementing at enterprise-scale) and have hands-on experience with AWS cloud concepts (cloud architect certification preferred). Experience in networks is preferred as is a background in high availability architecture. Experience working across various domains, developers, managers, and executives is required, also the ability to demonstrate and explain complex solutions. You'll have opportunity to work with a variety of AWS services with other architects and specialists in security and engineering. This role presents unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in investing in and designing solutions for Social Security Scotland. Reporting into the Lead Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for taking infrastructure design patterns/low-level designs and working collaboratively to deliver a robust cloud infrastructure. Pay Supplement This post attracts £5,000 DDaT pay supplement after 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to start date in the role. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment/ retention issues caused by market pressures and subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish-Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join professional development scheme, currently BCS Role-Model plus. Design effective cloud first solutions and networks that support cutting-edge service design. Demonstrate your ability to influence and work collaboratively across a broad matrix of specialists and experts. Articulately present designs and solutions at the highest level and in a compelling manner. Work closely with security colleagues to define highly available, resilient, scalable and fault tolerant end-to-end solution architecture. Work with a diverse supplier landscape to select and maximise the value of cutting-edge technology, as well as the latest policies and principles. Network and collaborate externally with like-minded professionals as a representative of the organisation. Utilise public cloud platforms such as AWS to host and enable line of business applications and services. Lead the conversation on network architecture and work with security colleagues. Person specification An understanding of cloud platform services (ideally AWS) including identity, security, high-availability and cloud networking. Knowledge of modern and relevant cloud security and automation tools within cloud infrastructure. Experience working under security-related frameworks and best practice. Demonstrable design knowledge should include (but not limited to) cloud enabled security capabilities in some of the following areas: Identity and Access, Privileged Access Management, CI/CD Pipeline Security, Security Monitoring, Audit and Response, DevOps Orchestration Security Controls. Experience of Linux/Unix/Windows system administration skills, good understanding of infrastructure, network, and application security including understanding of OWASP objectives and requirements, configuration of firewalls, load balancers and other network equipment. Benefits Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable. A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here - www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk. Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working. Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme. Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7. Volunteering special leave - Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them. Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport. Things you need to know Selection process details Sift & Interview dates are to be confirmed To apply please submit an application form by clicking on the Apply at Advertisers Site button Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service