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    Solution Architect - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - UK Civil Service

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    Job summary

    Are you an experienced architect looking to apply your skills to develop new digital services, to drive true transformation and bring about positive change for the lives of millions of people?

    If so, this could be the job for you

    Your work will involve creating digital solutions and collaborating with forward-thinking teams to underpin the architecture of DWP�s Children�s and Families services.

    Job description

    As a Solution Architect, you will:

  • Design technical solutions (products and services) to meet user needs and align with DWP architecture strategy and standards
  • Provide a consistent set of solution views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution to all stakeholders
  • Champion solution communication, making the complex simple to understand
  • Support delivery teams, blending technical (development and architecture) and behaviour (leadership and communication) skills to achieve team goals.
  • Responsibilities

    Your responsibilities for this role include, but are not restricted to the following:

  • Deliver the architecture design elements of DWP services
  • Work with DWP engineering teams, and other Digital stakeholders, to create VFM solution designs
  • Ensure technical quality and adherence of solution designs to the DWP architecture principles, standards, patterns and practices, Enterprise Architecture and Product Roadmaps.
  • Identify, capture, share, and implement architecture patterns
  • Drive resolution of technical debt, to reduce the ongoing cost of DWP IT services
  • Represent solution designs at DWP governance forums, providing clear communication of architecture design and rational for decision making, in order to gain approval to proceed with designs.
  • Person specification

    When giving details in your CV and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:

  • Application Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards
  • Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools, and standard.
  • Agile delivery methodologies and best practice
  • Public cloud technologies and cloud hosting design patterns
  • Presenting to technical governance forums.
  • When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein.

    Behaviours

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

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Technical skills

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

  • Technical Breadth
  • Turning business problems into technical designs
  • Benefits

    � An employer pension contribution of up to 27%�
    � Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
    � Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
    � Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.�
    � An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Women�s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

    Location

    Applicants should apply for suitable posts where they can travel to and from their home office location daily within a reasonable time.���

    Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed�

    Hybrid Working

    This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.� This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

    HASSRA

    DWP colleagues will have the opportunity to join HASSRA, a vibrant and successful organisation that provides a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). It also has an important part to play in helping us achieve a healthy work-life balance and wellbeing in the workplace.

    Salary Information

    Pay for this role is from �52,412 to �70,000.

    The maximum salary for the grade is �63,517, however a Digital Allowance of up to �6,483 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.

    Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

    Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.

    Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.


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