Technology Implementation Specialist

4 weeks ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Full time

About the Role

We are seeking two experienced Cutover Leads to join the Matrix Technology Implementation team to drive the cutover preparation and execution phase by working closely with the wider Technology Project Management team, stakeholders within departments and third-party suppliers to ensure a smooth transition within the Matrix Programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of consultants and civil servants, working across nine departments with a wide range of stakeholders, consultants and technical specialists to implement user-centred back-office services for HR, Finance, Payroll & Procurement supporting technical integration and cross Government inter-operability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead cutover planning in a complex programme of activity with competing priorities and multiple needs, whilst working at pace.
  • Use appropriate PPM methodologies to, identify, monitor project risks and issues, applying mitigation, controls and escalation as appropriate.
  • Contribute to effective governance, transition planning and execution, utilising appropriate delivery methodologies including between programme phases to manage change effectively.
  • Provide assurance to the Technology Pillar leadership team, that the technical cutover planning is compatible with the wider programme aims and timelines.
  • Delivery of key cutover deliverables, resource plan, detailed cutover plan, rollback plan, action logs, post-go live user adoption plan etc.
  • Lead and connect all parties involved in the cutover activities to ensure the creation of integrated solutions and plans meet organisational change management guidelines and priorities.
  • Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Strategy, Change and Engagement to ensure effective communication and engagement with programme stakeholders, developing and maintaining key relationships and working in partnership to resolve problems.
  • Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the Technology Implementation team to ensure accurate status reporting.
  • Form and maintain relationships with stakeholders, providing technical support and guidance as appropriate.
  • Manage multiple stakeholders including external suppliers whilst maintaining a complex and competing set of inter-dependencies.
  • Work with technical specialists from old and new shared services providers to ensure smooth transition.

Requirements

  • You will have a track record of working in cutover, working in a large-scale project/programme-based role.
  • Knowledgeable, with an in-depth understanding of the cutover activity throughout a project lifecycle.
  • Experienced in successfully delivering cutover planning and execution through multiple programme phases.
  • Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels within an organisation.
  • Experience in engaging with and communicating to senior leaders in stakeholder organisations.
  • Experience of consulting with senior stakeholders to provide analysis and recommendations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with strong personal impact and the ability to influence, challenge and collaborate across boundaries.

Desirable Criteria

  • Knowledge and experience of working with tier 1 ERP technologies (SAP, Oracle, Workday or MS Dynamics).
  • Understanding of technical system to system interfaces co-ordination and run time management MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Behaviours

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £52,320, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £15,157 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

  • A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
  • An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
  • Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
  • A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Office Attendance

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.

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