Lead Solutions Architect

5 days ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Social Security Scotland Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Solutions Architect to join our Architecture and Design team at Social Security Scotland. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in defining strategy, collaborating with senior stakeholders, and mentoring junior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

  • Presenting recommendations for technologies or improvements to enhance systems to support project goals clearly to senior management, based on knowledge of IT and analysis of systems' needs.
  • Evaluating the success of a project, once the solution has been integrated, identifying best practices and lessons learned.
  • Providing feedback to leadership and incorporating best practices and lessons learned into future integration plans.
  • Acting as a key contributor to architecture governance activities ensuring the adoption of good working methods and best practice in the application of technology architecture standards.
  • Leading the design and review processes for new solution and services, evidencing the inclusion of 'Secure by Design' in the technical designs you produce, oversee and approve.
  • Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior Technical Architects.
  • Contributing to the overall technical strategy and road map for the department in your area of expertise.
  • Creating optimal technical designs through an iterative process, aligning such factors as the user need within the system requirements, security and organisational objectives.
  • Developing and documenting the proposed technical design for the integration and implementation of any solution, working with and across other areas of DDaT and the business.
  • Ensuring designs meet security and operational requirements.
  • Being seen across the department or division as a Subject Matter expert, contributing to the development of architectural practice, ensuring a coherent and consistent strategy across cyber security, cloud, data centre, storage, network, mobile and the user experience of infrastructure.

Additional Responsibilities

  • The role will encompass line management duties.
  • Acting as a deputy for the Chief Architect as and when required, including attending meetings with senior stakeholders and Ministers.
  • Identifying problems proactively and translating them into non-technical terms.
  • Collaborating with external suppliers to ensure system architectures meet requirements.
  • Directing the architecture, design, and implementation of robust, scalable, open and secure digital/web-based components, platforms and products ensuring delivery to the highest standard.

Requirements

  • Demonstrable experience in a Senior Architecture role with strong collaboration skills and understanding of complex technological landscapes.
  • Experience in people management activities such as interviewing, selection/hiring, and conducting performance assessments and ability to work unsupervised in a changing environment.
  • Capability to balance conflicting requirements, negotiate a consensus, and justify architectural design decisions.
  • Highly proficient in architecture principles and frameworks, such as C4 or TOGAF with knowledge of service-oriented architecture and microservices along with an excellent understanding of AWS Cloud, Security, Data Architecture, and Database systems.

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.
  • A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension.
  • Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares.
  • 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.
  • Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind.

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