Senior Technical Architect

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Summary of the work An opportunity to advise & influence, as a senior Technical Architect, the work of MoJ Digital & Technology during a time of change and transformation. From hands-on technical leadership in development, operation and improvement of services to identifying technical options and informing architectural approaches. Specialist role Technical Architect Expected Contract Length up to 24 months. Initial Statement of work for 6 months. Latest start date 02/05/2017 Maximum Day Rate Up to £850 per day (excluding VAT) and including Expenses Who Speclialist Work With Working across the MoJ Digital & Technology team which includes Technical Architects, Developers, Project Managers, End Users and others. The team is a mix of Civil Servants, Interims and Suppliers What Specialists Work On The work will include - Service mapping of the MoJ, identifying opportunities for service improvement - Hands-on technical leadership in development, operation and improvement of services -Work with product managers to understand user needs for new/existing services - Technical authority in prospective meetings with other departments, evaluate technical proposals from suppliers, implementation recommendations to stakeholders - Work with delivery teams breaking technical requirements down, identify API requirements for integration with internal/external systems - Lead development of user-driven prototypes, identify technical options/inform architectural approaches, working with team members to write tests, code and documentation for new/existing systems Skills & Experience • Comprehensive and recent experience designing and implementing complex software systems, ie is an active software developer currently engaged in architecting and building high-volume digital services • Proven capability in managing technology implementation projects and in presenting to/working with stakeholders at every level of seniority • Comprehensive and recent experience designing and implementing complex software systems, i.e. is an active software developer currently engaged in architecting and building high-volume digital services • Proven capability in managing technology implementation projects and in presenting to / working with stakeholders at every level of seniority • Demonstrable track record of successfully taking an evolutionary architecture approach to software architecture • Knowledge of Agile product management, in particular determination of vision, objectives, goals and success criteria • Experience in building and running change, release and incident models to support digital and legacy services. • Experience of leading multi-discipline, multi-vendor teams as part of agile and waterfall delivery. Nice to Haves • Experience of developing product roadmaps, backlogs and measurable success criteria, and of writing user stories, i.e. can establish a path to delivery for breaking down stories • Experience organising and performing prototyping and proof of concepts • Experience with Agile methodologies (TDD, SCRUM, Kanban, etc) • Building and scaling high-traffic websites and/or high volume transaction processing and analysis platforms • Experience of developing product roadmaps, backlogs and measurable success criteria, and of writing user stories, ie can establish a path to delivery for breaking down stories • Experience of leading transformation initiatives to help existing areas of the organisation adopt new software development techniques and agile working practices. Work Location MoJ HQ, 102 Petty France, London SW1 Working Arrangments The person will work directly to the head of Architecture & Security in Digital & Technology but will also work with various team members, end users and suppliers. Security Clearance Minimum BPSS No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Experience of challenging the status quo • Being able to respect different opinions and give constructive feedback to others • Experience of dealing effectively with conflict - we surface tensions and conflict early, and address them promptly • Experience of working in empowered teams that deliver the best products • Ability to inspect own work and adapt to allow continuous improvement • Experience of delivering working products into the hands of users early and often • Experience of regular iteration and improvement of products • Experience of measuring your progress by the value that you deliver • Being able to keep your focus on quality • Experience of keeping it simple; whether that’s features in the product or the way you are delivering Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. 1. Submitting Candidates - Guidance We will be allowing Suppliers to submit a maximum of 1 Candidates each. We will sift Candidates using the Skills & Evidence templates, and complete the first step of Evaluation using Candidate CVs. To ensure an efficient transition from sifting to evaluation, please also provide your Candidate's CV to robert.mcmullan@digital.justice.gov.uk by 4pm Tuesday 23rd March. 2. In or out of scope for IR35? The IR35 status for this role is currently being assessed. The assessment will be completed before award of contract is made. 3. Please indicate whether this role is considered to be inside or outside the IR35 (Intermediaries Legislation) rules The IR35 status for this role is currently being assessed. The assessment will be completed before award of contract is made. 4. Please could you confirm the IR35 status of this position, given the new legislation that becomes effective from next month? The IR35 status for this role is currently being assessed. The assessment will be completed before award of contract is made. 5. The application duplicates a number of questions on evidence (Requirement 1 is repeated in Requirement 3 and 2 in 4). Do you wish two pieces of evidence for this or is this an accidental error? Thank you for pointing this out and yes, these are duplicates. Suppliers can ignore the requirements 3 & 4 in the Essential skills and experience section. 6. 02/05/2017 is the latest start date any chances of change in date please Have you a new start date to suggest? If so, could you let me know, via a supplier question on DOS. If we can change the date, I will publish the new start date via DOS. 7. What technology do they need them to work with? Or is it varied? The technology is varied and covers all types of technology either currently deployed and potentially deployed across the MoJ estate. 8. Could you please clarify whether you are looking for a Coder? (An application developer/Applications Architect?) No. We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect. 9. You state the rate is £850 including expenses - what expenses are likely to be incurred and to what frequency? The maximum rate is £850 per day - we will consider rates below this. I can't give a definitive list of expenses as these will vary between applicants. This can be discussed at the interview stage. 10. Is there any scope for remote working? Yes there is scope for remote working. This can be discussed further at the interview stage. 11. Which internal / external systems will they need to be familiar with? Familiarity with specific MOJ internal or external systems is not a requirement 12. I am a Senior Technical "Security" Architect and when reading the "Essential skills and experience" you are looking for a " active software developer" which I am not.Can you tell me if the role would suit a Senior Technical "Security" Architect as well as a Senior Technical "Software" Architect? I can confirm that the software developer skill and experience is essential for the role.However, I can't comment on whether or not you should apply for this role.