WP 1331 - Technical Lead & Architect on Personal Data Exchange

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Who Speclialist Work With The team is currently made up of a Product Manager, Delivery Manager, User Researcher, Business Analyst, Lead Software Engineer along with shared content designers. What Specialists Work On The Technical Architect will provide technical leadership and architectural design for data querying between government organisations. They should have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies; be able to translate between non-technical stakeholders and technical practitioners; advise on and justify decisions; collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team; and be directly involved in service delivery. Where the Work Takes Place Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2 6NH and from May: The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street E1 with further supplier locations to be agreed between both parties. Early Market Engagement None Working Arrangements The individual will be based 5 days a week onsite and comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary team and to agile methodologies. Onsite presence is essential as the individudal will be brainstroming with development team and engaging with internal and external stakeholders. Work Location Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2 6NH and from May: The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street E1 with further supplier locations to be agreed between both parties. Security Clearance Minimum BPSS Clearance Additional T&Cs Standard Cabinet Office Terms and Conditions Apply regarding Travel and Subsistence. These will be available for those suppliers who are successfully shortlisted. Skills & Experience The ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into technical designs. Creates an optimal design through an iterative process, aligning such factors as the user need with system requirements and organisational objectives and works with well-understood technology and identifies appropriate patterns. Bridge the gap between technical and non technical: Translate technical concepts between Software Engineering, Delivery Management and Service Management so they are understood by all. Able to listen to the needs of the technical and business stakeholders and interpret between them. Capable of proactive and reactive communication. Capable of making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached. The ability to understand and resolve technical disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk. Able to build consensus between services or independent stakeholders. Able to build consensus between services or independent stakeholders. The ability to look beyond the immediate technical problem and identify the wider implications. Knowing relevant historical context & future impact, understanding how current work fits in broader contexts and strategies, and looking for deeper underlying problems and opportunities. Able to look for deeper underlying problems and opportunities. Can anticipate problems before they occur, and identify the impact of changes to policy. Able to understand trends and practices within the broader organisation and how these will impact their work. Understands how governance works and what governance is required. Capable of taking responsibility for the assurance of parts of a service, knows what risks need to be managed. Capable of evolving and defining governance and taking responsibility for collaborating and supporting in wider governance. Knows how to assure services delivered by Technical Archiects across sets of services. Capable of producing strategy for technology that meets business needs. Able to create, refine and challenge patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. Capable of defining and challenging strategies, patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. A strong understanding of best security and privacy practice and the trade-offs involved. Able to justify decisions around security/privacy. Nice to Haves Experience of working within government and/on on government digital projects Experience in designing and building APIs Experience in designing and building authentication and authorisation systems Experience in designing and building data-driven systems No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams using agile management methods Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £700 per day