CURAM Technical Architect required for the delivery of a Curam upgrade

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Who Speclialist Work With An existing delivery team (project manager, business analysts, developers, testers and other technical resources) is already in place within the Children, Health and Pensions Service of DWP which has responsibility for designing, delivering and implementing changes to the existing Curam based application. The team works with colleagues in other areas of DWP. This role will augment that team in the delivery of a major product upgrade. What Specialists Work On The consultant will work with DWP Delivery Teams and provide assistance services as follows: 1. Share functional and technical knowledge relating to Curam. 2. Assist with the requirements analysis, design, development and testing of the PIPCS Curam upgrade to deliver the scope as specified by DWP. 3. Support planning activities and the development of the IT delivery plan 4. Provide input to the IT governance products 5. Attend specified project meetings 6. Adhere to the Security requirements of the DWP. 7. Assist the DWP with project reporting 8. The consultant will not have access to live data or products Where the Work Takes Place Peel Park Brunel Way Blackpool Lancashire FY4 5ES Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements On site in Blackpool 5 days per week, working a standard working week of 37 hours. All expenses shall be capped in accordance with the buyer's expense policy. Work Location Peel Park Brunel Way Blackpool Lancashire FY4 5ES Security Clearance Consultants should have Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) security clearance or equivalent in place prior to the contract start date of 7th August 2017. For further details please see Additional Information. Additional T&Cs https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard Skills & Experience Curam Accredited Senior Technical Consultant with 18 months relevant experience of the Curam product and knowledge of Curam upgrades(12%) Proven experience in the facilitation of workshops with client staff on technical and non-functional requirements (8%) Proven experience in the creation of functional and technical designs for Curam extensions and configurations (8%) Proven experience of developing, coding and testing Curam extensions (7%) Proven experience of investigating and resolving situations where actual test results do not match expected results (7%) Meeting facilitation skills (6%) Nice to Haves Experience of assisting and mentoring less experienced resources on project teams (4%) Awareness of maintaining industry standard version controls. (4%) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate a flexible attitude and the ability to shift tasks to meet changing priorities (3%) Demonstrate successful collaborative working as part of a multi-supplier delivery team sharing knowledge within the team (3%) Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 74% Cultural fit 6% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £1330