UK SBS IT17368 BEIS Lead Technical Architect

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Who Speclialist Work With Service Manager, Product Manager, Delivery Manager, Developer, Apprentice Developer, User Researcher/Business Analyst What Specialists Work On BEIS require a Lead Technical Architect to work on a Beta phase digital grant application service. The Technical Architect will be required to: • Provide technical leadership and consultancy to development team, ensuring infrastructure is fit for purpose, whilst meeting time and budget constraints. • Provide solution architecture options appraisals and solution development for all line of business applications across the departmental pipeline. • The specialist must also be able to act as a technical assessor on Digital Service Standard assessments. Where the Work Takes Place Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The working arrangements will be Monday to Friday on site. A professional working day, hours and working pattern as needed to deliver the service in an efficient way. Mainly based from our office in Westminster, London. Potential for remote working one day per week subject to business needs. Work Location Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) is required. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Demonstrate how you will apply your skills and expertise... (Please leave this answer blank as it will not be scored) to work to Digital Service Standards and Government Digital Service Spend Approvals and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (15%) in elements such as gov.uk PaaS; Notify; Verify and also demonstrate your understanding of GDS Government as a Platform and how this will benefit this project (10%) in software development, testing and application/solution architecture (specifically open source technologies) and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (10%) to lead technical teams and deliver user-focused services and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (5%) to work in and with agile environments, continual delivery techniques and DevOps cultures and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (5%) to develop solution design documentation that is reusable and comprehensible for technical teams and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (5%) Nice to Haves Demonstrate how you will apply your skills and expertise to... (Please leave this answer blank as it will not be scored) balance changing priorities and deal with ambiguity and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (5%) communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences at both a strategic and operational level and how this will ensure the successful delivery of this project (5%) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrate how you will... (Please leave this answer blank as it will not be scored) work well as part of a collaborative agile team throughout this project (5%) express courage throughout this project (e.g. can express and deal with controversial views, confront reality, make tough decisions, question actions inconsistent with group behaviours, candid about progress/estimates) (3%) approach vulnerability throughout this project (e.g. declare uncertainty, fear, recognise mistakes, apologise, acknowledge weaknesses) (3%) take responsibility throughout this project (e.g.act like a leader, serve your team, provide solutions to problems, engage in external/internal environments, seek the best for the organisation beyond your team) (2%) ensure simplicity throughout this project (e.g. take simple steps to goals, do less but better, mitigate failures, talk straight with respect) (3%) maintain excellence throughout this project (e.g. seek actionable feedback, set challenging targets, know users, deliver cost effective high level customer satisfaction) (2%) maintain enthusiasm throughout this project (e.g. bring whole self to work, celebrate success, share passion and energy with others, optimistic) (2%) Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £800