CJS Common Platform Programme Head of Architecture

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Who Speclialist Work With Common Platform Programe Governance, HMCTS Enterprise Architecture, Programme Delivery What Specialists Work On Common Platform Programe Governance, HMCTS Enterprise Architecture, Programme Delivery. Requires the skills of a multi domain architect with experience of coaching/leading domain architects to a co-ordinated delivery. Senior level enagement skills, Business acumin, conceptual understanding of all sub domains and a degree of resource management skills. Where the Work Takes Place Primarily Southern House, Wellesley Grove Croydon CR9 1WW, MIJ HQ 102 Petty France, Westminister SW1H 9AJ and Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 9HS (the "Base locations”, although some visits to other locations and UK Travel may be required.) Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The Service is being delivered against the GDS Service Manual. SoW/Work-Orders will be issued to define the development outcomes of each project phase and typically span 3-6 months. The specialist will be required to work onsite at the base location working a (5) day week. For works required to be performed at a non-Base location and outside London (outside of the M25), all reasonable travel and expenses costs shall be met in accordance with the rates set out in the MoJ travel and subsistence policy. All expenses will require prior approval from HMCTS. Work Location Primarily Southern House, Wellesley Grove Croydon CR9 1WW, MIJ HQ 102 Petty France, Westminister SW1H 9AJ and Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 9HS (the "Base locations”, although some visits to other locations and UK Travel may be required.) Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Check (BPSS) which must be dated within three months of the start date. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard for further guidance. Additional T&Cs Any expenses shall be submitted in line with the Ministry of Justice Standard Travel and Subsistence policy. Suppliers shall provide transparency to the Buyer on the rates paid to resources and any third parties in the supply chain. Skills & Experience Have demonstrable experience of building and leading a community of practice for architecture to support programme delivery in a multi-vendor landscape 5% Have demonstrable experience of leading multi-discipline, multi-specialist architectural teams, including different frameworks, TOGAF and MODAF5% Have demonstrable experience of guiding an architecture service to develop application architectures, integration architectures, data architectures, security architecture and models, and associated policies, practices and roadmaps consistent with best practice5% Have demonstrable experience managing a complex stakeholder environment, including senior stakeholder management and ensuring proper governance.5% Have demonstrable experience of guiding and influencing Programme architecture with capability of taking ownership and decision making.5% Have demonstrable experience of implementations using Java, Microservices, CQRS, Event Sourcing and 3rd party interfaces/integrations. 3% Have demonstrable experience of Open Source tools and technologies, i.e. Wildfly, Artemis. 3% Have demonstrable experience in other disciplines, focusing on software development, e.g. CICD, DevOps, etc. 3% Have demonstrable experience of enforcing best practice design processes, including DDD, within an architectural lead role. 3% Have a strong security understanding and secure Government environments. 3% Have demonstrable experience of owning architectural design artefacts, improvements and successfully presenting these through senior management meetings and governance boards.2% Have demonstrable experience of leading, contributing to and implementing architectural standards.2% Have demonstrable experience of providing leadership for an architecture service. 2% Have demonstrable experience of working architecturally on a public cloud, especially Azure. 2% Nice to Haves Have experience of leading an architecture service embedded within largescale Agile development/delivery teams, including Business Product Owners, Business Analysts, Business Architects, Full Stack Developers and Quality Assurance/Testing Leads1% Have knowledge of working within GDS standards in an architecture service. 1% No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria The specialist should be able to demonstrate understanding of Architectural practice and methodology.6 % The specialist should be able to demonstrate ability to guide a team and mentor it in good practice and discipline. 6% The specialist should be able to demonstrate Agile culture and values.5% The specialist should be able to demonstrate ability to work with other team leads and represent the team, its technical products and practices.3% Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range the anticipated head of architecture target day rate moj are aiming to pay is £1000. the total supplier charge will be evaluated as per evaluation criteria %.