NLEDP 033 Solution Designer

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Who Speclialist Work With • Reporting to the Transition Programme Manager for Transition deliverables within the PNC Transition Programme • Working with the PNC Transition Architect reporting to the Programme’s Lead Architect on design. • Working with the Data replication Designer who will take the lead for some of the design activities to develop these deliverables. • Will need to engage with members of the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) Architecture Team, the existing Police Live Services team and with the programme’s Delivery Partners as necessary. • To deliver some of the design work, external stakeholder engagement should be expected. What Specialists Work On The specialist shall be responsible for the delivery of the design specifications and completing the activities required to derive their content, for the following: • Data Replication • Transition Service Packages • Risk Mitigation and Rollback • Reconciliation They shall articulate specifications to a level that an implementation team can use, and refine these specifications with technical colleagues and delivery partners. Specialist expertise shall be available to consult with such as infrastructure and security architects. The designs are generally technical, but may involve some process-related design. Some involvement is required on refining Interface and Batch Job treatment plans. Where the Work Takes Place • Primary location: Home Office, Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW1P 4DF. • Other London sites. Visits to Hendon Data Centre, and some external stakeholders visits Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Some remote working is acceptable, supported by a HO laptop to enable collaboration and sensitive material to be exchanged. Some meetings can be by conference call, but significant design meetings are expected to be face-to-face at a HO location or partner visit. Existing Subject Matter Experts located in Marsham Street or Hendon will provide most of the information on the architectures and requirements. The production of the specification documents will be assisted by the Data Replication Designer; the PNC Transition Architect shall provide guidance and assurance and is accountable for the alignment of the products to the whole PNC transition. Work Location • Primary location: Home Office, Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW1P 4DF. • Other London sites. Visits to Hendon Data Centre, and some external stakeholders visits Security Clearance SC or ability to be SC cleared Additional T&Cs T&S will not be payable for travel to sites within the M25. Travel outside of the M25 will be subject to HO T&S policy Skills & Experience Able to design technical solutions for implementation in java, by a third party. Author technical design documentation Knowledge of data architecture Identify the challenges for the transition components in the defined architecture and approach, clarify understanding or stakeholder expectations, and define a best option or set of options Outline risk and benefits of different options to achieve value for money Derive a solution design that pragmatically accounts for the principles, risks, constraints and complexities involved Define the system components within previously stated black boxes against functional and non-functional requirements. Work with security and infrastructure architects to define a set of solution views Use a variety of techniques such as workshops or prototyping to elicit necessary detail Rapidly build and maintain a network of colleagues to achieve progress on objectives Actively involve colleagues and partners to deliver the best possible product Development and implementation of Java-based applications Encryption of data in motion (TLS) Worked on projects that have spanned multiple systems and integration points Practical knowledge of Data Replication projects Building high availability into designs sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team Delivery of a range of solution designs that have addressed the application, data and process domains Use of service and system monitoring as an integral part of an IT solution Development of message-based and web service integration solutions Nice to Haves Encryption of data at rest IBM 3270 protocol used for Terminal Emulators or Directly Connected Terminals Mainframe Technology Message/data reconciliation approaches Adabas databases and related Software AG products Risk evaluation and mitigation approach Development of data migration and replication solutions No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Seek constructive outcomes in discussions Actively involve colleagues and partners to deliver an outcome Challenge assumptions but remain willing to compromise when it is beneficial to progress Make recommendations for decisions and options Personal management of time within a team to best deliver the scope of work Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 10% Price 40% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range