Integration Specialist

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Summary of the work Lead the production of business case and specification for an Integration Service. The output will need to include high level integration requirements recommendation of appropriate business model and software providers roadmap and strategy for implementation, adoption and governance financial & non-financial benefits risks to be aware of before procuring specification Specialist role Business analyst Expected Contract Length Ideally 4-6 weeks Latest start date Monday 20 August 2018 Maximum Day Rate Specialist to propose Early Market Engagement Some initial work has been carried out by the University relating to requirements and potential options for delivery of the Integration service including some discussions with suppliers. Who Speclialist Work With Primarily working with the Enterprise Architecture and Service Design departments, engaging other stakeholders as necessary to complete the work. What Specialists Work On To lead on the production of a business case and specification for the procurement and implementation of an Integration Service. The output will need to include: - high level integration/data-sharing requirements - recommendation of most appropriate business model and shortlist of software providers - roadmap, approach and strategy for successful implementation, adoption and governance of service - financial & non-financial benefits - risks to be aware of before commencing procurement Skills & Experience • Must have experience of producing business cases for strategic integration services that have been approved (10 points) • Must demonstrate knowledge of different integration operating models, the relative positives and negatives of each style and how these apply to different organisations (10 points) • Must demonstrate knowledge of and experience with multiple integration technologies (10 points) • Must demonstrate knowledge of different application integration styles (10 points) • Must demonstrate experience of producing system specifications for procurement (10 points) • Must understand the significance of service definitions and service contracts (20 points) • Must understand various integration versioning approaches (10 points) • Should be aware of the differences between system, process and experience integrations (10 points) Nice to Haves Must demonstrate experience within multiple business sectors (5 points) Work Location Nottingham. Mainly at King's Meadow Campus. (May occasionally be at University Park, Jubilee or Sutton Bonington campuses) Working Arrangments Office based - on site minimum of 3 days per week No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Evidence company values (10 points) • Demonstrate consultancy skills and how working styles change to adapt to different organisations needs (10 points) • Evidence how the approach meets the organisational strategy (5 points) • Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written (10 points) • Must be aware of the significant cultural change required to adopt centralised managed integration service (20 points) Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is the question and answer session still happening? Yes, we are just having a few technical problems at our end, please bear with us 2. Is Q&A still happening? Yes, we are now online. Please join using the following link.https://meet.nottingham.ac.uk/tracey.newman/9YHC6FL3 3. Please can you confirm if this role is inside/outside IR35? Also,is there currently an incumbent in the role? This role will be outside IR35.There is no incumbent as it is a one-off requirement. 4. Does this role fall inside scope of the off payroll worker regulations? No 5. You have asked for a specialist to provide a rate but do you have a target rate or an upper limit in mind? Please provide your most competitive price. 6. Has this role been evaluated as inside IR35? No 7. After a detailed response I was not able to submit this as my session had timed out. Have I lost all the detail? We believe so. We advise formulating your response offline in advance before logging in and submitting. 8. Hi, is this a BA role or Integration Specialist role We are looking for a Specialist in Integration.When you upload your requirements to the Digital Marketplace you have to select the type of Specialist you need from a set list. 'Business Analyst' is the one that best fits our requirements, as the BA definition was "Analyse an organisation's processes and systems. Specify, collect and present findings."