Digital Skills for the Digital Transformation Unit, FCO (Consular projects)

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will be working in close collaboration with Consular Directorate, Digital Transformation Unit and Knowldege and Technology Directorate. Additionally, each individual service/project they will work on will have its own set of stakeholders. They are going to be working with product managers, delivery teams and processing staff in each instance, including the staff of Legalisation Office. What Specialists Work On As a Technical Architect you will deliver specific pieces of analytical and assurance work in close co-operation with multidisciplinary teams. You will assure specific digital projects such as Notify, Configurable digital forms,Payments, Consular Integration Systems and conversion to Platform as a Service in context of existing Consular technical ecosystem, and the wider FCO technical architecture, including their alignment to GDS Principles. Based on your analysis of these projects and our wider technical architecture, you will also produce a strategic IT roadmap. Where the Work Takes Place Work will be delivered in the FCO's London office in King Charles Street London, with some travel to Milton Keynes offices. Some work can be done off site if the specialist wants or needs to. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements We would like the individual to: - Be comfortable talking to non-technical staff and translating their requirements into technical terms. - We would like to be able to send the specialist unaccompanied to meet technical and non-technical staff, confident that they will be respectful, productive, and represent Consular Directorate and Digital Transformation Unit effectively. Work Location Work will be delivered in the FCO's London office in King Charles Street London, with some travel to Milton Keynes offices. Some work can be done off site if the specialist wants or needs to. Security Clearance All contractors working on FCO premises must be British citizens, and at least SC cleared or capable of being cleared to SC. Bidders must confirm clearance of nominated resources. Additional T&Cs We would pay the specialist based on timesheets - monthly in arrears. Skills & Experience Understanding of a range of tech stacks (e.g. AWS, UK Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics, O365, open source, PaaS etc) and the ability to take a balanced approach to technology selection Experience migrating legacy technology, e.g. applying data migration strategies, migrating hosting to cloud service providers, or incrementally replacing a legacy system Strong software development and application architecture experience, with good knowledge of open source technologies, testing and at least one programming language Ability to read, understand and critique (in order to improve) solution design documentation Experience of, or an appreciation of the GDS Principles Significant consulting experience of influencing senior management and communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences through a strong ability to grasp their business challenges Experience in leading technical teams to deliver scalable and secure user-focused services that deliver measurable transformation Understanding of agile environments, continual delivery techniques and devops cultures Ability to quickly absorb differing strategies, remain flexible in your thinking Nice to Haves Experience scaling technology services Experience of cloud technologies and enterprise integration tools No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Working with technical and non-technical staff at senior level Quickly joining teams, understanding their needs, and transferring knowledge when offboarding Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £850 per day