Senior Technical Architect for DataWorks replatforming

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Summary of the work Provide technical architecture consultancy services. Provision new data analytics services for data science and data analysts. Oversee overall development and production of design artefacts. Lead on integration with other DWP and external service providers. Provide ongoing skills transfer to DWP staff. Specialist role Technical Architect Expected Contract Length 6 Months Latest start date Wednesday 1 April 2020 Maximum Day Rate £750 Who Speclialist Work With The DataWorks team is made up of a number of engineers & architects covering the full spectrum of big data, cloud infrastructure, security architecture, and business analysis. You will also be expected to engage with other teams within the DWP: UCFS for systems integration Design Authority for design sign-off SRE for acceptance into service Stakeholder teams, e.g. data analysts & scientists 3rd party suppliers and auditors (e.g. IT Health Check teams) What Specialists Work On Data ingestion from Universal Credit Full Service (UCFS), and surfacing of data to users of DataWorks new AWS Data Platform Skills & Experience • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of working with the AWS cloud platform within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using Infrastructure as Code to provision and manage any cloud infrastructure using terraform within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using Git and GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate knowledge of test and behaviour driven development (TDD and BDD) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using ConcourseCI to provide continuous integration and continuous deployment within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS CloudWatch within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate knowledge of AWS networking concepts within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of devloping in Python within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using Docker within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of analysing and solving complex infrastructure & application issues within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate having been involved with, and ideally having led an ITHC engagement within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate a solid understanding of securely handling sensitive data within the last 2 years. Nice to Haves • Demonstrate experience of big data; formats, manipulation/conversion, querying, tools within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of consuming Apache Kafka data feeds within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of devloping in Go, Java or Node.js within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Lambda within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Cloud Hardware Security Module (CloudHSM) within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Cognito within the last 2 years. • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Workspaces within the last 2 years. Work Location DWP Offices - Quarry House, Leeds, LS27UA Working Arrangments Flexible working, at the discretion of the supplier to deliver the service. Some travel to other sites may be required in line with DWP travel and expense policy. Security Clearance DV No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Demonstrate experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team where Design, build and support are the whole team’s responsibilities. • Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with existing internal teams and other supplier teams • Demonstrable experience of working in and ea 'no-blame' culture environment whilst encouraging people to learn from their mistakes • Demonstrable experience of remaining delivery focussed whilst working in an agile way Assessment Method • Reference • Interview Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there a current incumbent? No 2. What is the IR35 status for this role? This role is out of scope of IR35 as the requirements is for a service 3. Can you accept an SC Cleared consultant that's eligible for DV? As published in the requirements of this procurement, Security clearance should be - Minimum Developed Vetting (DV) 4. What's the procurement timeline? The deadline for supplier's to respond is Monday 2nd March 2020. DWP anticipate that the sift will take place W/C 2nd March and the shortlisted suppliers will be asked to attend the evaluation stage W/C 16/03/2020. DWP anticipate that the successful supplier will be notified W/C 23/03/2020 with a potential start date of 01/04/2020. All dates are subject to change. 5. Would you sponsor/initiate DV clearance for the right candidate? Would DBS clearance be enough to start working and then receive DV afterwards? No, DV clearance should be in place at the start date. 6. Is any remote work allowed? Yes, at the discretion of the supplier 7. Will the authority sponsor a suitable specialist through the clearance process? No, DV clearance should be in place at the start date. 8. Is DV security clearance definitely required for this role? Yes. 9. Can you accept a specialist with SC Clearance, that is eligible for DV? As published in the requirements of this procurement, Security clearance should be - Minimum Developed Vetting (DV)