Technical Lead - Printed Customer Communications

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Summary of the work From April’22, DWP’s bulk printing fulfilment needs will be served under the new Printed Customer Communications (PCC) contract. DWP will need to assure that the transition of services/responsibilities from incumbent supplier is conducted as best as possible. Specialist role Technical Architect Expected Contract Length 6 Months with an optional 6 month extension Latest start date Monday 11 April 2022 Who Speclialist Work With The Technical Lead will work alongside the Technical Architect whilst reporting in to the Delivery Lead for the Printed Customer Communications Project. What Specialists Work On • Engage in low level architecture and environment related discussions with print supplier (covering solution, technical, security) • Review technical/solution/printing environment setup proposals from print supplier • Support PCC project with DWP Digital Domain Architecture (DDA) governance process requirements • Assist Technical Architect and Test Lead with Non-Functional Testing scoping/testing review assurance • Assist Security Architect with low level activities driven out as a result of further discussions etc • Assist Technical Architect in the assurance of the handling of non-standard print request fulfilment (Legacy reports, alternative formats, pre-printed stationary, envelopes) Skills & Experience • • Platform Integrations and Technologies (including secure file transfer mechanisms) • • Solution Architecture • • Dev-ops Engineering Skills and Experience (including security management considerations) • • Site Reliability Engineering Skills and Experience (including security management considerations) Nice to Haves • • Release and Deployment • • Software Testing (in particular Non Functional Testing) • • Software development Work Location DWP Longbenton Benton Park View Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7NE Working Arrangments The individual will be based at the DWP Longbenton site 2 days of the week aligned to the DWP Hybrid working policy. Expenses incurred for hybrid working will not be reimbursed. Security Clearance The Technical Lead will require a BPSS Clearance No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Describe how your organisation would perform the contract to ensure staff mental health, is promoted, and how you would monitor and measure this? • 4. Describe how your organisation would perform the contract to encourage increased representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic representation in the workforce, and how you would measure this? Assessment Method • Interview • Scenario or test Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 30% Cultural fit 10% Price 60% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is the requirement inside of IR35 Supply of resource: the off-payroll rules will apply to any workers engaged through a qualifying intermediary, such as their own limited company 2. Please can you indicate day rate or budget? DWP declines to answer this question