SC Digital Solution Architect (Cloud)

SC Digital Solution Architect (Cloud)
6 months
Titchfield/ Newport
Inside IR35
Must hold SC clearance

TYPICAL ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities:
* Developing an overarching reference architecture which considers the components and services required to implement the enterprise architecture.
* Working with delivery teams, develop specific solution architectures for the scope of the project, focusing on user needs and non-functional requirements.
* Co-ordinate and work across delivery teams to manage the interfaces between platforms and products in the architecture.
* Develop and maintain the appropriate documentation and views required to describe the solution architecture to individuals at all levels.
* Act as the technical design authority in delivery, working closely with technical leads to ensure requirements of the solution architecture are implemented and dependencies managed.
* Investigate and introduce new technologies, leading rapid prototyping, to provide the necessary capabilities identified in the solution architecture.
* Supporting members of development teams in breaking down complex problems and identifying steps towards solutions.
* Participate in the architecture community to refine and develop the IT and data roadmaps and strategies.
* Engage across government departments to identify potential re-use and support shared learning, evaluate technical proposals from external suppliers, and make implementation recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills:
Experience of developing solutions to meet master, reference and metadata management needs.
* Architecture design and modelling techniques, tools and standards.
* Application and integration architecture, frameworks, technologies and tools.
* Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools and techniques.
* Public cloud services and technology e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, cloud design patterns and tools.Essential
* Agile / DevOps delivery methodologies.
Proficient in communicating with delivery projects, senior stakeholders and technical teams to ensure they have a complete understanding of the business and user needs and the overall business architecture
* Delivering solutions that are aligned with key priorities, with ability to develop road-maps and strategies.
* Creation and maintenance of the future operational design and identify the impact on operational services.

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