CAD Infrastructure & Integration Architect

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Whiteley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust based in Whiteley is seeking a highly skilled CAD Infrastructure & Integration Architect to lead the implementation of a new Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. This role involves shaping and governing the technical design of infrastructure to ensure compliance with NHS standards while enabling resilient and secure solutions. The ideal candidate will provide strategic leadership and technical authority in infrastructure design and deployment, overseeing multiple sites and ensuring high availability and compliance with digital strategies.

Benefits

27 days of holiday, rising with service

Automatic NHS Pension Scheme enrolment

Access to professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discounts

Corporate Induction onboarding experience

Qualifications

• Strategic, technically expert and solutions-focused leader with advanced knowledge of enterprise architecture.
• Ability to operate with full professional autonomy in key decision-making roles.
• Experience supporting infrastructure for large programmes without designing the product itself.

Responsibilities

• Lead the infrastructure and integration workstream for CAD implementation.
• Ensure compliance with NHS and industry standards.
• Shape infrastructure strategy and lead resilience planning.
• Develop and own the infrastructure roadmap.
• Oversee network and cloud environments and ensure high availability.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud infrastructure

NHS digital compliance

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Digital Directorate at South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) for a highly skilled CAD Infrastructure & Integration Architect. This pivotal role will lead the infrastructure and integration workstream for the implementation of a new Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system – a critical component of SCAS's digital transformation. The post holder will be responsible for shaping and governing the technical design of infrastructure, ensuring compliance with NHS and industry standards, while enabling resilient, secure and interoperable solutions across multiple operational and clinical environments. We are seeking a strategic, technically expert and solutions-focused leader with advanced knowledge of enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, and NHS digital compliance frameworks. The role will operate with full professional autonomy, making authoritative recommendations on infrastructure design, supplier engagement and system resilience at Trust Board, programme governance, and regional/national NHS forums. This role supports the infrastructure required for the 999 CAD Programme – not the design of the CAD product itself. Working closely with the CAD Programme Manager and ICT Infrastructure Technician, the Architect will shape infrastructure strategy, lead resilience planning and testing, and play a strategically important role in delivering both the SCAS Fit for the Future Programme and wider NHS digital transformation initiatives.

The CAD Infrastructure & Integration Architect will provide strategic leadership and technical authority for the design, deployment and governance of SCAS's new CAD infrastructure. They will develop and own the infrastructure roadmap, ensuring alignment with NHS digital strategies and the Trust's Fit for the Future Programme. Key responsibilities include leading the implementation of resilient infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery and cyber resilience in line with ISO, NHS and NCSC standards. The post holder will oversee network and cloud environments, data storage, and backup solutions, providing assurance on performance, compliance and value for money. They will act as the senior technical lead for supplier and interface integration, negotiating complex requirements, enforcing interoperability standards, and assuring resilience through rigorous testing and governance. The role also carries responsibility for security, compliance and policy leadership, ensuring infrastructure aligns with CAF aligned DSPT, UK GDPR and ISO frameworks, and for developing Trust-wide standards on RBAC, audit logging and threat monitoring. In addition, the Architect will provide strategic oversight of documentation, information architecture and asset management in line with ITIL and TOGAF, ensuring accuracy and adoption across SCAS and partner organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the infrastructure and integration workstream for the CAD implementation and shape the technical design of infrastructure to support SCAS digital transformation.
• Ensure compliance with NHS and industry standards to enable resilient, secure and interoperable solutions across operational and clinical environments.
• Operate with full professional autonomy to make authoritative recommendations on infrastructure design, supplier engagement and system resilience at governance forums.
• Shape infrastructure strategy, lead resilience planning and testing, and contribute to the SCAS Fit for the Future Programme and wider NHS digital transformation initiatives.
• Develop and own the infrastructure roadmap, aligning with NHS digital strategies and the Trust's programmes.
• Lead the implementation of resilient infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery and cyber resilience in line with ISO, NHS and NCSC standards.
• Oversee network and cloud environments, data storage and backup solutions, and provide assurance on performance, compliance and value for money.
• Act as the senior technical lead for supplier and interface integration, negotiating requirements, enforcing interoperability standards, and assuring resilience through testing and governance.
• Provide security, compliance and policy leadership, ensuring infrastructure aligns with CAF-aligned DSPT, UK GDPR and ISO frameworks, and develop Trust-wide standards on RBAC, audit logging and threat monitoring.
• Provide strategic oversight of documentation, information architecture and asset management in line with ITIL and TOGAF, ensuring accuracy and adoption across SCAS and partner organisations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Strategic, technically expert and solutions-focused leader with advanced knowledge of enterprise architecture, cloud infrastructure, and NHS digital compliance frameworks.
• Ability to operate with full professional autonomy, making authoritative recommendations on infrastructure design, supplier engagement and system resilience at Trust Board, programme governance, and NHS forums.
• Experience supporting infrastructure for large programmes (e.g., CAD) without designing the CAD product itself.

Benefits

• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
• Ability to join staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).
• Corporate Induction: We will book your Corporate Induction to ensure a welcoming onboarding experience. All new starters attend Corporate Induction in person, held over one and a half days at our educational centres in Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More details will be sent once your start date is confirmed.