Solution Architect

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Southwark; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

LGPS membership

32 days annual leave

Career progression within grade

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Family-friendly policies

Health and wellbeing services

Free parking

Gym access

Zusammenfassung

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is seeking a Solution Architect on an 18-month fixed-term basis within its technology and transformation workstream. You will provide technical advice and assurance on new and evolving systems, from involvement in change programmes to live operation, with hybrid working requiring at least three days in the office.

The role involves engaging with stakeholders, assessing technologies, and designing for support and lifecycle management, ensuring security, resilience and

Qualifikationen

• Experience designing, reviewing or assuring technology solutions in complex organisations.
• Ability to implement and integrate COTS solutions with existing platforms and architectural standards.
• Experience working with procurement teams from requirements to service transition.

Aufgaben

• Advise as a technical adviser, balancing business needs, costs, timescales, security and sustainability.
• Engage stakeholders early to translate requirements into technology solutions.
• Assess proposed technologies against the current landscape and identify integration needs and risks.
• Provide assurance on security, resilience, and operational readiness.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and propose trade-off options.
• Produce clear solution designs and explain options to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with internal teams, suppliers and project teams across infrastructure, applications, cyber security and operations.
• Ensure support arrangements, monitoring and lifecycle management are addressed before and after implementation.

Kenntnisse

System integration

Architectural risk management

Technical advisory

Stakeholder engagement

Ausbildung

Relevant technical qualification

Jobbeschreibung

An 18-month fixed-term Solution Architect post at Kent Fire and Rescue Service, sitting within the Service's technology and transformation work. The role gives technical advice and assurance on new and evolving systems, from early involvement in change programmes and technology procurement through to live operation. The focus is on commercial off-the-shelf solutions, integration and designing for support and lifecycle from the start, with hybrid working requiring at least three days a week in the office. Candidates must show they understand equality, diversity and inclusion in their everyday work.

What the job involves

• Advise as a technical adviser and constructive challenger, balancing business needs, user needs, cost, timescales, security and sustainability
• Engage stakeholders early to understand desired outcomes and translate requirements into technology solutions
• Assess proposed technologies against the existing landscape, identifying integration needs, dependencies and duplication risks
• Give proportionate assurance on security, resilience, supportability and operational readiness
• Identify technical risks, constraints and dependencies early and recommend options where trade-offs are needed
• Produce clear, proportionate solution designs and explain options, risks and decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
• Work with internal teams, suppliers and project teams, particularly across infrastructure, applications, cyber security and operations
• Ensure support arrangements, service ownership, monitoring, documentation and lifecycle management are addressed before and after implementation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant technical or professional qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience, in IT, solution architecture, software engineering, infrastructure or a related discipline

Experience

• Designing, reviewing or assuring technology solutions within a complex organisational environment
• Implementing and integrating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions with existing platforms and architectural standards
• Working with project and procurement teams from requirements through to implementation and transition into service

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of system integration, technical dependencies and architectural risk management
• Providing credible technical challenge and architectural assurance while balancing business objectives with operational readiness, resilience, security and cost
• Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how it fits into everyday work

Checks & eligibility

• Standard or enhanced DBS check and references

What’s offered

• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with 16.5% employer contribution
• 32 days annual leave in addition to bank and public holidays
• Annual increase of one scale point within grade up to the top of the grade
• Blue Light Card and CSSC discount schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies promoting work-life balance
• Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
• Free parking and gym access