Technical Architect

at  NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

SCW is seeking a Technical Architect to work on its exciting portfolio of digital projects. Primarily on network, cloud and infrastructure projects and modern workplace projects.
Working closely with and supported by the Solutions Architect’s your function is the delivery of complex new services, both for our internal/external customers and partners. You will be involved in the Azure and AWS public cloud space and more widely Modern Workplace projects using Intune on the NHS Shared Tenant. Other areas of specialist projects include enterprise-wide enhancements to: Identity, Security, BYOD, Device Management, Big Data (Trusted Research Environments).

This is an interesting, exciting role where there is a wide scope of work and opportunities to lead change.

• Provide subject matter expertise in the above domains
• Liaises with stakeholders, communicating highly complex technical concepts and complex issues, clearly and accurately, and adapting communication style to suit the recipient
• Produces written information of a high quality, which clearly sets out architecture designs (HLD, LLD), roadmaps, key issues, options, and outcomes.
• The post holder must be able to communicate effectively, with stakeholders with good reasoning and negotiation skills.
• Contribute to the technical delivery of a service, ensuring it is cost effective and delivered on time within agreed budgets
• Works cooperatively and productively with others to achieve results within their team
• You will be expected to work independently under the guidance of one of our Senior SME’s, and as such will need to be able translate basic customer requirements into a design.

You will be working in a close-knit team, currently consisting of 3 Senior solution Architects and 8 Programme delivery resources.

• Work closely with our senior Solution Architects
• Hybrid working pattern with is currently mostly remote.
• We are a geographically dispersed team
• Supportive environment

To find out more about what SCW has to offer, please visit Our offer to you page.
This is a fixed term role for 1 year with the potential to convert to a substantive role subject to funding.
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• Provide subject matter expertise in the above domains
• Liaises with stakeholders, communicating highly complex technical concepts and complex issues, clearly and accurately, and adapting communication style to suit the recipient
• Produces written information of a high quality, which clearly sets out architecture designs (HLD, LLD), roadmaps, key issues, options, and outcomes.
• The post holder must be able to communicate effectively, with stakeholders with good reasoning and negotiation skills.
• Contribute to the technical delivery of a service, ensuring it is cost effective and delivered on time within agreed budgets
• Works cooperatively and productively with others to achieve results within their team
• You will be expected to work independently under the guidance of one of our Senior SME’s, and as such will need to be able translate basic customer requirements into a design