Job Description

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Salary:47,754 - 49,764
Hours per week:37 hours
Rolling advert:We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
ICT - Driving Technological Transformation
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Wiltshire Councils ICT department working in the Enterprise Architecture Team, delivering new solutions for Wiltshire Council.
As a Solutions Architect, you will provide architectural expertise and direction to different council services, programmes, projects and all levels of management on the council's technical capabilities. You will lead decisions for designing correct technical solutions that meet business requirements and produce artefacts such as visions, roadmaps and high and low-level designs.
We are looking for a candidate with experience or familiarity with Architecture Description Language, such as UML and relevant knowledge and experience gained by working in ITIL, Prince2 or MSP. To excel in this role, you need to possess a good working knowledge of IT principles and enterprise products, with the ability to make recommendations.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
Details
Date posted
01 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
47,754 to 49,764 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
F0041-03853
Job locations
County Hall
Bythesea Rd
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall duties and responsibilities are

• To provide expert architectural expertise and direction to council services, programmes/projects, and all levels of management on the councils technical capabilities. This role will be primarily Council services facing.
• Lead on architectural decisions for designing the correct technical solutions that meet the business requirements in line with the Enterprise Architecture.Producing architectural artefacts such as visions, standards, roadmaps, high-level designs, and low-level designs.
• Expected to ensure that the solutions and services designed and implemented are compatible with the overall ICT architecture, consideration of future roadmaps and how these will be maintained.
• Collaborating with directors, heads of service, product owners, business partners and subject matter experts to create clear and concise documentation detailing complex technical solutions. With the ability to translate these complex technical solutions back into easy to understand language depending on the audience.
• To have a good understanding of the business challenges especially those that are common in local government. To be able to address these with technology where appropriate, within the councils technical capabilities.
• Working closely with the Enterprise Architect to feed into and influence strategic planning and direction of the technical capabilities at the council using the knowledge of business challenges.
• Collaborating closely with Product Owners to ensure the strategic direction of in-house built applications and ensuring capabilities aligns with the planned Enterprise Architecture and Technology Plan.
• Understanding and maintaining the architectural visions and working closely with the Senior Solution Architects to help transition from visionary concepts to high-level and low-level designs that will be delivered/developed.
• Keeping up to date and understanding of Cyber Security standards and security architecture such as Secure by Design principle, ensure that solutions apply CIA principles (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
• Responsible for maintaining Architectural and technical artefacts on the councils current technical capabilities and roadmaps.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and skillsets in emerging technologies, trends, and best practices to support the council and aid in decision making. Responsible for sharing knowledge with others in the team and technical engineers.
• Build, develop and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and other external organisations.
• Although this post will not be line managing anyone, it will be expected they can lead effectively and bring working groups together which will consist of both technical and non-technical parties.

Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall duties and responsibilities are

• To provide expert architectural expertise and direction to council services, programmes/projects, and all levels of management on the councils technical capabilities. This role will be primarily Council services facing.
• Lead on architectural decisions for designing the correct technical solutions that meet the business requirements in line with the Enterprise Architecture.Producing architectural artefacts such as visions, standards, roadmaps, high-level designs, and low-level designs.
• Expected to ensure that the solutions and services designed and implemented are compatible with the overall ICT architecture, consideration of future roadmaps and how these will be maintained.
• Collaborating with directors, heads of service, product owners, business partners and subject matter experts to create clear and concise documentation detailing complex technical solutions. With the ability to translate these complex technical solutions back into easy to understand language depending on the audience.
• To have a good understanding of the business challenges especially those that are common in local government. To be able to address these with technology where appropriate, within the councils technical capabilities.
• Working closely with the Enterprise Architect to feed into and influence strategic planning and direction of the technical capabilities at the council using the knowledge of business challenges.
• Collaborating closely with Product Owners to ensure the strategic direction of in-house built applications and ensuring capabilities aligns with the planned Enterprise Architecture and Technology Plan.
• Understanding and maintaining the architectural visions and working closely with the Senior Solution Architects to help transition from visionary concepts to high-level and low-level designs that will be delivered/developed.
• Keeping up to date and understanding of Cyber Security standards and security architecture such as Secure by Design principle, ensure that solutions apply CIA principles (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
• Responsible for maintaining Architectural and technical artefacts on the councils current technical capabilities and roadmaps.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge and skillsets in emerging technologies, trends, and best practices to support the council and aid in decision making. Responsible for sharing knowledge with others in the team and technical engineers.
• Build, develop and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and other external organisations.
• Although this post will not be line managing anyone, it will be expected they can lead effectively and bring working groups together which will consist of both technical and non-technical parties.

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