Job Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
You'll use your experience of defining and implementing software architectures using patterns and best-practice approaches to define detailed designs that form part of large enterprise-scale applications to meet our clients' business outcomes.
You'll collaborate with colleagues and take your solutions through architecture governance and generally contribute to the evolution of the assurance processes.
You'll use your expertise to confidently lead and guide delivery teams to bring your design to life.

Essential Experience:

You don't need to have had the job title of technical architect before - but we will want you to demonstrate experience of technical architecture.
In your CV and at interview, we'll ask you to show how you:
develop and implement technical designs for modern enterprise-scale applications, utilising or defining effective patterns and technologies
show ownership of designs and their evolution and transition into service
have an excellent working knowledge of software development, programming languages, modelling languages and methodologies and know how to apply them
identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes and/or non-functional requirements
evaluate and introduce innovative new patterns, approaches and technologies into project teams
can break down architectures into implemented components, utilising effective patterns and technologies that deliver business outcomes and address stakeholder needs
As well as technical architecture skills, there are essential core skills you'll need to be a great consultant.
If selected for an interview, we'll ask you to show that you:
build strong relationships with both business and technical stakeholders to provide technical direction and build consensus for your technical designs
take a methodical and considered approach to solving problems
take a collaborative and consultative approach to leading and guiding teams
coach and mentor fellow team members
keep up to date with new and emerging technology trends and their practical application
At the interview, we'll ask you to describe how you approach architecture, deliver business outcomes and engage stakeholders. If you're successful in your first interview, we'll ask you back to develop and present a proposal from a case study and problem statement.

Desirable Experience:

Some areas of experience are not essential but relevant to the role:
Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, Open Agile Architecture)
Experience of delivering digital services and the GDS toolkit for the UK Government would be useful for many of our projects. It will be valuable (and essential for some contractor roles) if you are familiar with these activities and concepts:
The Service Manual
Agile delivery phases
Service Assessments
A solid understanding of the benefit of user-centred design and understanding accessibility standards
Good understanding of DevOps and in-life service management
Security Clearance is necessary for some of our roles, so we'll be interested in whether you're eligible for the Security Check (SC) level of clearance
If you have this experience, please show it on your CV and we can talk about it in the interview. If you don't have this experience, please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas if you join us.
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We want to provide our people with interesting work for organisations that matter to them - we give our people the best chance to grow with us.
Our people are honest, hardworking, open and confident - we are smart self-starters. We strive to protect our family culture and we're not big on hierarchy.
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We offer an extensive social and wellbeing calendar providing something for everyone who wants to get involved in Opencast life.
We value and empower our people, doing right by them. We work flexibly and keep hierarchy to a minimum. Our benefits include generous annual leave, training and development, pension, and other financial perks.
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David Sarginson
Head of Software Development
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Software, digital, & technical delivery
Our software, digital and technical delivery teams work across the development lifecycle, with experienced scrum masters, product owners, business analysts, testers, front-end and back-end software developers. We work with customers to deliver agile transformation and improve ways of working. We have delivered multiple complex services to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards, from discovery through to live.
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Our growing digital architecture practice combines expertise in enterprise, solution and technical architecture. Our architects work collaboratively to create solutions in the context of our clients' existing technology estates. We advise on the components required to deliver a new service successfully in line with business goals.
DevOps, cloud & platform engineering
Our DevOps, cloud and platform engineering practice brings together leading engineers who are true experts, driving the adoption of a DevOps culture and the benefits of cloud computing. We focus on delivering cost savings, reducing time to market, improving scalability and flexibility, as well as enhancing the quality and security of our delivery.

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