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Helping the Public Sector build an enabled Tech & Digital workforce
About the Company
Staffordshire Police Force are seeking exceptional individuals, with a proven background in technical transformation at scale, who can deliver the upgrades and continuous improvement that the force needs.
About the Role
As Architect, you will be joining a highly skilled and newly structured function responsible for understanding the current and future requirements for the force, creating roadmaps, setting strategy and as a result, identify opportunities for leveraging information and digital technology.
You'll strive to be a key influencer in respect of digital strategy, planning, assurance and standard setting, both internally with key stakeholders and externally in driving maximum value from strategic supplier relationships or collaborations with other forces.
This environment really affords you the opportunity to hone your skills, learn from experienced leadership and become a key member of a team working on nationally critical projects.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for the detailed software and supporting infrastructure design aspects of solutions;
* Fully contribute to any impact assessment process to provide SME input on proposed initiatives, offering high level cost estimates for implementation;
* Define and maintain documentation that articulates the current state software portfolio and interfaces across the force;
* Review new or changed legislation and its impact on adopted force technology standards;
* Use architecture to guide and align programme solutions to improve coherence, re-use and integration providing increased efficiency and business effectiveness;
* Ensure that programmes and projects deliver the right technology components, integrated in the right way to provide the intended benefits; giving consideration to the reuse of existing investment in technology or services and ensuring that functionality is not duplicated;
* Presentation of architecture outputs to stakeholders at various levels of technical understanding within the force;
* Define, manage and govern infrastructure standards and capabilities for the deployment of business, data, and application services;
* Engage with stakeholders to define and promote suitable technology solutions;
* Actively participate as a member of the Technical Design Authority;
* Maintain an awareness of appropriate commercial and technical developments to allow advice to be given on providing future IT & Digital solutions;
* Ensure that any proposed design or alteration is well considered and supportable;
* Assist with the training/development of Engineers in new skills and responsibilities;
About you
We're open to architectural specialisms (eg: Technical, Business, Service, Security, Data etc) as the key skills sought relate to the planning, design, development and documentation of solutions.
A degree qualification or with IT related qualifications you can confidently demonstrate a depth of knowledge and expertise in chosen architectural discipline gained in a similar size complex multi-faceted organisation.
Preferred Skills
Communication is key in this role as you embark on an exciting architectural and stakeholder-led journey through the force; liaising and building strong relationships both across the force and partner working nationally. Strong presentation skills along with the ability to influence and negotiate skills.
Pay range and compensation package
£60960 + Benefits Permanent, Hybrid. Stafford HQ
How to apply:
If you would like to discuss further, then please get in touch or apply via LinkedIn.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology, Strategy/Planning, and Other
Industries
* Staffing and Recruiting, Law Enforcement, and Government Administration
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