Lead Architect, Head of Architecture, Leeds 750 day

Head of Architecture/Senior Lead Architect/Strategic Architect

Demonstrable and practical experience at a senior level, in the public or private sector, of delivering transformational change to business technologies, processes and high-volume systems, to deliver both cost savings and service improvements to customers
Experience of working within complex organisations to develop digital and technology transformation strategies and manage the delivery of associated technical services solutions, while balancing tight resource constraints, conflicting priorities and a dynamic programme
Ability to manage and influence a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, and to prepare clear, compelling technical and non-technical advice on complex issues
Awareness and understanding of Data protection law and regulations, and industry standard security issues and processes
Experience of using architecture management technologies and methodologies (eg TOGAF, CoBIT, CMMI)
Comprehensive experience of leading the design and implementation of complex, large scale systems and enterprise architecture.
Proven ability to lead and develop a high-skilled technical team
Experience of dealing with large-scale corporate projects
DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN FRONT END WEB PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, REST, JSON EXPERIENCE OF DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SCALABLE AND ROBUST APPROACHES TO CACHING, SECURITY AND DATABASES (INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, MYSQL, POSTGRESQL AND NOSQL, EG CASSANDRA, MONGODB)
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH AGILE METHODOLOGIES
Knowledge of and interest in emerging trends and technologies
Experience of the development and use of web-based (and particularly REST-based) APIs
Remain active as a hands on practitioner in your area of capability
Deliver digital services that meet the Digital by Default Service Standard Clarify and articulate the diverse requirements of users and delivery partners to support effective delivery of a service
Provide hands-on technical leadership that is visible at all levels
Act as a strong advocate for digital solutions and approaches across the department
Work across government to ensure consistent strategic direction for Digital Testing and set this future vision for all levels of the organisation
Set a high technical standard in Digital Testing across the department Ensure compliance with the standards and framework for Digital Testing With fellow digital Heads of, build cross-discipline thinking and evolution of knowledge

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