Senior Solutions Architect

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Reference number

285327

Salary

£41,068 - £48,475 London: £45,238 - £48,475 National: £41,068 - £44,305 The post holder may be eligible for an additional IT allowance of up to £4,000 depending on experience and professional qualifications. CS Pay Policy applies.

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer Acas Grade 8

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

ACAS - Digital Data and Technology

Type of role

Digital
Other

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Location

About the job

Benefits

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Location

Any Acas Office with an element of working from home. This post requires regular travel to London as well as occasional travel to other offices. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in Great Britain and not overseas. You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Informal hybrid arrangements are available and the balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager to achieve the right balance between collaboration, in-person engagement and flexibility.

About the job

Job summary

Acas is at an exciting time as we change our structure, ways of working and culture to be fit for the future.

You will have the opportunity to work within the DDaT Directorate as a Solutions Architect on technical projects across Acas. You will supports the Head of Architecture in the delivery of Enterprise Architecture practices and governance and implementation of the IT strategy. Develop technical solutions and deliver information technology capabilities and desired business service outcomes based on a consistent and coherent approach, following best practice Information Technology solution, enterprise, and infrastructure architecture standards, principles and processes. Build and assess existing data information systems to support improvements in data and technology architecture where appropriate

Working on large or multiple pieces of work, assuring IT service across the organisation. Collaborating with stakeholders; providing guidance and challenge and proactively identify problems and solutions. To translate these into non- technical descriptions which can be widely understood and used. This may cover a wide range of topics from the technical design, the development methodology being used, to assessing the business impact certain technical choices are likely to have.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

Job description

• Technical support and insight – accountable for offering technical support and insight into Acas' Technology and enterprise architecture accountabilities, including support with relevant polices, standards and catalogues.
• Design solutions, assessed and characterised by medium levels of risk, impact and business or technical complexity.
• Ensuring the technical integrity and the consistency of each technical solution throughout the service lifecycle.
• Responsible for the vision and documentation that underlies the proposed technical and architectural solution and the execution of that vision into the solution.
• Understands and resolves technical concepts and disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk.
• Capture and interpret the needs of the technical and business stakeholders so they are understood by all.
• Making and guiding effective decisions related to the solutions architecture recommendations, explaining clearly how a decision has been reached and ensuring quality of service and value for money.

Who we are

Acas exists to make working life better for everyone in Britain. We are the experts in workplace matters, we’re impartial, so we’re not on anyone’s side. That means we’re working for everyone to help prevent and resolve workplace issues.

Acas helps employers and employees by providing information, advice, training, conciliation and other services that prevent or resolve workplace problems.

There's no charge for most of what we offer. Acas has been recognised for its Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion awards – Disability Confident Highly Commended; Pay Gap award winner and Overall winner for public sector organisations. Acas is committed to providing services and developing policies which embrace diversity, promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination.

Person specification

Experience

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate extensive experience in the field of solutions architecture, covering a wide range of activities, including a comprehensive background and knowledge of IT concepts and technologies. This should include IT systems, networks, Cloud technologies and software applications.
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of systems security.
• Ability to support the creation of and embedding of relevant enterprise architectural policies, standards and models.
• Experience of working across the business to ensure business processes are captured and mapped and then included in the solutions architecture recommendations related to improvements in the technical architecture.
• Ability to work with business and technology stakeholders to capture requirements and report on recommendations, ensuring quality of service and value for money.

Benefits

We’re big believers in rewarding people for the amazing work they do, take a look at some of the fantastic benefits we offer:

• Learning and Development
• Reward and recognition
• Health and wellbeing
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare schemes
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Volunteering opportunities

Could you ask for any more?

You’ll have access to a Life style website, were you’ll be able to grab savings over a wide range of products from holidays to your weekly shop.

To find out more please check out Working for Acas

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply now' button.

Please submit a CV and tailored evidence-based statement of suitability reflecting the essential experience requirements in the JD.Your statement of suitability should be no longer than 1250 words. It should avoid generalised assertions, instead including specific examples of achievements, explaining the degree of challenge, what you did and the outcomes.

In the application form you will be asked to express if you meet the desirable criteria in 250 words. Details of this can be found in the JD.

Interview Details

If you have successfully passed sift, you will be invited to an interview via MS Teams which is likely to take place the week commencing 15 May 2023. The interview will be Experience based interview and will also include a presentation, details will be provided at Interview stage.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : HR Recruitment Email : HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk

Recruitment team

Email : HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Code and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact us on HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from us, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.