Solutions Architect - GCP - Cloud Native - Inside IR35

Working collaboratively with business areas and delivery, architecture, software engineering and user-centred design colleagues you will lead the definition of specific service architectures to meet the needs of the organisation and its users.

You will design cloud native, service-based solutions in line with government DDaT standards and the organisation's strategy and will support and evolve their digital and technology reference architecture. This role will be primarily focused on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) tech stack and on our Integrated Data Service development.

Responsibilities
* Analyse business and user needs to identify architecturally significant functional and non-functional requirements of systems and services.
* Lead the high-level architecture design of systems and services that co-ordinates solutions between multiple teams, products, and processes.
* Shape the development of technology prototypes to inform architectural decisions and approaches.
* Act as the technical design authority in delivery to ensure the requirements of the solution architecture are implemented.

Person Specification
We are looking for experienced IT professionals who
* are effective communicators with the ability to translate digital and technology concepts to stakeholders at all levels.
* can build relationships across organisational domains and mediate between people to create effective solutions.
* can quickly understand and translate business concepts and needs to digital and technology teams and solutions.
* can communicate IT architecture through a variety of artefacts, techniques, and tools.
* have knowledge and experience across architecture, strategy, delivery, software engineering and service management domains.
* have experience of defining transitional architectures using cloud native design approaches and technologies.
* use objective evidence, the input of others, and can build consensus when making and informing complex decisions.
* are innovative problem solvers who can identify opportunities in new technologies and digital trends.

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