Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

PO6: Starting Salary £53,109 pa rising in annual increment to £56,151 per annum incl LW

1 x Fixed term / secondment contract - Full time

About Us:

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are ‘connected by purpose,’ in everything we do to deliver excellence. We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were develop for staff by staff; Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability. For more information, please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Borough:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

About Lambeth Council Technology

We need ambitious technical and ambitious people to join us as a Solutions Architects in our Technology Service at Lambeth Council.

Lambeth Technology is a reimagining of the traditional IT Service, with a focus on the people, culture and processes required to drive technology innovatively. The Council is ambitiously transforming and improving how services are delivered to residents and Lambeth Technology is key to that success.

Placing the resident and our users at the heart of everything we do, is a Lambeth Technology commitment, as well as the well-being and all-round development of our people.

About the Role:

We need an experienced Solutions Architect to join our team in Brixton.

You will be an experienced Solutions Architecthaving worked in a large and complex enterprise technology environment.

You may be a generalist or a specialist in one of the following areas - infrastructure, networks and platforms; or migrating to a multi-cloud solution – familiarity with AWS, Azure or Oracle is important as is designing and delivering our IAAS and PAAS solutions.

What we do is so important, we keep our front-line workers connected to the tools and technology they need to deliver in their roles. Their roles impact the lives of the residents of Lambeth every hour of every day, and we want to do the best we can.

The Technology Business Unit operates to Design, Deliver, Run and Maintain the technology solutions and services required for the Council to process business and deliver services to the residents of Lambeth.

• An understanding of the services and solutions delivered by our main cloud partner will AWS, or Microsoft and Oracles.
• Designing technical and virtual infrastructure to support secure business solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring that enterprise wide and specific business solutions are designed to align correctly to architectural principles and technical architecture to ensure security, standardization, simplification, sharing and re-use.
• Contribute to the development of and for applying policies, standards and good practices when designing solutions to ensure compliance between business and technology plans and enterprise transformation activities in support of business operations.
• Contribute to the development of and adherence, to technical standards and principles to inform solutions design, including supervision of third-party suppler conformance, and ensuring they are correctly employed in all technical initiatives to achieve commonality of solutions design and implementation which reduces cost and creates a more efficient and easily maintained technology environment.
• Contributing as a technology subject matter expert to the delivery of technical innovation which gives advantage to Lambeth by capturing and prioritizing market and environmental trends, business plans and objectives, and identifying the business benefits of alternative approaches ensuring alignment to the enterprise architecture.
• Responsible for the provision of expert technical advice and guidance Senior Managers, Contract and Supplier Assurance Teams to ensure suppliers and procured products adhere to the enterprise architecture and principles of operation

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:

• An experienced Solutions Architectwho has operated for the technology function in a technical analysis role for a local authority or public sector organisation.
• A strong understanding of cloud technology and the issues related to cloud migration from on premise solutions.
• OR a strong understanding of infrastructure, networks and platforms
• Effective team member and collaboration skills.
• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer service skills.
• Ability to develop and deliver business cases.
• Hold a TOGAF, MS Azure Fundamentals or equivalent qualification.

You will get extra points for

• Demonstrating you have researched and understand the priorities of Lambeth Council.
• Understand and read our Technology roadmap and strategy.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:

Job description & person specification

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Joanne Cumper at jcumper@lambeth.gov.uk

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: Sunday 7th April 2024 at 11:59pm (Closing date extended)

Shortlisting: Tuesday 9th April 2024

Interview: Tuesday 16th April 2024

Benefits:

We believe in rewarding our staff. When you join us, you'll gain access to a range of benefits, including:

• Participation in our 5 Staff Networks: Black, Asian, and Multi-Ethnic, LGBTQ+, Disability, Young Professionals, and Women's.
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting from 27 days, increasing to up to 35 days depending on length of service.
• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Hybrid Working.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Occupational Sick Pay based on length of service.
• Discounts at local restaurants.
• Discount at our Active Lambeth Gyms.
• Learning and Development opportunities, including Apprenticeships.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Secure Bike Storage facilities at our Town Hall and Civic Centre.
• Trade Union Membership.

How to Apply:

If you're interest in this opportunity, click on the apply button and complete an online application.

In your supporting statement, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an 'A' at shortlist stage. We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here .