Description
Digital Technical Architect
Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Digital Technical Architect located in London or Sheffield for an initial 6 Month Contract.
*Please Note: This role has been deemed as INSIDE of IR35*
Technologies
Our Technical architects have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies and are able to converse easily with and translate between non-technical stakeholders and technical practitioners. They are able to switch between different problems and responsibilities and are directly involved in service delivery. You will have demonstrable experience of agile development in Node, Java, JavaScript, or similar, and their associated frameworks, and will ideally have working knowledge of several programming languages. You should have practical working knowledge of modern cloud-first architectures, and how to build applications to take advantage of the opportunities they offer.
A solid background in version control with Git is essential, as is experience of automated testing techniques, continuous integration, automated deployment pipelines and associated infrastructure.
You will:
- Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution
- Look for opportunities to collaborate and reuse components, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Lead technical teams and deliver user-focused services in an agile environment
- Transform government into a more agile organisation by helping to embed modern development practices
- Build user-centred, open source, RESTful web systems to serve a variety of citizen and government needs
- Be responsible for design and development of projects of various sizes, how they interact with their surroundings (including other projects and teams), and how they evolve over time
- Challenge entrenched practices and influence decision makers, and look for deeper underlying problems to solve, and larger opportunities for digital transformation
- Align your team's work with department and government technology strategy, participating in strategic technical decisions and challenging previous decisions where needed
- Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance
- Occasionally participate in 2nd line support during office hours, and sometimes out of hours (for which you'll be paid an allowance and further hourly payment when on call)
- Help with hiring, taking part in recruitment of other developers and technical architects
You'll have:
- Demonstrable experience of agile development in Node.js, Java, JavaScript, or similar, and their associated frameworks, and ideally working knowledge of several programming languages.
- You should have practical working knowledge of modern cloud-first architectures, and how to build applications to take advantage of the opportunities they offer.
- A solid background in version control with Git, and experience of automated testing techniques, continuous integration, automated deployment pipelines and associated infrastructure.
- Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure
- Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from Front End code down to infrastructure and networking
- A working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X
- Passion for building a diverse, inclusive team
- Experience leading technical teams and delivering user-focused services in an agile environment
- A systematic approach to solving problems
- An ability to build consensus between diverse and often conflicting interests, to achieve agreement on technical plans
- Experience using automated tests to continuously validate your work
- Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure
- Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from Front End code down to infrastructure and networking
- A working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X
- Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
- Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of open source principles and technologies
- The ability to quickly learn new languages and frameworks and willingness to pick the right tool for the job.
All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.