Description
SC Cleared Lead Architect - 2 Months - Working from home
Square One is looking for a SC Cleared Lead Architect to join a project on a working from home basis.
The successful candidate will be working as part of the Account Service Delivery team, with a direct line to the UK Engineering Manager and assignment reporting line to the Account Lead Architect, the candidate will have specialist platform expertise.
Role Description:
- Rapidly identify and assist in resolving technical delivery issues before they begin to impact live services
- Develop problems into viable solutions and drive initiatives that will improve delivery quality
- Work with the account lead architect, GOL, SDM and CTO on pre/post-sales opportunities, considering external factors (eg regulations, third parties etc), service delivery SLAs and contractual agreements
- Provide technical oversight and governance over projects to ensure that change brought by those projects will not adversely affect the live services
- Identify and mitigate technical risk to run services
- Work with problem and incident management (leading and owning where necessary) on activities focused on resolution and root cause analysis
- Oversee technical change activities (leading and owning where necessary)
- Proactively perform customer and internal stakeholder management, fostering trust and delivering on commitments
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic planning, roadmaps, and life cycle management of both hardware and software platforms
- Business case development & initiative formulation
- Continual Service Improvements (CSI) & Continual platform assessment for improvements converted into innovation and relevant offers
- Clear understanding and responsibility of scope and nature of the change
- Design work as required - for example, developing/supporting the low-level design of any proposed solution and demonstrating any impact on the overall account landscape
- Understanding of and ascertaining SME requirements early in project and work phases alongside the Project Manager/Service Delivery Manager therefore enabling the submission of accurate resource requests
- Understanding of, and the ability to work within the operational cost base. All recommendations and proposals must be in within the account's budget
- Effective communication between the client and delivery team of any technical issues and their resolution/mitigation
- Identification and mitigation of any technology risks
- Knowledge of standard Global Practice Infrastructure Offers (GIO) that will enhance the service offering for Infrastructure propositions
- Interpretation and the application of global standards into local requirements
SC Cleared Lead Architect - 2 Months - Working from home
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in word/PDF format.
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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