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Systems Solution Lead - NS&I - G7

Government Digital & Data -

Full-time (Permanent)
National minimum £53,000 London minimum £57,800
Published on
9 April 2025
Deadline
6 May 2025

NS&I is currently looking for a Systems Solution Lead to join the IT Solutions Delivery Team and augment the technical aspect of delivery capability. While NS&I relies on and trusts its suppliers to provide the project execution capabilities, it is also building a team responsible for leading the technical aspects of delivering digital and date solutions that will play a crucial role in providing confidence in the quality of deliverables.

Enthusiastic about all aspects related to delivering a quality outcome, this role will play a critical role in realising the business and IT needs by overseeing the technical aspects of project and by providing guidance and direction to developers, system analysts, and other technical specialists. This role will closely work with technical stakeholders to understand technical specifications to ensure chosen solutions align with DDaT principles, government security standards, and best practices.

This role will report into the Head of IT Solutions and the appointed person will work closely with the Transformation Programmes and BAU Portfolio contributing directly to the efficiency and effectiveness of the enterprise. We ae looking for individuals who are passionate about and able to demonstrate:

  • Thought leadership and best practices in the technical delivery assurance domain.
  • Lead the technical vision and execution of complex IT solutions, ensuring they align with our business goals and technological roadmap.
  • Collaborative mind-set to work with various stakeholders within NS&I as well as with stakeholders in a multi-supplier environment.

Job description

As Systems Solution Lead you will lead the technical vision and execution of complex IT solutions, ensuring deliverables are aligned with our business goals and technological roadmap. This role will provide expert guidance and leadership to development teams, fostering a collaborative environment that delivers innovative and high-quality solutions.

The Systems Solution Lead will also provide technical steering in multi-vendor engagement by aligning to the enterprise systems technical roadmap among other associated enterprise standards and manage the system delivery by supporting the program/ project directions.

Responsibility

  • Help supplier(s) in translating business requirements into clear and concise technical
  • Lead the technical implementation process, ensuring adherence to deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
  • Technically, lead the design and implementation of innovative and cost-effective IT
  • Select and implement appropriate technologies considering scalability, security, performance, and integration needs.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and implement new technologies to optimize the IT
  • Lead and mentor technical teams, fostering a culture of innovation and knowledge
  • Collaborate with technical stakeholders to understand their needs, challenges, and desired outcomes using technical solutions.
  • Manage technical risks associated with projects and develop mitigation
  • Oversee technical aspect of project timelines, budgets, and technical resource
  • Work collaboratively with Development, Operations, and Security teams to ensure successful solution deployment and ongoing
  • Stay up to date on the latest IT trends and technologies relevant to financial
  • Maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and solution roadmaps.

Management, coordination and other

  • Identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the project
  • Participate in proof-of-concept (POC) development and testing to ensure solution
  • Work in close partnership with cross-functional teams and
  • Determine process improvements, best practices, and develop new ones as
  • Establish reports & perform reviews with partners for technical
  • Effective RAID management for the technical design
  • Provide expert technical guidance and leadership to development teams, fostering a collaborative environment that delivers innovative and high-quality.

NB. The above-mentioned duties are not inclusive or exhaustive. The post holder may be called upon to carry out such other appropriate duties as may be required within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.

Person specification

Essential skills and experience

  • (Lead Criteria) Significant experience in a technical role with a proven track record of designing, developing, and implementing complex IT solutions, combined with in-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure—including networking, security, and storage—with direct experience in leading and mentoring technical teams.
  • Proven experience in designing, developing, and implementing complex IT
  • In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, including networking, security, and storage
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies (Agile, Waterfall etc.).
  • Experience with various programming languages and technologies relevant to financial industry (e.g., Java, Python, cloud platforms etc.).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve complex technical.

Essential technical knowledge

  • Working experience in architect/designer/SME preferably with exposure to Banking and/or Payment’s areas
  • Involved in or led design delivery processes
  • Project Management methodologies (Agile and Waterfall)
  • Exposure in large scale transformation programmes in at least one of the following: core banking transformation, digital transformation or business transformation
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture/business architecture methodologies.

Qualifications

Any of the following certification:

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Experience in a technical role of designing, developing, implementing complex IT solutions, combined with in-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, networking, security, and storage, direct experience in leading and mentoring technical teams.
  • Exposure in large scale transformation programmes in at least one of the following: core banking transformation, digital transformation, or business transformation.
  • Presentation


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