Technical Architect - Welsh Government - SEO

The Welsh Government delivers digital services to people and business across Wales. Led by our Chief Digital Officer, the Welsh Government is increasingly delivering more services online and has a vision (outlined in the Digital Strategy for Wales) of improving the lives of everyone through collaboration, innovation and better public services.

To achieve this vision, the Welsh Government needs specialist digital, data and technology skills across all departments in the organisation to improve the services and policies we develop for Welsh citizens. 

Job description

Role:

This post is a mapped to the https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/technical-architect#technical-architect

Reporting to the Lead Technical Architect, the Technical Architect is part of the DDaT Technical Architects Office. You will execute the functions of the Architects Office by developing and promoting standards, enforcing governance, and overseeing complex projects to ensure optimal solutions are designed and delivered to fully meet business requirements. This is an opportunity to work with the latest cloud technologies and shape the technical direction of the organisation. Whilst this role is predominantly to design and provide architectural governance, there remains a requirement to be hands on with build and delivery.

Person specification

• Provide consultancy for designs, ensuring compliance to reference architecture, security, and standards in the implementation of solutions.
• Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that provides an optimal solution.
• Look for opportunities to collaborate and reuse components, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Manage team resources effectively to meet business priorities and pressures to ensure the delivery of key outputs to agreed deadlines.
• Explain technical issues and IT solution strategies to stakeholders and other IT professionals.
• Maintain the overall Welsh Government reference architecture and solutions designs for services in support.
• Identify and promote innovation and emerging technologies to support and help to develop the organisation.
• Review the proposal of vendors and suppliers to ensure that solutions are technically fit for purpose and represent best value to the Welsh Government.
• Monitor the activities of external developers on IT solution projects.
• Identify and mitigate existing business risk or risks associated with solution architecture.
• Promote and support diversity within the team and create an inclusive working environment where everyone feels able to participate and achieve their potential.
• Undertake additional tasks that are aligned to the role and grade as requested by management.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

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

• Technical design throughout the life cycle. Create technical designs characterised by medium risk, impact, and complexity.
• Making architectural decisions. Identify and address architectural risks relevant to your team or domain, for example, business, data, or security.