Senior Cloud Architect

Description

Do you want to transform the way cloud technologies are used across Government the wider Public Sector in Scotland to enable the delivery of better technology to serve the people of Scotland

To support our investment in The Scottish Government cloud platform we have two positions for Senior Cloud Architects able to play a key role in designing secure scalable digital solutions that meet user needs and deliver public value.

Specialising in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure our Senior Cloud Architects are part of a multi-disciplined team responsible for the design delivery and ongoing improvement of the Scottish Government Cloud Platform service.

Architects also collaborate closely with our customers to support the design and delivery of modern solutions onto our service ensuring effective use of the common shared services we offer.

Responsibilities

• Working with colleagues customers and other technical professionals to capture document and agree solution requirements early in the delivery process - with a particular focus on security and cost effectiveness.
• Translating requirements into modern secure and cost-effective architectural designs.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across different disciplines - such as security service and engineering teams - to gain feedback on requirements and ensure solutions solve the whole problem and align to organisational standards and processes.
• Developing document present and support architectural decisions at relevant governance forums to obtain agreement to proceed.
• You will transparently identify document and communicate risks at all stages of solution development.
• Defining and contributing to roadmaps and strategies in your areas of expertise.
• Continuously assessing the landscape to identify emerging technologies and approaches to improve the organisation.
• Evaluating the success of a project or programme of work - once the solution has been integrated - to identify lessons learned that could contribute to future best practices.

Responsibilities

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of experience skills and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Experience :

Experience is assessed at sift along with a more in-depth assessment at interview.

Technical Skills :

This role is aligned to the Solution Architect (DDaT Role Level Senior Solution Architect) within the Architecture Job Family.

You can find out more about the skills required here.

These skills are assessed by technical assessment designed to represent the role. Candidates reaching this stage will receive a Technical Assessment Candidate Pack which outlines the specific skills to be assessed plus the method of assessment.

Behaviours :

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here.

Behaviours are assessed at interview. Full details will be shared in advance with all candidates invited to this stage.

How to apply

Apply online providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 750 words) which provides evidence of how you meet each of the 3 Experience criteria listed in the Success Profile above.

Candidates will have their applications assessed against all Experience criteria. If a large number of applications are received an initial sift will be conducted on the Lead Criteria highlighted above. Candidates who pass the initial sift will have their applications fully assessed.

If invited for further assessment this will consist of an interview and DDaT Technical assessment where the behaviours experiences and technical skills outlined in the Success Profile will be assessed.

The sift is scheduled for w / c Monday 16th June.

Interviews and DDaT Technical assessments are scheduled for w / c Monday 30th June however these may be subject to change.

Qualifications

About Us

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including : education health the economy justice housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital Data and Technology (DDAT) profession as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a 5000.00 annual DDAT pay supplement applicable after a 3-month competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.

Working Pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying forplease contact us.

Equality Statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversityand how we offer and support recruitment adjustmentsfor anyone who needs them.

Further information

Find out more about our organisation what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guidefor further information on our recruitment and application processes.

If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for please contact

Apply Before 15th June (23 : 59)

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Apache Hive,S3,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Solr,NoSQL,Data Warehouse,Internet Of Things,Kafka,DynamoDB,ZooKeeper

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1