Technical Infrastructure Architect - Council

Role: Technical Infrastructure Architect REF 132809
Contract Length: Until 31/03/2027
Location: Hybrid/Reigate - 1 day per week in office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £848.43 per day

Spinwell is recruiting for a Technical Infrastructure Architect for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT

To provide technical infrastructure architecture leadership and design assurance for the Tech Fundamentals workstream, ensuring Safe & Legal Day-1 requirements are met and that staff can securely access core systems, applications and data during transition to the new authorities. The role leads the assessment of legacy infrastructure across the 12 councils and develops safe, resilient transition and convergence options across networks, identity, Microsoft 365, telephony and cyber-security controls.

Key outputs:

• Current-state baseline of core infrastructure, dependencies and risks across all councils
• Assured transition and convergence options for key technical domains, including network interconnect, identity, Microsoft 365, telephony and security controls
• Technical design standards and decision records to support consistent implementation
• Clear management of technical risks, dependencies and service continuity requirements

  SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT

• Degree or equivalent, or significant vocational experience showing development in a series of progressively more demanding relevant work/roles.
• Professional qualification or evidence of high. level understanding of relevant business disciplines.
• Extensive and comprehensive knowledge of computerised business systems, able to promote the use of IT systems within the service (some roles).
• Extensive knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures relating to business planning and financial and organisational management.
• Proven written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with established negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners/professionals.
• Ability to understand, meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Proven problem solving skills with the capacity to devise and implement innovative solutions.
• Proven ability to manage a wide range of complex projects or programmes.
• Significant work experience at management level in one or more relevant specialist areas.
• Demonstrable experience in successful recruiting, managing, coaching and developing of staff."

  Essential knowledge:

• Expert knowledge of technical architecture, infrastructure, networking, identity and core services.
• Deep understanding of modern technology practices, including hosting, platforms and open-source technologies.
• Applied knowledge of agile and DevOps practices, including continuous deployment, testing and risk management

  Essential skills and abilities:

• Ability to translate business needs into robust technical designs and explain technical issues in a clear, outcome-focused way.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively at all levels.
• Ability to design and assure technical architectures that meet complex integration, service continuity and operational resilience requirements.
• Ability to coordinate technical work across multiple councils, suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Commercial awareness in technology decision-making and supplier engagement.

   

  Essential experience:

• Significant experience as a technical architect in large-scale, multi-organisation environments, ideally within the public sector.
• Proven experience of designing and implementing network, infrastructure and identity integration solutions, including legacy estate rationalisation.
• Experience of risk assessment, business continuity and operational assurance during major IT transition or transformation activity.
• Experience of working with APIs, microservices and interdependent delivery teams in complex technical environments.

If you are a Technical Infrastructure Architect, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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