I am currently recruiting for a Solutions Architect to work with a Local Authority in the South East on a contract basis.

The main purpose of the role is to deliver the design and build of technical architecture of components of the Our Care Connected Solution which will be hosted in MS Azure.

 

The postholder will:

• Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution
• Be consulted about design and provide design patterns
• Identify deeper issues that need to be addressed
• Look for opportunities to collaborate and reuse components, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ensure the solution is fully documented to support the transfer to BAU support

The focus of the delivery is to support the design and development of an integration layer within the Council area, enabling sharing of data between Health and Care Providers for 1.8m citizens. The integration layer will also connect to National Services enabling the transfer of data across the 4 countries. The integration layer will be delivered to meet National policies of Cloud and internet 1st. It will utilise MS Azure cloud services configured to deliver best value for money and low maintenance costs in the business as usual context.

Industry best practice will be implemented to ensure the necessary security standards and data interfaces will meet FHIR standards.

The technical environment is focused on:

• The .Net Standard and Core Frameworks
• Moving to Continuous Integration & Deployment (Azure Devops and Terraforms)
• Azure cloud solutions
• ASP.Net Core / MVC
• Asp Web API .Net Core 2.1
• SQL
• HTML, CSS
• JavaScript incl. JS libraries and workflows (WebPack, SPA etc.)
• RESTful services (JSON(
• NHS standards eg FHIR, OpenEP

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Undertake analysis of Design the relevant architecture. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical colleagues
• Work with experienced team members to conduct analysis of issues, review new and existing solutions
• Identify ideas to improve system performance and impact availability
• Resolve complex technical design issues
• Develop technical specifications and plans
• Provide comprehensive support to the programme
• Achieve resolution to outstanding problems or issues
• Compile timely, comprehensive and accurate documentation and or reports as requested
• Possess up-to-date knowledge of technological developments in the industry
• Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
• You will also be required to participate in regular team meetings, offering your suggestions and ideas, as well as offering advice and guidance to less experienced members of the team where appropriate

Key Technical Skills Required:

• Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical.
• Governance
• Making and guiding decisions
• Strategy
• Turning business problems into technical design.
• Qualifications: degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience
• Efficient communication skills
• Strong organisational and leadership skills

Experience:

• Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design and use of cloud technologies (particularly MS Azure)
• Previous project management experience is advantageous
• Understanding and sound knowledge of of relevant coding languages, various operating systems and databases

Please do not hesitate to apply.

The quoted rate is umbrella (inside IR35).