Solution Architect - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 7 Months

Contracting Authority: BEIS UK Research and Innovation

Location: Hybrid/London/Swindon/Bristol

Purpose of the role:
UKRI Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department provides the enterprise technical services that underpin and enable UKRI's business capabilities. Within DDaT, the Data Portfolio Team are undertaking a number of change projects to enhance UKRI's data landscape.

Overall Purpose:
To design effective business solutions using Salesforce and Mulesoft technologies.

Key duties will include:
This position reports into the Data Portfolio Manager. The successful applicant will be a leading member of the Partner Data Solutions Team within Data Portfolio.

List of Duties / Work Programme / Responsibilities:

• Work with the Partner Solutions Product Manager and product teams in other programmes to understand stakeholder business strategy and needs
• Design high level technical solutions using Salesforce and Mulesoft technologies
• Assist product managers in developing user stories & acceptance criteria
• Assess the strengths, weaknesses and costs of different options
• Work with Enterprise Architect & wider technical community to create requisite design artifacts to meet government and UKRI specific software development lifecycle pre-requisites
• Engage with security, privacy and operations teams to make sure the new solution meets industry regulations
• Facilitate detailed design workshops / hackathons to progress complex design challenges
• Day to day membership and engagement with agile delivery team
• Engage in planning for transitions to live

Essential skills, qualifications and experience:

• Recent demonstrable experience in designing business solutions using Salesforce technologies, supported by appropriate technical certifications (eg Salesforce Certified Technical Architect).
• Knowledge of Master Data Management and Service based Architectures
• Ability to absorb technical information and communicate effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrable ability to create high quality design artefacts
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation and listening skills and the ability to influence delivery within and across project teams
• Experience working in agile delivery teams
• Awareness of ITIL disciplines that govern the running of live services
• A self-starter with a track record of delivery and good teamwork

Desirable:

• Relevant architectural qualifications e.g. TOGAF
• Experience of working within the Public Sector