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Leeds ODA Improvement Programme (DA)

Closing date for applications: 07/11/2022
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Data architect
Summary of the work
 The Chief Data Architect to create the vision and then oversee development and delivery of our Azure infrastructure, plus architectural design of all associated applications and patterns that form our data processing environment.
Latest start date
 05/12/2022
Expected contract length
 3 months, with the potential to extend.
Location
 Yorkshire and the Humber
Organisation the work is for
 Leeds City Council
Maximum day rate
 £625
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
 Assessed market, considered and drafted requirements.
Who the specialist will work with
 The individual will be working with senior leaders across LCC and the ICB in Leeds. In addition, there will be interaction with operate key programmes and initiatives in order to provide expert advice and guidance and to influence the direction for our data architecture. The individual will interact with suppliers and should be able to explain complex arrangements with technical staff.
What the specialist will work on
 The Office of Data Analytics (ODA) for Leeds has several improvement projects as we seek to organise the service, transfer our data to Azure, and to automate priority dataflows. A Chief Data Architect is required to create the vision and then oversee development and delivery of our Azure infrastructure, plus architectural design of all associated applications and patterns that form our data processing environment. Specifically, there are 3 distinct projects/ activities:1. Architectural design of Cloud Platforms in Azure Cloud.2. Shaping product and service design.3. Delivery of data governance products.
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 Leeds City Council, Merrion House, Merrion Way, Leeds. LS2 8LX. Note that LCC operates a flexible/ hybrid working arrangement and the requirement to be present on site can be negotiated.
Working arrangements
 LCC operates a flexible/ hybrid working arrangement and the requirement to be present on site can be negotiated, but the individual should consider 1 day per week as a minimum.Expenses will be within your daily rate for your regular work location. Additional travel expenses will be available should you need to travel to other sites.
Security clearance
 SC clearance is not essential but is preferred.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
 Not applicable
EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 3
Cultural fit criteria
 -Enjoy leading diverse groups of people to tackle business challenges. -Adapt communication style depending on audience and has an ability to influence for positive results. -Undertake to create an environment for success, encouraging equality, diversity and an inclusive culture, allowing people to be authentic. -Proactively looks for opportunities to celebrate and share success -Thrive working with diverse groups of stakeholders solving their problems and adding value to their operating environment. -Lead by example, visible to the team, professional and strives for excellence. Demonstrates core values in every aspect of work
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • Have significant experience at executive management level in an integration or similar technical environment
  • Have expert knowledge and experience of designing and implementing transactional integration and API functionality to deliver large, highly complex IT programmes
  • Have strong strategic leadership and vision
  • Be able to deliver architectural design of Cloud Platforms elements in Azure Cloud, including: data Ingestion, data storage, automation, BI and Reporting and database knowledge
  • Oversee architectural design of Integration elements via: APIs, ETL and ELT, Batch, FAAS
  • Hold experience in architectural design of elements of Visualisation such as Power BI, Tableau, ClickView
  • Deliver architectural design for quality controls, security standards and information governance controls
  • Have extensive understanding of the practical implementation of IG, including data security requirements and legislation, in relation to handling data for analytical purposes
  • Hold knowledge of representing information on device agnostic channel (including web, Mobile Apps, Desktop Apps etc.)
  • Deliver architectural design of data models (including standards and interoperability) covering a range of data
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Apply knowledge of GDPR, data protection legislation, and its relevance to project delivery
  • Apply orking knowledge of procurement, contract and supplier management
  • Ensure longer term goal and objective oriented. Thrives in developing vision and strategy, whilst also adapting to changing priorities as required
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 07/11/2022

Leeds ODA Improvement Programme (DA)

Closing date for applications: 07/11/2022


Specialist role:

Data architect

Location:

Yorkshire and the Humber

Organisation:

Leeds City Council

Maximum day rate:

£625
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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