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Senior Technical Architect for Dataworks re-platforming (TA)

Closing date for applications: 10/03/2020
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Technical Architect
Summary of the work
 Provide technical architecture consultancy services. Create technical designs for schema evolution tools for Universal Credit Full Service (UCFS) data. Turn business needs for UCFS data into full technical designs for new products, develop them to port to AWS cloud. Document architectural designs, processes, tools. Provide ongoing skills transfer to DWP.
Latest start date
 06/04/2020
Expected contract length
 6 Months
Location
 Yorkshire and the Humber
Organisation the work is for
 Department for Work and Pensions
Maximum day rate
 Please specify required day rate
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
 None
Who the specialist will work with
 Alongside DWP team and other suppliers already in the Dataworks team. Stakeholders (e.g. UCFS, analyst community, data warehousing)
What the specialist will work on
 Managing data and products derived from Universal Credit Full Service
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 DWP Offices, Quarry House, Leeds, LS27UA - Remote working also considered
Working arrangements
 Flexible working, at the discretion of the supplier to deliver the service. Some travel to other sites may be required in line with DWP travel and expense policy.
Security clearance
 SC
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
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EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 3
Cultural fit criteria
 Demonstrate experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team where Design, build and support are the whole team’s responsibilities. Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with existing internal teams and other supplier teams. Demonstrable experience of working in and ea 'no-blame' culture environment whilst encouraging people to learn from their mistakes. Demonstrable experience of remaining delivery focussed whilst working in an agile way.
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of explaining technical concepts for non technical audiences within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of developing in Python, Pyspark and Java using Object Oriented Programming within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of high performance coding and benchmarking within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate knowledge of test and behavioural driven development (TDD and BDD) within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate experience of using Git and GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of dealing with complex Json data structures within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of handling Json data containing multiple schema versions and deeply nested schemas within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of dealing with schema evolution of Json data, including complexities such as circular references and inconsistencies between data and schemas within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of producing strategies aligned to business needs within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of looking at the big picture when making and guiding technical design decisions within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate extensive experience of translating business requirements into technical designs within the last 2 years
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Demonstrate experience of working with the AWS cloud platform within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate experience of continuous integration and continuous deployment within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate experience of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate experience of using AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) within the last 2 years
  • Demonstrate experience of using AWS S3 (Simple Storage Service) within the last 2 years
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 10/03/2020

Senior Technical Architect for Dataworks re-platforming (TA)

Closing date for applications: 10/03/2020


Specialist role:

Technical Architect

Location:

Yorkshire and the Humber

Organisation:

Department for Work and Pensions

Maximum day rate:

Please specify required day rate
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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