Interim Business Solutions Designer

Hampshire RQ353511 Interim Business Solutions Designer – ICT Service Infrastructure/Business Solution Design Team

An experienced Business Solution Designer is required to join the established Business Solution Design team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of technology solutions built on enterprise class platforms which meet business requirements and enable projects to deliver against corporate strategies and objectives, ensuring these are in line with architectural standards.

They will be a member of a talented team acting as trusted advisors to colleagues at all levels in IT and the wider business. Working alongside Enterprise Architects, Business Relationship Managers, Business Analysts, Project Managers and Technical Specialists to produce fully costed end-to-end solution designs that meet functional and non-functional requirements, conforming to County Council architecture standards and lead the implementation of these.

The successful candidate will have experience in delivering COTS and SaaS solutions as well working with in-house development functions. Experience of a broad range of technologies including IDAM, Web Content Management, ERP, CRM, O365, integration services, server technologies, storage, firewalls, load balancers, databases, IaaS and PaaS. Work assigned amongst the team of Solutions Designer will involve some skills matching but also an element of the next resource request goes to the next available Solutions Designer. This means variety & a strong element of face to face working with the stakeholders, therefore working at home is more by exception than the norm.

They will be well versed with solution delivery lifecycles and accountable for ensuring the successful implementation of solutions through to launch, completing solution design documentation and resolving any identified risks and architectural issues.

The successful candidate must be able to work effectively with all stakeholders at all levels within the organisation. Also to have the ability to present complex technical topics in a meaningful way to the business at all levels.

• To provide technical leadership for projects on the HCC IT 2019-2021 Delivery Plan. This will also include providing solution designs, preparing feasibility studies, risk assessments and resource estimates for projects through their life-cycle.

For each identified project:

• Liaise with Business Analysts and Key Stakeholders helping to understand/set high level scope for each proposal.
• Research options and make high level recommendation on likely delivery methods.
• Liaise with the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure standards and future direction met.
• Feedback on likely achievement against initial business case.
• Create high level solution and infrastructure designs with cost estimates
• Create task and resource estimates.
• Present proposals for IT architecture approval.

Pay Rate: £413.32 per day PAYE

This is a temporary, but possibly long term role.

N.B. – Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Giving yourself the best chance of success:

• Your CV needs to be current with your latest/present role, noting that we won’t be able to submit it with any unexplained gaps in employment. It will save time and thus improve your chances of success if we can put your CV forward immediately and without having to ask you for a revised version.
• Your CV must cover the “Essential Requirements” (see below) of the role, ideally by way of bullet points that directly address the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please include any DBS details and other qualifications called for.
• Your CV should clearly state that you are available to start work either immediately, or at short notice. In general, our clients are unable to work with notice periods of more than 1 week from the point at which a role is offered, 2 weeks at the very most.
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“Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

• Your address (including post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours
• Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
• Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
• Essential Skills & Experience :
  • Experienced in Enterprise grade IT solution design
  • Experience in delivering O365 and SharePoint based solutions
  • Significant background knowledge and design experience / skills.
  • Ability to act as SME against a wide range of proposals, technical & business areas.
  • Ability to work with BA’s and stakeholders to evolve requirements and develop a solution.
  • Good communication skills – including verbal, written and facilitation skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Experience of handling multiple tasks running concurrently with varying complexity, time constraints, impacts and risks.
  • Experience of supplier selection and procurement process such as RFP / ITT
  • Experience of early planning, estimation and cost modelling.
  • Knowledge of security principles
  • Awareness of web service integration and federated identity/authentication approaches
• Desirable Skills & Experience:
  • Good grasp of server platforms, networking and storage essentials
  • Familiarity with TOGAF architecture methodology and concepts
  • Familiarity with elements of HCC’s key technology stack is advantageous:
  • Netscaler, XenApp
  • Windows Server (inc. all server roles and features)
  • Exchange, SharePoint, Office 365, Windows 10
  • Dell BOOMI, ForgeRock, Sitecore, SAP

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:

• Any local authority/public sector experience
• Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for

Client Category: Local Authority

Division(s)/Disciplines involved: ICT Service Infrastructure/Business Solution Design Team/Business Solutions Designer

Anticipated Length of Assignment: All of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. This opening assignment is for 3 months.

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

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Job Ref: Hampshire RQ353511

Interim Business Solutions Designer – ICT Service Infrastructure/Business Solution Design Team

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