The ICT team at Ealing aims to provide reliable, high-performing and secure ICT systems. ICT have dedicated teams providing IT support, application support and development, data management, technical design, business partnering, project management, compliance, information governance, network & server infrastructure management, working to ITIL and Prince processes.
The Lead ICT Technical Architect (Lead TA) will be responsible for the for the design, development, configuration and customisation of ICT systems and applications across specified areas of the council. The Lead TA will also take responsibility for designing out prototype solutions (PoCs) to test feasibility of compatibility with, and functionality on the Ealing network.
The Lead TA will be responsible for and manage a range of systems and applications including analysis, design, development, release management, testing & transition and post go-live support including strategic elements. You will advise upon and supervise a sub-set of systems and applications including analysis, design, development, release management, testing and transition and post go-live support either horizontally across services or vertically along a line of business.
In addition to excellent technical design and architecture skills, this role requires team leadership experience, as the Lead TA manages a blended Design Team of permanent council employees, and contractors from our primary strategic infrastructure partner.
Additionally, the Lead TA is the organisation’s authority in all technical design matters, setting the direction for other members of the Design Team, and the wider ICT community to follow.
What you will need;
- ITIL practitioner, expert or equivalent professional ICT qualification or experience.
- Extensive experience of solutions design & technical architecture.
- Experience in line managing teams of Solutions Architects, Technical Architects, and/or Technical Designers.
- Good working knowledge of the full ICT business relationship management and system lifecycles.
- Knowledge of business analysis, change management, project & programme management.
- Knowledge of technical principles, industry best practice and drive to implement exemplary ICT systems through first class design & architecture solutions.
- Experience of continuous improvement planning in ICT.
- Strong and deep technical ICT knowledge in order to work closely and effectively with technical teams in Service Delivery, DevOps, Projects, Applications Support, and ICT Operations.
This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
This role is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.
Previous applicants need not apply. No agencies, please.
How to apply
Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement addressing the criteria marked with asterisk (**) on the ‘Person Specification’ (application form not required to be completed). The person specification describes the skills, knowledge and experience we expect a candidate to have. We will use this to determine whether you are shortlisted. It is important that you show how you are able to satisfy each of the stated criteria marked with (**). Please number each example to match the criteria as outlined in the person specification.
Your CV should include details of your education, qualifications, full employment history, and membership of professional bodies.
Please aim to keep your supporting statement to two pages. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know about anything that would help you to demonstrate evidence that you meet the essential criteria for the role.
