Job summary
We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to help us design, build and manage the National Data Resource architecture on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
The Lead Technical Architect will:
- Possess a deep technical understanding of the Google Cloud Platform product set, including the Google Healthcare API, and demonstrate a track record of delivery using platform as a service (PaaS) components.
- Design and implement robust, secure, and highly available enterprise-scale healthcare solutions.
- Manage and provision the cloud solution architecture via CI/CD pipelines to ensure robust and repeatable deployments to development, test, and production environments according to DevOps best practice.
- Design and lead teams to build and manage data pipelines that integrate data from various sources, in batch or streaming scenarios, converting data to the required format as necessary.
- Have knowledge of open healthcare standards such as HL7 v2, FHIR, DICOM, and experience of implementing these standards within healthcare solutions.
- Communicate and relay technical detail effectively to a range of communities and stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
- Lead and collaborate with others, support colleagues where necessary, and present and share knowledge and learning as well as learning constructively form others.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description where you can find further details of the job and the main responsibilities.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's degree Level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of relevant further higher-level education (postgraduate)and / or training and/or CPD
- Knowledge in at least three of the following technical areas VMware suite of products (specific example areas : VSphere, VRealize, NSX, VCF, HCX, etc) Public Cloud IaaS, PaaS offerings (specific example areas: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform)
- Extensive knowledge of current supportable Wintel systems (specific example areas: MS Windows server, roles/features and associated products, Active Directory, System Centre, etc)
- Linux based operating servers and associated systems (specific example areas: RedHat, etc)
- Network concepts and technologies (specific example areas: Firewalls (Checkpoint), Wide Area Networks), Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, etc)
- Server virtualisation (specific example areas: MS Hyper V, VMware,etc)
- Storage area Networks (specific example areas: Fibre networks, Dell, HPe arrays)
- Database technologies (specific example areas: MS SQL, Oracle, Firebird)
- Detailed knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards including: o FHIR o HL7v2 o DICOM
- Detailed knowledge of modern development approaches e.g.: o DevOps o CI/CD pipelines o Automated testing including unit tests, end-to-end tests and vulnerability testing
Desirable
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body
- ITIL foundation V3 or higher certificate
- TOGAF 9 foundation certificate
- AgilePM qualification
- Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification
- Knowledge of enterprise API management
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience working in technical infrastructure and/or cloud design within a large-scale complex ICT environment.
- Proven record of management of successful and substantial Infrastructure and cloud design, development and implementation of large, highly complex national IT programmes.
- Proven record of developing and detailing a range of highly complex technical design documents in a concise structured format.
- Experience of reading and understanding technical documents to offer review, guidance and other comments in an assurance role.
- Considerable experience of working in a senior management position, reporting to a diverse range of stakeholders within different boards.
- Considerable experience working in ICT industry.
- Proven history of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Leadership, coaching and management skills.
- Organisational development and change management skills.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision.
- Strategic planning and analytical skills.
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in hostile environments.
- Effective partnership working.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS Clinical / Administrative Information and ICT requirements
- Experience of working in an NHS/Healthcare or Public Sector environment
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Strong leader, motivator and communicator
- Ability to accept and respond to criticism and challenges of design documentation
- Ability to adapt to changing strategic forces and directions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with highly technical and highly complex information to a wide range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- Confident in dealing with and resolving scenarios where people's opinions may conflict.
- Demonstrably managed and motivated successful technical teams.
- Ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across multi-functional teams
- Sound judgement and decision making involving highly complex facts or situations.
- Excellent technical and organisational skills.
- Able to manage complex workloads, multi-task in complex and sensitive environments.
- Creative approach to problem solving.
- Enthusiastic pro-active and achievement orientated.
- Team orientated with an inclusive Systems analysis and design
- Financial management skills
Desirable
- Ability to Speak Welsh to Level 1
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's degree Level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of relevant further higher-level education (postgraduate)and / or training and/or CPD
- Knowledge in at least three of the following technical areas VMware suite of products (specific example areas : VSphere, VRealize, NSX, VCF, HCX, etc) Public Cloud IaaS, PaaS offerings (specific example areas: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform)
- Extensive knowledge of current supportable Wintel systems (specific example areas: MS Windows server, roles/features and associated products, Active Directory, System Centre, etc)
- Linux based operating servers and associated systems (specific example areas: RedHat, etc)
- Network concepts and technologies (specific example areas: Firewalls (Checkpoint), Wide Area Networks), Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, etc)
- Server virtualisation (specific example areas: MS Hyper V, VMware,etc)
- Storage area Networks (specific example areas: Fibre networks, Dell, HPe arrays)
- Database technologies (specific example areas: MS SQL, Oracle, Firebird)
- Detailed knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards including: o FHIR o HL7v2 o DICOM
- Detailed knowledge of modern development approaches e.g.: o DevOps o CI/CD pipelines o Automated testing including unit tests, end-to-end tests and vulnerability testing
Desirable
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body
- ITIL foundation V3 or higher certificate
- TOGAF 9 foundation certificate
- AgilePM qualification
- Google Professional Cloud Architect Certification
- Knowledge of enterprise API management
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience working in technical infrastructure and/or cloud design within a large-scale complex ICT environment.
- Proven record of management of successful and substantial Infrastructure and cloud design, development and implementation of large, highly complex national IT programmes.
- Proven record of developing and detailing a range of highly complex technical design documents in a concise structured format.
- Experience of reading and understanding technical documents to offer review, guidance and other comments in an assurance role.
- Considerable experience of working in a senior management position, reporting to a diverse range of stakeholders within different boards.
- Considerable experience working in ICT industry.
- Proven history of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Leadership, coaching and management skills.
- Organisational development and change management skills.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision.
- Strategic planning and analytical skills.
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in hostile environments.
- Effective partnership working.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS Clinical / Administrative Information and ICT requirements
- Experience of working in an NHS/Healthcare or Public Sector environment
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Strong leader, motivator and communicator
- Ability to accept and respond to criticism and challenges of design documentation
- Ability to adapt to changing strategic forces and directions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with highly technical and highly complex information to a wide range of stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- Confident in dealing with and resolving scenarios where people's opinions may conflict.
- Demonstrably managed and motivated successful technical teams.
- Ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across multi-functional teams
- Sound judgement and decision making involving highly complex facts or situations.
- Excellent technical and organisational skills.
- Able to manage complex workloads, multi-task in complex and sensitive environments.
- Creative approach to problem solving.
- Enthusiastic pro-active and achievement orientated.
- Team orientated with an inclusive Systems analysis and design
- Financial management skills
Desirable
- Ability to Speak Welsh to Level 1
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
