Solution Architect; Police

Solution Architect (City of London Police)

Salary: £59,060 - £66,670 per annum inclusive of London Weighting ( Pay Award Pending)

Contractual

Hours:

35 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

Basis:Full
-Time, Permanent

Workplace category:Hybrid (you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days per week or 60% of your working time in the office)

Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.

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Job Description and Person Specification

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

The City of London Corporation’s Digital & Information Technology Service (DITS) is seeking an experienced
Solution Architect (City of London Police)to join its Enterprise Architecture function.

This is a senior technical opportunity to help shape secure, resilient and innovative technology solutions across the City of London Corporation and the City of London Police. You will work within a complex, multi-tenant Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environment, supporting both corporate and policing requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Architecture, you will play a key role in ensuring technology solutions are aligned with architectural principles, technical standards and, where relevant, UK policing technology and security standards.

• Lead the design and development of technology solutions across Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Produce high-quality Architecture Patterns, High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and supporting artefacts in line with TOGAF and Archi Mate.
• Design solutions that meet the distinct requirements of the City of London Corporation and City of London Police, including appropriate data segregation and security controls.
• Provide technical leadership to Solution Architects, Systems Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers and third-party suppliers on assigned projects.
• Present architectural designs, patterns and recommendations to the Technical Design Authority and Change Advisory Board.
• Review and assure architecture artefacts produced by internal teams and external suppliers.
• Identify, manage and track architectural risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Ensure solutions comply with agreed technical, security, governance and regulatory standards.
• Work closely with Business Analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective and deliverable technical solutions.
• Maintain awareness of developments in UK policing technology, cloud architecture, cyber security and emerging technologies.
• Support the Head of Enterprise Architecture in developing a coherent and enabling architecture across the City Corporation and City of London Police.
• Manage relationships with third-party architectural and technology suppliers, ensuring requirements and standards are met.
• Contribute to the continuous review and improvement of the City of London Police technology estate.

• An experienced
  
  Solution Architect
  with significant experience working in a complex, regulated or public-sector environment.
• Experienced in delivering and managing enterprise-scale solutions using
  
  Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Highly knowledgeable inTOGAF and Archi Mate, with experience producing professional architecture documentation and schematic diagrams.
• Experienced in presenting and defending technical designs within a Technical Design Authority or similar governance environment.
• Confident providing architectural leadership and assurance across supplier-delivered programmes.
• Knowledgeable in Azure architecture, including
  
  Entra , Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway and Azure Front Door, Azure native Functions and…