Description
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Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together? If you’re looking to move roles in the future, we’re interested in hearing from talented people like you. Submit an application to be considered for future opportunities at Opencast. Our Talent Engagement team will review your application and will be in touch to let you know how we would like to proceed.
Ready for a new challenge?
Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together? If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a fast-growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions for our clients in government and business. We work to make life better through the power of people and technology.
The role
You’ll use your experience of defining and implementing software architectures using patterns and best-practice approaches to define detailed designs that form part of large enterprise-scale applications to meet our client’s business outcomes. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and take your solutions through architecture governance and generally contribute to the evolution of the assurance processes. You’ll use your expertise to confidently lead and guide delivery teams to bring your design to life.
Essential experience
You don’t need to have had the job title of technical architect before – but we will want you to demonstrate experience in technical architecture. In your CV and at the interview, we’ll ask you to show how you:
- develop and implement technical designs for modern enterprise-scale applications, utilising or defining effective patterns and technologies
- show ownership of designs and their evolution and transition into service
- have an excellent working knowledge of software development, programming languages, modelling languages, methodologies, know how to apply them
- identify and adhere to architecture quality attributes /or non-functional requirements
- evaluate introduce innovative new patterns, approaches technologies into project teams
- can break down architectures into implemented components, utilising effective patterns technologies that deliver business outcomes address stakeholder needs
As well as technical architecture skills, there are essential core skills you'll need:
If selected for an interview, we’ll ask you show that you:
- build strong relationships both business technical stakeholders provide direction build consensus designs
- take methodical considered approach solving problems
- keep up date new emerging technology trends practical application
At the interview we'll ask describe how approach architecture deliver outcomes engage stakeholders.
Desirable experience
Some areas experience not essential but relevant role:
- Experience with frameworks (e.g., TOGAF Zachman Open Agile Architecture)
- Experience delivering digital services GDS toolkit UK government would useful many projects It valuable (essential some contractor roles) if familiar activities concepts:
- Service Manual
- Agile delivery phases
- Service Assessments
A solid understanding benefit user-centred design understanding accessibility standards Good understanding DevOps in-life service management Security Clearance necessary some roles so interested whether eligible security check (SC) level clearance If have this experience please show it on CV can talk about it interview.
Where you'll work
Your working time Opencast split between multiple locations including HQ hub locations client site home Travel across UK part life Opencast This varies frequency takes account requirements work clients team.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities attributes ways thinking backgrounds thrive career Opencast Our aim diversity our people reflected solutions deliver help create fairer society all.
Interview
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