Allen Lane is delighted to support the London Borough of Redbridge in their search for a Solutions Architect to ensure a robust, supportable, secure IT, Web and application development can be delivered to all council users. This is an exciting opportunity support the council through a number of exciting projects relating to their application architecture. This role is predominantly remote, with office attendance required once per quarter.

The role

As a Solutions Architect you will:

• Develop and win acceptance for Solutions strategy development, including systems architecture, tools and techniques.
• Take responsibility for the creation, selection, procurement and implementation of complex IT services council-wide
• Put in place processes for assessment and review of new system or change proposals, to ensure a prompt decision on the viability of new systems.
• Ensure that the council’s approach to systems development is in keeping with relevant best practice standards using up-to-date tools.
• Develop and maintain of a roadmap for web and other application technologies, prioritising investment while managing risk appropriately.
• Define and maintain architectural principles and standards for applications, interfaces and web based technologies.
• Validate or to create IT system designs, ensuring that they will align with the technical landscape and IT strategy of the council and can deliver the required benefits.
• Keep the council’s web sites under continual review, ensuring optimum performance and security of their functions and data.
• To assess products for their fit with the IT environment, their supportability and ability to deliver the benefits required.

Key skills required

As a Solutions Architect you will have:

• A background in applications/software development or an understanding of it
• Experience in various approaches to digital development and the ability to recommend these to the council.
• Proven experience of delivering high-value customer service to IT service customers
• Excellent stakeholder management experience
• A high level understanding of application architecture

Hands-on experience or knowledge of any of the following:

• UI Path Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• ASP .NET, C#, object-orientated programming, MVC, Razor
• HMTL, CSS, Javascript
• Database integration using SQL Server
• Web Service APIs
• Microsoft Power Platform, 365, Sharepoint
• Open technology stack
• User experience design
• Automated testing using Behavioral Driven Development

What you get in return

A salary between - £58,248 to £61,617 plus a range of benefits including the local government pension scheme and much more!

How to apply

In order to submit a formal application for this role please send a copy of your updated CV along with a 1-page supporting statement