Lead Technical Architect (Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme)
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £57,000 to £67,100 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National pay scale: £57,000 min - £62,700 max. London pay scale: £61,000 min - £67,100 max. A recruitment retention allowance (RRA) between £4,500 to £11,300 is available for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience evidenced at interv |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 351015/1 |
Summary
The emergency services mobile communications programme (ESMCP) is a cross departmental, multi-agency programme. It’s one of the UK government’s largest programmes and attracts significant attention both within the UK and from other countries. Its central purpose is to deliver the emergency services network (ESN), which will provide critical mobile broadband voice and data communications services to the police, fire, and ambulance services (and other public safety bodies) across England, Scotland, and Wales.
With our suppliers we are building a virtual mobile network operator (VMNO) crafted to meet the challenging requirements of the UK’s emergency services. It represents a progressive shift from previous critical communications systems, by sharing most of the radio network with consumer traffic, with appropriate technical and operational measures to protect the priority, availability, and confidentiality of critical services. The ESN is now live across the UK for early pilot users.
This role can be based in any of the advertised locations/regions, with occasional travel required. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.
We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented at this grade level.
Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.
The lead technical architect roles sit within the technical architecture and strategy team, which has responsibility for setting the overall technical approach for the programme, defining programme’s architecture and external engagement on technical standards, international standards, and other issues.
These positions offer opportunities to:
- Be a part of defining the future strategy for one of the largest Government programmes.
- Be a leading part in crafting ESMCP’s enterprise architecture and relevant governance.
- Work with telecoms industry leaders.
- Play a key role in the delivery of a sophisticated, world-leading system based on a novel technological approach.
- Work with emergency services users to deliver technology that supports and enhances their work in keeping the public safe.
- Work with colleagues from across the government on critical communications and future communications technologies.
- Develop new technical skills and learn from industry experts.
What you will do
- Perform architecture compliance reviews.
- Write new architecture documents as required, improving processes and existing architecture documentation.
- Communicate ESN designs to the wider programme team, users, and external audiences.
- Contribute to the architectural and strategy discussions and workshops.
- Ensure compliance with external and internal standards and principles.
- Provide support to other work of the technology strategy team and wider programme, as required.
- Engage internationally with programmes like ESMCP to promote the best practise and improve ESN’s designs.
- Contribute to creation of future roadmaps.