Job Description
Job Title: Chief Designer - Platform
Details
Job Purpose / General Characteristics
Support the Head of Platform to define the strategic technical direction for the platform and drive
forward the definition, investigation and implementation of technical strategy ensuring alignment with
the enterprise strategy.
Typically, role holder will be recognised as a senior technical expert overseeing all the technical
design aspects for the platform while managing a medium-large team of ICT professionals and be
accountable for the technical estate within that platform.
Main Responsibilities
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Drive forward the definition of technical strategy for Infrastructure and Security to meet the
needs of the individual services and architectural platforms.
Responsible for ensuring current state analysis of platform performed, identification and
understand areas of risk, improvement and opportunities to meet technical strategy
Provide Line Management to Solution Architects
Support investigation and identification of new technologies and tools
Provide assurance that the technical estate is on a secure, scalable, robust and accreditable
stack.
Perform active engagement with Infrastructure/Security Chief Designer to ensure alignment
with security and infrastructure strategy and design
Support the Service Architects and Solution Architects in designing technical solutions to
meet the needs of the business whilst aligning to the technical strategy
Actively engage with Chief Designer (Infrastructure and Security) to ensure alignment of
platform and infrastructure & security strategy and design
Responsible for Infrastructure and Security technical design and delivery assurance.
Provide support on performing impact assessment for proposed business and technical
changes
Responsible for definition and refinement of platform Transition and Target states
Responsible for ensuring the current, transition and target technical architecture for Platform
are documented and maintained within the Enterprise Architecture
Contribute to definition and implementation of DA governance processes
Ownership of the Platform roadmaps
Champion Best Practices and innovation
Key participant and facilitator of Governance forums
Build and maintain relationships with senior individuals internally, plus external partners,
stakeholders, suppliers and other relevant bodies.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
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Relevant academic and professional qualifications or equivalent experience/capability
Comprehensive and recent experience designing and implementing complex software
systems
Substantial relevant experience gained over many years across a range of technology areas
Substantial relevant experience with Enterprise Architecture using TOGAF principles
Excellent leadership and management skills
Proven ability to lead technology teams to achieve shared goals and objectives.
Demonstrable and practical experience of change to processes and systems, delivering cost
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savings and service improvements for customers.
Good understanding of the political environment, relevant regulations and legislative issues
In-depth understanding of internal and external customers/partners/stakeholders and their
requirements
Extensive experience across all phases of the IT lifecycle including agile and waterfall project
delivery methodologies.
Significant experience of new technology acquisition and development
Good understanding of developing and managing budgets and business forecasting