Technical Solution Architect

On behalf of the Met Office, we are looking for a Technical Solution Architect (Inside IR35) for a 6 month hybrid contract based once a week in Exeter.

Note: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position, (and speed at which we require a postholder in situ), preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance

The Met Office Corporate Technology department requires an innovative Technical Solution Architect to develop systems architecture that will meet business needs.

The successful individual will initially focus on two workstreams:
. The Met Office is in the early stages of replacing its Human Resources Management system, and the Technical Solution Architect is expected to provide significant input to this project.
. The Met Office's ServiceNow platform is being widely exploited across the organisation, so expertise in ServiceNow would be desirable.

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics would be advantageous. The wider team also makes extensive use of several SaaS products, including Atlassian (Jira, Confluence), GitHub, Lucid, Mural, and Artifactory, so skills in these products would strengthen an application.

As a Technical Solution Architect in Corporate Technology, you will:
. Work with specific projects to provide architectural assurance that the right approaches are being taken.
. Collaborate with product owners and service managers to support activities during solution ideation, design, and implementation.
. Provide general technical oversight and governance for work carried out on the main IT platforms within the local team.
. Offer support and advice to various teams in the department, particularly in guiding internal improvement activities on the platforms mentioned above.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Met Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Met Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".