AMS PSR

On behalf of IBCA, we are looking for a Lead Solution Architect (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based Hybrid in Newcastle.

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm’s-length body which is being set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.

Are you driven and ready for an exciting opportunity which will make a real impact? This is a challenging and fulfilling role that requires pace, impact, sensitivity, and compassion.

The multidisciplinary teams within IBCA’s Digital Service Directorate are organised around delivering our mission and priorities:

• To create a user-centred, empathetic end-to-end service at the heart of IBCA.

• To provide the means of paying compensation to those eligible.

• To iterate our service through starting small and scaling fast, through a test and learn approach.

A rare opportunity to apply cutting-edge architectural design and implementation across the breadth of a public service making a real difference. Joining IBCA early in the service lifecycle allows the Lead Solution Architect to influence tech decisions, build capability, and realise their architectural strategy.

As a Lead Solution Architect, your main responsibilities will be:

• Collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing both technical and non-technical direction and challenge.
• Look for opportunities to build and reuse common components, communicating with both technical and non-technical people.
• Undertake structured evaluation of technical concepts, translating this into technical designs that describe a solution.
• Assure service and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for IBCA, including representing architecture at appropriate governance forums.
• Own the architecture blueprint for the IBCA service.
• Build architecture capability and lead the community of practice.

Essential:

• Proven experience in a technical or solution architecture role, leading the technical design of large and complex systems and services.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to jointly develop technical designs which deliver outcomes aligned with business needs and in an iterative way.

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, MOJ 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 Ministry of Justice 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".