Lead Architect Team Manager
Must demonstrate proven experience and ability to:
- Experience building architecture roadmaps
- Ability to establish, implement, and enforce appropriate IT standards to meet business requirements
- Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering
- Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex solutions
- Ability to "think big" and challenge conventional wisdom regarding technology refresh and hype
- Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical groups
- Demonstrated ability to build consensus among many stakeholders
- Direct line management experience across a range of disciplines and levels – including recruitment, development, appraisals, and objectives;
- Demonstrable experience to lead and manage an architecture team with technically skilled individuals;
- Demonstrable experience in reviewing and challenging technical designs and architecture.
- Demonstrate technical experience and expertise in at least one of the domains of Infrastructure, Applications, Security and Solution architecture.
- Demonstrable experience of directly communicating with senior managers from a professional perspective using written and oral methods;
- Participate in, and chair, meetings;
- Promote equality, diversity and Human Rights in working practices;
- Maintain standards for security of information.
- Experience of presenting designs and subsequent choices to a range of stakeholders.
- An IT and/or management related qualification with a minimum requirement that it be Degree level, or demonstrable specialist skills in management;
Interviews will take place week commencing 29th July 2019.
West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions. The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future.