King's College London

About us:

King’s College London is looking for a Senior Solution Analyst to join our dynamic IT solutions team. The role requires active participation in cross-functional teams within the IT Directorate, collaborating closely with business partners, product owners, and other solutions, portfolio, and services teams to deliver changes or solutions through the SAFe agile delivery framework  

About the role:

The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in analysing complex business problems and designing innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and enable delivery of our strategic goals. The role will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions that enable the delivery of strategic goals for King’s Libraries & Collections division whilst ensuring technical standards and architectural best practice.  

The role will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions that enable the delivery of strategic goals for King’s Libraries & Collections division whilst ensuring technical standards and architectural best practice. 

The successful candidate will engage in a full range of solution design activities to produce comprehensive end-to-end solution designs and technical architectures that meet business requirements. They will support the implementation of new IT solutions or significant changes by improving, designing, and documenting technical integrations and supporting processes.  

• The candidate will make recommendations that positively impact operational effectiveness and the design and implementation of IT systems:  
• Support testing and validation of solutions to ensure quality and functionality meet business needs
• Analyse and evaluate existing systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation 
• Develop and document architecture patterns, guidelines, and standards to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability 
• Conduct technical assessments and provide insights on feasibility, risks, and challenges of proposed solutions. 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a  full-time  post at 35 hours per week

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, professionally qualified with a relevant degree/postgraduate qualification, plus a broad management experience in similar or related roles. 
2. Good knowledge and capacity to adapt in the design/development/support of applications/systems/solutions in different domains.  
3. In-depth expertise of developing design and architectures for deployment in virtualised on-premises, cloud or hybrid environments  
4. Good understanding of application architecture including familiarisation with RDBMS, Cloud computing, AI systems and data security, etc.    
5. Good understanding of data and integration technologies including extensive demonstrable experience in the integration aspects of solution architecture using a variety of protocols and transport mechanisms.  
6. Experienced in understanding functional and non-functional product requirements. 
7. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.  
8. Excellent presentation skills and the ability to confidently communicate at all levels. 

Desirable criteria

1. Extensive demonstrable experience in the production of solution architecture diagrams for a variety of audiences and providing multiple viewpoints 
2. Good understanding of the full solution development lifecycle. Strong understanding of software development methodologies and frameworks, including Agile and DevOps practices  
3. Appreciation of key issues within the HE sector (political, social, economic) and appreciation of how these forces drive technology requirements and solutions
4. Experience working with Library & Collections projects & knowledge of Library & Collections solutions and standards
5. Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and microservices architecture.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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