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RSR is a public safety, housing & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety & housing employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety, housing and enterprise security skills and experience.

RSR Public Safety are currently recruiting on behalf of West Midlands Police for a Principal Application Architect.

As the Principal Application Architect, you sit within the Architecture Management function of the IT & Digital department. Your team will lead on the design and modelling of strategic and tactical architectures for delivery, development and support of projects.

This is a full time, permanent role, based in Birmingham and offers a salary of £56,988 - £61,983.

Hybrid working available.

Main Duties:

* Lead the design and modelling of strategic and tactical architectures for delivery, development, and support of projects.

* Build the long-term strategic roadmap for application architecture. Therefore, prioritising the removal of our Technical Debt.

* Lead a team to develop End to End Solution Designs to meet business objectives and great customer outcomes. Ensuring they adhere to all architectural, security and quality standards.

* Work alongside the User Experience team, to identify ways we can improve on existing solutions/systems/processes for the benefit of the organisation and the public we serve.

* Engagement with business stakeholders when ideas are conceived; and lead in shaping them into deliverable outcomes.

* Develop and maintain policies, standards, and guidelines to ensure that a consistent framework is applied across the organisation.

Essential Requirements:

* Must hold a valid application technology certification (Exam(s) passed and in date) from either AWS or Azure.

* Experience building application architecture roadmaps.

* Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering as it relates to applications in cloud and on-premises.

* Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex solutions

* Demonstrable experience to lead and manage an architecture team with technically skilled individuals

* Demonstrable experience in reviewing and challenging technical designs and architecture.

* Demonstrate high level technical experience and expertise in the domain of Applications architecture.

This role will be subject to vetting and the successful individual will be required to obtain and maintain these clearances.

If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please email your CV to [Apply online]

Alternatively, if this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them to ourselves. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay up in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

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