Business Architect
We are seeking a skilled Business Architect to join our team at Northumbria Police.
* Translate business needs into technical solutions that align with the Force's vision and support ongoing projects and improvements.
* Collaborate with business and technology partners to explore innovative ideas and define viable technical options.
* Lead a systems analysis team, ensuring consistent, high-quality approaches to design and testing.
* Identify and mitigate risks in both functional and non-functional aspects of proposed solutions.
* Ensure architectural compliance by working closely with Enterprise and Domain Architects across technical, security, data, and application domains.
* Own and govern technical standards across the Force, maintaining a standards register and driving compliance.
* Act as the technology authority for new solutions, supporting project estimates, resolving architectural/integration issues, and contributing to incident and problem management through root cause analysis and technical solution definition.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission to serve our community effectively. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Appointments are based on merit alone. Our application form will help us understand how your work, education, and life experience have prepared you for the role of a Business Architect.
The recruitment process will consist of an initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. If your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period. If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.