Technology Programme Management

Overview

Specialist role Programme manager

Summary of the work

Digital Programme to deploy new network and SaaS collaboration platform to NHSPS inline with their published business priorities to "Putting a new data and systems architecture in place" from the 2014/15 Stewardship Report

Latest start date - 1st June 2016

Expected contract length - 12 months

Region - South West England

About the work

Who the specialist will work with

Other Project Members as required C-level Customer Team Business Stakeholders Internal IT Team External Suppliers

What the specialist will work on

The Technical Programme Managers role is to lead the strategic design and implement in-house information Solutions and networked software architectures that support core organizational functions, and assure their high availability. This individual will gain organisational commitment for all Solutions and software plans, as well as evaluate and select all technologies required to complete those plans. In addition, the Programme Manager provides technical leadership across the organisation, from strategic decision making down to the project planning level & delivery level.

Work setup

Address where the work will take place

Swindon, York, Bristol, Tonbridge, Lincoln, Stockport, London, Portsmouth, Bradford, Taunton, Newcastle, Preston, Birmingham, Cambridge

Working arrangements

Swindon base, expectation 2-days a week with facilities to accommodate NHSPS staff and / or its suppliers as required. 3-days a week at any of the above locations and / or supplier sites at the customers discretion based on the needs of the Programme, predominantly London or Taunton.

Security clearance 

Essential skills and experience

• 15 years work experience delivering transformation infrastructure Projects Extensive experience in developing strategic Solutions architecture plans.
• Hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis.
• Proven experience in Solutions and network design and development. Proven experience in delivering solutions based on Microsoft Cloud Technologies, Azure & Office 365
• In-depth technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating Solutions, including Windows 10
• Proven project planning and management experience of delivering IT transformation Projects
• Proven experience of managing 3rd party suppliers including Microsoft and its partner ecosystem
• Proven experience of deploying enterprise grade networks

Nice-to-have skills and experience

• 5 years experience of delivery Projects with Public Sector & 5 years delivering Projects within Telecoms Sector experience.
• Hands on configuration of Azure and O365 tenants and components therein. Hands on configuration experience of network switches, routers & firewalls.

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