Solution Architect, NEC Software Solutions
Specialist software & outsourcing services
Job no longer available
Specialist software & outsourcing services
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build software and services that help keep people safer, healthier and better connected worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- To be successful in the role, we need someone who can mediate between people and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, particularly someone who is confident in communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- Someone who understands the evolutionary nature of technology delivery in an agile environment
- As you may imagine, our stakeholder expectations are high, and we'll need you to facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity even within constrained timescales
What the job involves
- As Solution Architect you are accountable for leading a team of architects and providing architectural design and technology roadmaps for complex Policing and National Security applications supporting high volume, mission critical products and services
- There will also be opportunities to oversee ongoing architectural needs within our Control Room application suites
- You'll work hand in hand with our Product Managers, Delivery and Technical Leads in order to influence and define a technology roadmap to meet both our commercial and technology aims
- We're looking for a role model within the discipline to engage the wider community whilst coaching/mentoring other architects, technical leads and engineers
- Core aim of this role is to provide technical assurance to ensure successful deployment of NECSWS Public Safety products into a given client whilst also protecting our commercial position
- Ensure that scope of supply is correctly documented and maintained
- Technical project risks are identified and managed
- Ensure that any non-functional requirements from a customer are agreed and documented
- Ensure Impact assessments are practical, have well defined scope and implementation and use existing products wherever possible
- Identify opportunities for selling additional product capability
- The Solution Architect will manage the relationship with customer technical staff
- Provide information to help the customer address their project technical issues such as firewall settings, etc
- The Solution Architect will support the Bid process including technical responses, infrastructure sizing (mainly cloud based) and clarification support
- The role also has a focus on promotion and leadership of the architectural vision both inside the architecture team and across the wider technology and business teams
Our take
NEC Software Solutions is a branch under the NEC Corporation umbrella, that delivers software and services to support public health, safety and connection. The company’s customer base is rooted in national governments and international health bodies, spanning police forces, emergency services, local authorities and housing providers.
Since its acquisition by NEC Group in 2018 the company has seen substantial growth with NEC's support. It has made numerous strategic partnerships and acquired Vantage Health, Cadcorp and Pro-Mapp to bolster its capablities.
In 2022, NEC Software Solutions was ordered by the CMA (Competitions and Markets Authority) to sell parts of its acquisition of Capita Secure Solutions, after an investigation revealed emergency services could end up paying more for crucial software. However, this stands as a mere bump in the road against the company's broad success, where it remains a leader in public sector software and services on a global scale.
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Company
Company benefits
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- 25 Days Holiday
- Wellness
- Retail & Lifestyle Discounts
- Flexible Working
- Continued Learning
- CycleScheme
Company HQ
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, London, UK
Leadership
Tina Whitley
(CEO)Former Executive Director (Government and Housing) for Northgate Public Services. Previous Managing Director (Education and Libraries Software) at Capita Children's Services, and Operations Director EMEA at Convergys.
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