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Modern Operations Portfolio Lead - Join our award-winning Digital, Data and Technology Service at Salford City Council
Grade: 5C, £56,018 to £57,992
Hours: 36 (Full Time)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 15th April 2024 at 8pm
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for modern enterprise operations, cloud technologies and data platforms? Do you want to shape the future digital landscape of Salford City Council and make a positive impact on our residents and employees? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic and innovative team as a Modern Operations Portfolio Lead.
Who we are
We are Salford City Council's Digital, Data and Technology service, and we are on a mission to create a fairer, greener and healthier Salford. We are responsible for delivering digital transformation across the council, enabling our services to be more efficient, effective and user-friendly. We work with cutting-edge technologies, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI, M365, and robust data platforms, to provide solutions that meet the needs and expectations of our diverse and growing population.
We are also an award-winning service, having recently won the Digital Leaders 100 Award for Digital Council of the Year and many others across the years. We are proud of our achievements, but we are not complacent. We are always looking for new ways to improve our service, and we are keen to recruit talented and motivated individuals who share our vision and values.
What you will do
As a Modern Operations Portfolio Lead, you will be the lead over the very ambitious team of Enterprise Architects and Technology Specialists. You will be responsible for our ModOps function, jointly shaping the architecture and future roadmaps of the enterprise architecture, ensuring a modern fit-for-purpose approach whilst enabling an agile and innovative organisation to continue to exploit technology for better employee and resident user experience.
You will also be accountable for the outputs produced by the Modern Operations team and provide overall direction, guidance and definition of enterprise architecture to support the DDaT strategy and goals. You will work with executive-level stakeholders and provide advice and recommendations based on your significant specialist knowledge and experience. You will also lead or guide others in using best practices for enterprise architecture, such as industry standards, and help to develop, maintain or update strategy in response to feedback and findings.
In addition, you will lead the Net Zero/ESG Roadmaps for Sustainable IT and move from "always-on" to "always-available". You will also support defining principles, patterns, standards, policies, vision statements and roadmaps and effectively focus on outcomes rather than solutions.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please visit our website and fill out the online application form. You will need to provide evidence of how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the role profile, and demonstrate your alignment with our values and leadership behaviours. The closing date for applications is 15th April 2024.
If you fancy a chat before applying or have any queries, please contact Matt Wall (Technology and Infrastructure Lead) at Matt.wall@salford.gov.uk or alternatively fill in this form SalfordCity Council - Modern Portfolio Lead (Digital, Data and Technology) to join our open Digital, Data and Technology Senior Management Group session, where you can meet the team and openly ask questions before applying.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the increasing diversity of our city.
About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.
Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.
Diversity and Inclusion
#We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion
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We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if you meet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if you qualify please visit: GreaterManchester Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater jobs