Cloud Technical Design Authority - Enterprise Architecture

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area

DDaT - Enterprise Architecture

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

193-7611376COR

Site

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Town

Reading

Salary

£55,690 - £62,682 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

10/12/2025 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ' Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'.

We are C ompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Job Overview

Leadership of the cloud engineering function across the Trust including the development, implementation, optimisation and maintenance of the trust's cloud-based systems, supporting the Technical Architect in delivering trustwide IT projects and solutions.

Responsible for applying software engineering practices to build and

maintain a systemwide Cloud Environment, architectecting, building and

deploying new solutions based on internal customer needs. management.

To be a subject matter expert. Have in-depth knowledge and significant

first-hand experience of architecting, building and optimising cloud

solutions. Develop and deliver training and coaching for other digital

colleagues including technical training on relevant architecture, software

packages, languages or technical approaches as well as requirements

gathering, specification, design and implementation.

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Technical architect with strategic definition and development of the Trust Cloud architecture. The Trust IT architecture covers clinical and non-clinical systems and support for links and access with the wider healthcare community.
• Act as the Trust's Cloud Technical Design Authority who provides a focus for Infrastructure elements of design across all IT systems, hardware and software. Manages the development and adherence to the IT architecture and participates in project governance ensuring alignment of projects within the architectural IT roadmap and strategy of the Trust.
• Lead the implementation of cloud architecture solutions across a group of clinical and business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, architecture principles, business capabilities and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with best practices and ensure adherence to legal and mandated technology standards such as DSPT and cyber essentials.
• Apply software engineering practices to build and maintain a system wide Azure environment.
• Architect, build and operate new solutions based on internal customer needs
  
  

Working for our organisation

Diversity makes us interesting Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Assist the Technical architect with strategic definition and development of the Trust Cloud architecture. The Trust IT architecture covers clinical and non-clinical systems and support for links and access with the wider healthcare community.

• Act as the Trust's Cloud Technical Design Authority who provides a focus for Infrastructure elements of design across all IT systems, hardware and software. Manages the development and adherence to the IT architecture and participates in project governance ensuring alignment of projects within the architectural IT roadmap and strategy of the Trust.
• Lead the implementation of cloud architecture solutions across a group of clinical and business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, architecture principles, business capabilities and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain cloud solutions in accordance with best practices and ensure adherence to legal and mandated technology standards such as DSPT and cyber essentials.
• Apply software engineering practices to build and maintain a system wide Azure environment.
  
  

Person specification

Evidence of Cloud platforms Certification such as AZ900 or AZ104

Essential criteria

• Certification from multipal cloud platform provider
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Cloud platforms Certification such as AZ900 or AZ104
  
  

Cloud and Onpremis Infrastucture exprience

Essential criteria

• Exprinece or delivering Cloud Migration, Management as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Infrastrcuture as code. Expreince with Terafrom. Hybrid Infrastructure. VMWare
  
  

Disaster Recovery and backup

Essential criteria

• Execute DR, HA, backup, and resilience designs as part of new platform deployments
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Hands on exprience in using Disaster Recovery and backup
  
  

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Staff Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• NHS pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advice Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
  
  

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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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