Senior Technical Consultant (Data and Analytics)

Senior Technical Consultant – Data and Analytics

5 permanent posts available:

• 1 x Business Objects specialist
• 4 x Product Leads

About the Organisation:

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHS Scotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level.  NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services. 

The Post:

We are the leading provider of Data Services and Advanced Analytics within the public sector in Scotland. The Data and Analytics Service is a dedicated team of professionals that design, develop, and support integrated data and analytical platforms for NHS Scotland. Our work underpins Scotland’s reputation as a world leader in health informatics.

We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic data and advanced analytics professionals with substantial experience in a senior technical role, to join our team as Senior Technical Consultants.

We are recruiting for two roles with different job profiles:

• Senior Technical Consultant: Technical lead in the delivery of our data and analytical products (x4).
• Senior Technical Consultant (Business Objects): Senior technical authority for our SAP Business Objects (BO) estate (x1).

These are critical roles in supporting the strategic direction for better use of data to support service delivery and outcomes across Scotland. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Leading the architecture, design, development, and implementation of innovative data, BI, and analytics solutions OR, supporting the architecture, design, development, and implementation of innovative data, BI, and analytics solutions through provisioning our Business Objects server estate. 
• Making key design and engineering decisions and assessing and managing the risk involved.
• Providing expert advice and guidance to technical delivery teams. 
• Ensuring quality of developments, and smooth transition to BAU. 
• Ownership of design and development processes and standards. 
• Pro-actively contributing to technical strategy and service improvement. 
• Stakeholder and user engagement. 
• Assessing, scoping and estimating demand. 

The Candidate:

You will bring the following to the team:

For the Business Objects role:

• Demonstrable experience of planning and leading the design, development, and implementation of innovative data, BI, and analytics solutions 
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of SAP Business Objects including management and administration, supported by knowledge of Data Solutions Architecture and building of data products (incl. ETL/ELT)

For the Product Delivery role:

• Demonstrable experience of planning and leading the design, development and implementation of innovative data, BI, and analytics solutions 
• Thorough knowledge and experience of Data Solutions Architecture 

• Thorough knowledge of building data products (incl. ETL/ELT) 

For both roles:

• Technical Leadership experience, including strong and effective communication skills, and stakeholder engagement and management skills. 
• Attention to detail. 
• Passion to make a difference.
• Desire to excel within a high performing team. 
• Appetite for lifelong learning and growth.  
• Ability to constructively challenge, and to confidently lead the overall success of a service. 
• Interested in a wide range of topics with willingness to dive deeper into the detail when required. 
• Desire to support, mentor, and develop other members of the team. 

Read our Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for a more detailed insight into the expectations and skills required for each of the roles. Please note the job descriptions for the posts are generic in nature.

Location and Working Pattern:

This post can be based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours - hybrid working options available.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits:

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of NHS NSS Employee Benefits.

Further information:

For an informal discussion on the post, please email NSS.birecruitment@nhs.scot and one of our Recruitment Team will get in touch with you.

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 19 January.

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies