NEC Core Systems SME/Application Architect

• We are looking for a highly experienced NEC Core Systems SME to support an initial assessment of a secure, business-critical application estate.
• This is a specialist requirement for someone with genuine hands-on experience of NEC policing systems, who can assess the current application landscape and provide practical advice around support requirements, transition risks, dependencies and operational readiness.
• The initial engagement will involve supporting a small number of workshops and completing an application-by-application assessment. There is then potential for the successful consultant to move into a longer-term engagement of up to six months., * Provide SME-level advice across the NEC application estate.
• Assess existing application architecture, configuration, versions and interfaces.
• Review current support arrangements and vendor support pathways.
• Identify the artefacts, system access, licences and documentation required to successfully take applications into support.
• Review service history, known defects and existing operational runbooks.
• Identify critical knowledge gaps, dependencies and support assumptions.
• Assess operational risks associated with live Command & Control, communications and RMS environments.
• Provide independent challenge around incumbent and vendor assumptions.
• Recommend practical actions to reduce immediate transition and operational risks.
• Contribute to an initial 30-day support and transition plan.

• NEC ControlWorks - Command & Control
• NEC DSx - Integrated Communications Control System
• NEC UNIFI - Crime & Intelligence/Records Management System

Nice to have:

• TotalMobile GRS - particularly knowledge of duties/rostering, interfaces and application dependencies, * Hands-on experience supporting, configuring or architecting NEC ControlWorks, DSx and/or UNIFI.
• Strong understanding of NEC application architecture, configuration, interfaces and dependencies.
• Experience within a policing, secure government or Defence environment.
• Senior-level Application Support, Application Architecture or Solution Architecture experience.
• Experience assessing applications prior to support/service transition.
• Understanding of application support models, operational documentation, licensing and vendor dependencies.
• Ability to identify operational and service risks within business-critical environments.
• Confidence working with technical stakeholders, incumbent suppliers and software vendors.
• Ability to quickly understand an existing environment and produce concise, practical recommendations.

Contract: Initial 2-5-day consultancy, with potential to extend to 6 months

Initial Rate: \u00a3200 per hour

Extension Rate: Up to \u00a3800 per day