IT Solution Architect

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Benefits:

• : Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) statutory public holidays plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Car/Car allowance
• Company bonus scheme 5% (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes including Health Cashplan Dental and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity paternity & shared parental leave
• Private Medical Insurance

Work Culture

• 37hr working week although hours may vary depending on role job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday start your weekend early!
• Remote hybrid and site based working opportunities dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

Location

Harlow Glenrothes or Livingston (Hybrid with 3 days a week on site)

SC Required

Eligible for SC

About us

At Raytheon UK we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer we are dedicated to fuelling innovation nurturing talent and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment abundant opportunities for professional development and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our Business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe providing defence solutions across all domains: land sea air space and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales) Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland) and Harlow Gloucester and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

About the role:

As an IT Solution Architect youll bridge business needs and technology designing scalable secure and effective solutions across applications systems and services. Join a culture built on trust collaboration and innovation where your ideas are valued and your career development is actively supported.

Main Duties:

The Solution Architect will demonstrate competencies across three key areas:

Design and Analysis

• Ability to create high-level and low-level architectural designs to guide solution development across products services projects and systems (including applications technologies processes and information).
• Contribute to technology roadmaps technical strategy and architectural principles.

Delivery

• Attends required governance forums associated with ensuring solutions architecture assurance and compliance.
• Adheres to the principles guidelines standards and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprises future-state architecture vision.
• Contributes to the creation of new standards and patterns.

Facilitates and Collaborates to Deliver Business Outcomes

Works closely with the product owners and product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

• Works closely with the Programme Management Office (PMO) or project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product lifecycle

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

• Proven experience in solution architecture application design or infrastructure architecture.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application security and network architecture principles.
• Experience designing and implementing solutions across Microsoft Linux and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and multi-cloud architectures.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into effective solutions.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams demonstrating strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of architectural frameworks modelling tools (e.g. UML ArchiMate) and IT service management best practices (e.g. ITIL).

Desirable:

• Exposure to a broad range of technologies platforms and enterprise environments.
• Understanding of emerging technology trends and their application to business transformation and innovation.
• Experience working within regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions in AWS and/or Azure.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF.

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