Solution Architect UK Defence Accounts

Whatwe are looking for

We are looking for experienced pragmaticpersonableandtalented Solution Architects and Application Architectsfor ourUKDefence and National Securityaccountssupporting the deliveryofdigitaldataandtechnologyservices.

You will have demonstrable experience working within the UK Defence environment either through previous service in the UK Armed Forces or through significant experience working directly within or alongside Ministry of Defence organisations such as Defence Equipment &Support (DE&S) Defence Digital (DD) orFront LineCommands. You must be able toestablishimmediate credibility with military stakeholders through a strong understanding of Defence structures command hierarchies Defence capability operational context and the terminology and acronyms used across the Defence community.

Your technical skills will be broad covering aspects such asconsultingcloudservicesapplicationintegrationdatamanagementand customapplicationdevelopment.

You will be comfortable working in environments with multiple suppliers and interacting with a varied set of stakeholders.

What you will be doing

You will be working to define solutions and shape the architectural aspects of programmes. This may range from driving initial discovery phases to understandingthe landscape andidentifyingchallenges through to designing solutions within product and programme teams.

You will be comfortable working in an agilefast-movingenvironment building relationships quickly and working as part of collaborative multi-functional teams.

You willown or contribute to activities such as:

• Evaluating the current state of a solution or service;

• Identifyingchallengesgapsand opportunities;

• Identifyingtechnical solutions and options;

• Defining programme roadmaps andhigh-leveldirection setting;

• Defining transition states and transformation approaches;

• Supporting estimation and business case generation for proposed solutions;

• Guiding proposed solutions through technical governance reviews;

• Building relationships with technical and business stakeholders;

Your skills and experience

The ideal candidate must have:

• Experience working in Defence delivery environmentsdemonstratingan understanding of Defence governance acquisition processes militarydecision-makingand collaborative working across military Civil Service and supplier organisations.

• Strong Solution Architecture experience with demonstrable delivery within Defence National Security or other complex highly regulated environments.

• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures and cloud platforms including experience ofMODCloudor equivalent Defenceor National Securitycloud environments.

• Experience working within recognised architecture frameworks such as TOGAF NAF or MODAF together with modelling approaches such as ArchiMate.

• Experience of delivering solutions with strict security controls where external security assurance is mandatedincludingan awareness of Secure by Design (SbD)principlesand their implementation.

• Experience defining thehigh-levelengineering approach at a programme level such as defining transition states architectural roadmaps andidentifyingpotential delivery options.

• Experience working within an MBSE environment with the ability to consume and interpret architecture models viewpoints and traceability held withinSparxEnterprise Architect to inform solution design and architectural decision-making.

• Broadknowledgeof technologies and applicationssuch as integrationand messaging servicesdigital services case management data integration and haveagood up-to-dateunderstandingofemergingtechnologyapproaches.

• The ability tospot and address common themes and architecturally significant concerns.

• Excellent communication skillsand strengths in producing high quality andaccuratedeliverables.

• Ability to engage credibly with senior military officers Civil Servantssuppliersand technical stakeholders.

• Able to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders building trusted relationships across Defencecustomerand supplier organisations.

• Candidates must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance. Existing SC or DV clearance is highly desirable.