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Title: Lead Architect (Systems heavy)
Location: Greater Bristol
Reference: J86491
Contract hourly rate: £75 - £80 per hour (Umbrella)
12 months (subject to further extension)
SC Clearance required
Brief Summary
Our client requires a lead Architect for their defence project. This is a full-time position working hybrid on a contract basis
Main duties of the job:
- Lead the architecture development for a weapon system
- Own and maintain the Architecture Vision
- Support the capture activity breakdowns / plans and key milestones associated with the architecture development
- Manage the delivery of work packages
- Ensure coherence of the architecture with the broader Weapon System Architecture, including decomposition traceability, interface definition etc
- Guide the team in the process and implementation of using the architecture model to support and drive design definition
QUALIFICATION/ SPECIAL TRAINING
- Strong background in complex systems architecture
- Practitioner of MBSE across Defence/Aerospace or similar
- Understanding or experience of Architectural principles in a product line environment or similar
- Ability to influence and lead effectively
- Ability to autonomously lead work packages
- Proficiency with;
- Rhapsody (essential) & SysML
- IBM Engineering Workflow Management (formerly Rational Team Concert) (essential)
- DOORS Next Generation (ideal)
To apply for this role and for more information, please send your updated CV to Jacob Rufus at
