Solution Architect Defence

Solution Architect (Defence)

Searchability NSD is looking for a Solution Architect with a Defence background to help deliver a large-scale project for a Defence customer. This role would suit somebody with either a software or cloud background, who understands Defence services and how to deliver them.

Role: Solution Architect (Defence)

Location: Gloucester

Travel: 25% to Romsey

Clearance: Must be eligible to gain SC and DV

Salary: Up to £110,000 + Full Benefits

What you'll be doing:

As a Solution Architect working within a Defence business unit, you will be responsible for the architecture and high-level design of software enabled solutions and will also support client Managers directly in a pre-sales capacity to develop relationships and solutions that can support future business growth.

As a Solution Architect, you will have strong experience in architecting distributed software solutions that include middle-ware technologies to move and manage information around a network where communications may be denied, degraded, or limited. While solutions are typically tested in cloud-based reference environments, these solutions need to be deployed to customer environments that are based on military tactical equipment and communications with no internet connectivity.

This senior position will be pivotal to capability development through direct capability development. As well as technical work this position will include involvement with business development activities, supporting Account Managers, in the development of customer offerings to address market drivers, identifying opportunities to develop/exploit IP in software-enabled defence, as well as understanding and documenting the customer's requirements for distribution to the engineering team.

The areas you'll be tasked with:

• Architecture Definition & Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement & Management
• Solution Assessment and Validation
• Requirements Elicitation & Analysis
• User engagement and behavioral modelling (Desirable)
• Trade Studios (Desirable)
• Design & Delivery Assurance (Desirable)

Essential skills/experience:

• Understanding of the Deployed and Tactical Military Domains in areas such as ISTAR, Communications and Information Systems (CIS) and Cyber.
• Understanding of relevant technology domains including software applications, application hosting infrastructure, middle-ware, AI/ML, networks, data, security, system management and communications.
• Ability to apply architectural methods to define and assess effective technology solutions to meet critical user needs.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to create influence.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with clients, including adapting to their culture and ways of working.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to summarise, write and deliver concise technical information and to apply appropriate data visualisation techniques.
• Proven track record in software solution development, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers.
• Demonstrable experience of defining robust engineering management plans and leading teams to follow them. These plans include use of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test-driven development.
• Familiarity using Agile delivery methodologies such as SAFE v6.0, Scrum and Kanban.

Security clearance:

• Ideally you will already hold DV, however, we can consider applications without DV as long as you are willing and eligible to gain SC and DV.