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Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion

Can you think strategically and ‘join the dots’ across multiple activities to build the bigger picture? Do you enjoy working at pace, identifying new and improved ways of doing things and collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders? Are you passionate about making a difference to how our client operates?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our client’s team. You will be working on one of our client's fast-paced, agile projects; using agile methodology and architecture methodologies to enable the transformation of systems for customers. As a Senior Level Architect working on a range of Infrastructure, Network & Software Solutions, you will take a leading role in the delivery team, from defining/assessing high level technical architectures to managing relationships with our customers and taking accountability for delivering projects to agreed timelines. Through working closely with your counterparts within customers, we would expect you to grow the influence and generally broaden the footprint within Defence.

With a focus on the continued success of our clients Defence business stream, you will oversee the full project lifecycle including project concept formalization; requirements analysis and specification; architecture design; Infrastructure/software implementation and delivery; training and support, and maintenance.

As a Senior-level Consultant, career development and ongoing training is a key part of your growth. You can determine how your career progresses, with an expectation that you take significant ownership of your career and proactively take the steps you need to achieve your goals.

Responsibilities

Solution Architecture at our client’s organization consists of a wide range of responsibilities, the list below gives a flavour of some of the tasks you may be asked to undertake.

▪ Drafting technical Statements of Requirements for networks, applications and platform solutions

▪ Defining and assessing technical architectures, solutions & business requirements

▪ Production of high- and low-level technical & operating model designs

▪ Providing consultancy support to customers, assisting them with technology choices and solutions to complex problems

▪ Using a wide range of technologies, specializing in the use of open-source libraries and components

▪ Deploying software systems to a mixture of environments including public (AWS and Azure) and private cloud

▪ Managing relationships with our customers

▪ Ensuring your knowledge and professional development keeps pace with an everchanging technology landscape

▪ Providing leadership and support to delivery team members as required

Experience:

▪ Defining and assessing technical architectures, requirements and solutions.

▪ Creation of technical statements of requirements for cloud-native applications and platform solutions.

▪ Design and Implementation of solutions to support digital transformation and the modernization of IT Infrastructure and services

▪ Lead enterprise architecture planning and strategy.

▪ Production of high & low-level technical designs.

▪ Taking accountability for key project deliverables.

▪ Implementing Agile methodology and best practices into a delivery team.

▪ Leading technical engagement with senior users/customers.

▪ Providing support/mentoring / leadership to employees at the early stages of their career.

▪ Prior employment/ experience within the MOD is preferred, though not essential.

Skills:

▪ Ability to influence the way the team works, standards and the best practices for the team to follow.

▪ Appreciation for a projects strategic and commercial goals.

▪ Ability to lead and maintain long-term relationships with high-level stakeholders – both internally and externally.

▪ Adaptability and the ability to problem solve issues across multiple technologies

Benefits

This role is an excellent opportunity, and our client reward their staff well with a competitive salary and impressive benefits package which includes:

* Flexitime: 37.5 hour weeks to structure however you want with working from home available

* Learning: Budget for conferences, training courses and other materials

* Social: Fantastic culture with monthly social events

* Future You: Matched pension and health care package

Our client understands the importance of getting to know your colleagues. Whole company meetings are held every quarter, and a training/work brief weekend is held once a year, amongst many other social events.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our client is an equal opportunities employer. They embrace diversity and are committed to a working environment where no one will be treated less favourably on the grounds of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation religion, belief, or age