Location: Bristol (hybrid)
Clearance: Hold active or be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)
We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect with a strong technical background to join a global leader in technology solutions, focusing on innovation and solving complex challenges across various industries, particularly in defence.
This role involves collaborating with internal and external delivery teams, engineering leads, and customer stakeholders to ensure comprehensive solution coherence and delivery feasibility. It offers an opportunity to influence a large-scale, high-profile programme, especially around platform strategy, cloud adoption, data integration, and multi-supplier delivery models, ensuring alignment across the entire SDLC—from initial HLDs to support transition and ongoing optimisation.
The successful candidate will lead architecture across:
* Business architecture (process modelling, capability mapping)
* Data architecture (data flows, integration schemas, MI/analytics)
* Application architecture (COTS/bespoke solutions, ERP, WMS, TMS)
* Integration (SOA, ESB, REST, XML, MQ)
* Infrastructure & Cloud (AWS, hybrid models, containerization, networking)
* Security architecture (compliance, assurance, identity models)
Key Skills & Experience:
* Proven architecture delivery experience in complex, multi-domain solutions within the defence sector
* Hands-on experience with AWS (IaaS/PaaS), cloud-native design, scalability patterns
* Strong integration knowledge: REST, SOAP, ESBs, APIs, message queues (MQ)
* Familiarity with ERP, Inventory, WMS, or TMS platforms
* Experience with bespoke software and COTS system integration
* Knowledge of modelling frameworks (TOGAF/MODAF/ArchiMate preferred)
* Excellent communication skills to engage and challenge stakeholders across business, engineering, and supplier teams
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