Job Description
Location: Bristol (hybrid)
Clearance: Hold active or be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)
We are looking for a Senior Solution Architect with a strong technical pedigree to join a global leader in providing technology solutions that drive innovation and solve complex challenges across various industries, with a particular focus on defence.
You will be working with internal and external delivery teams, engineering leads, and customer stakeholders to ensure end-to-end solution coherence and delivery feasibility. This is an opportunity to shape and influence the direction of a large-scale, high-profile programme. You will be central to decisions around platform strategy, cloud adoption, data integration, and multi-supplier delivery models, ensuring alignment across the full SDLC - from initial HLDs to support transition and ongoing optimisation.
In this role, you will be leading the full-spectrum architecture across:
1. Business architecture (process modelling, capability mapping)
2. Data architecture (data flows, integration schemas, MI/analytics)
3. Application architecture (COTS/bespoke solutions, ERP, WMS, TMS)
4. Integration (SOA, ESB, REST, XML, MQ)
5. Infrastructure & Cloud (AWS, hybrid models, containerization, networking)
6. Security architecture (compliance, ...