Job Title: Training Solutions Architect
Location: Andover, Hampshire
Compensation: Comeptitive salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Training Solutions Architect at our Andover site.
The Role
As a Training Solutions Architect, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a pivotal part in developing world class training solutions for the defence and resilience industry.
Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for the development of training system design prototypes and proof of concept platforms.
1. Create technical specifications such as system and user development requirements
2. Develop training compliance management plans
3. Provide thought leadership and subject-matter expertise on training systems and platforms.
4. Build and maintain effective relationships internally and externally
5. Maintain currency in new platform and training system development
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.
Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Essential experience of the Training Solutions Architect
6. Experience of designing and developing systems training (such as vehicles, airframes, weapon systems etc)
7. Broad understanding of how technology can enhance training
8. Experience of project managing training development programmes
9. Understanding of the environment which our customers conduct operations (defence)
10. Understanding of systems approach to training (SAT) is desirable
Qualifications for the Training Solutions Architect
11. Degree level qualified preferred
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
20. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
21. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing