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:
* 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:
* Strong architecture delivery experience across complex multi-domain solutions in the defence sector
* Hands-on with AWS (IaaS/PaaS), cloud-native design, scalability patterns
* Solid integration knowledge: REST, SOAP, ESBs, APIs, message queues (MQ)
* Working knowledge of ERP, Inventory, WMS, or TMS platforms
* Experience with both bespoke software and COTS system integration
* Familiarity with modelling frameworks (TOGAF/MODAF/ArchiMate preferred)
* Excellent communicator - able to engage and challenge stakeholders across business, engineering, and supplier teams
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