# Solution Architect SpecialistJob Req ID: 51417Posting Date: 1 Oct 2025Function: Architecture Solution and DesignUnit: NetworksLocation: Ipswich (4405), Ipswich, United KingdomSalary: Competitive with great benefits**Recruiter: Luke Byrne****Career Grade: D****Internal Closing Date: 15/10/25**## **Why this job matters**At BT Security we are driving the digital transformation across our Physical estates. We’re creating new experiences for our colleagues and service providers / suppliers. We are redefining how we solutionise and implement across the BT estates. To modernize and secure our physical access infrastructure, we are implementing a comprehensive transformation focused on identity assurance, access control modernisation, and operational efficiency.## **What you’ll be doing**• Lead architectural design for large-scale physical security systems (on-prem, cloud, and hybrid). • Define technical vision, roadmap, and architectural blueprints for secure, scalable solutions. • Translate business and security requirements into robust technical designs and E2E solutions across interacting systems. • Collaborate with product managers, engineering teams, and clients to define and deliver secure, reliable solutions. • Provide technical leadership in development, PoCs, and code reviews in Python, Java, .NET and Rust. • Evaluate and integrate third-party security solutions, SDKs, and APIs (e.g., VMS, ACS, identity platforms). • Architect edge computing solutions include device firmware, analytics pipelines, and secure comms. • Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, physical security (information security) best practices, data privacy standards, and regulatory requirements. • Author architectural documentation including HLDs, LLDs, deployment diagrams, and integration guides. • Mentor junior architects and developers on technical and architectural best practices## **Skills and Experience**• Solid experience in software development and architecture, with experience in physical security systems. • Strong hands-on coding skills in Python, Java, .NETand Rust and in-depth understanding of Database systems – Oracle, MSSQL, PGSQL • Proven experience in designing and deploying systems involving: o Access control systems (ACS) o Video surveillance (VMS/NVRs) o Perimeter and intrusion detection o Identity and credential management• Deep understanding of network protocols, IoT security, edge computing, and cloud-native services. • Solid knowledge of cybersecurity, threat modeling, and secure communication practices. • Experience with microservices architecture, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. • Understanding of PACS – Chubb, CCURE, Genetec and ability to work with the respective SDKs • Prior involvement in system integration projects, working with multi-vendor platforms and SDKs.## **Benefits**• 10% on target bonus • BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10% • From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up. • Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more. • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service • 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues • 2 weeks carer’s leave • World-class training and development opportunities • Option to join BT Shares Saving schemesBT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.**A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:**Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.
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