Flexible working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance
and offer a range of working patterns, including full-time, part-time, and
sensitive nature, occasional home working may be possible depending on
We also support flexible start and finish times to help
GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the
We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity and partnerships to
Working with our intelligence partners,
MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks and espionage.
At GCHQ, you’ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive
As one of our Associate Solutions Architects, you will help design and deliver
result, you will have exceptional opportunities for training, development and
This means the opportunity for learning and support in this role
Guided by one of our experienced Solutions Architects, you will help shape
It is an excellent opportunity to step into solutions architecture
from a background such as software, infrastructure or systems engineering, or
Experience with at least one modern framework will help you work effectively
A big part of the job is understanding business needs and helping to define
solutions that take technical constraints, delivery plans, risks and complexity
into account. Occasional travel to sites across the UK will be required so you can work
along with experience contributing to the design and delivery of digital or
as TOGAF, NIST and ITIL, is also valuable, typically gained in roles like
software engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps.
As you will be involved in projects from day one, an understanding of how
with a broad technical foundation, will help you to explain design decisions to
influencing and negotiation, will help in finding solutions that work for
Training and development
and personally, we are dedicated to helping you fulfil your potential.
you will receive formal and on-the-job training and all the support you need to
We encourage continuous professional development and are
your skills and the way you like to learn, from books, study, courses, and
have access to learning and development opportunities tailored to your role.
help you create a structured development and career plan that is right for you
25 days’ annual leave, rising automatically to 30 days after 5 years of
service, plus an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays
opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance
an interest-free season ticket loan
an excellent pension scheme
a cycle to work scheme
facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some
paid parental and adoption leave
At GCHQ, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. diversity in every sense of the word: people of different backgrounds, ages,
with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. are currently under-represented in our workforce, such as women, people
from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities and those from low
Visit our website to find out more about our culture, working environment and
diversity.
We’re Disability Confident
GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the Department for
Work and Pensions’ Disability Confident scheme. employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how
they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident
minimum criteria (in order of application process) are:
information, analysing options, and understanding risks and trade-offs (for
Virtual interview, assessing your technical skills and the organisational
This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting
(It is something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes.
Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application,
practice and will help you manage your application with us more securely.
Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before
We offer reasonable reimbursement of travel costs for candidates attending in-
Policy, as amended from time to time. travel, using the most economical option, and provide original hard copy
If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to