Job Title:
Lead
Solution Architect
Location:
Warton – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please
speak
to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:
£61,110 + depending on experience
What you’ll be doing:
Defining the solution architecture and design for the project to meet business and system requirements, within the project constraints of cost and timescale, and the agreed architectural and technical framework
Capturing and defining the as-is and to-be application, data and technology architectures for the assigned projects
Ensuring and assuring that the overall functional and technical design of the solution is acceptable and fit for purpose
Providing design
leadership
of the IM&T solution and associated 3rd parties/product teams, ensuring that the solution architecture and design is as required and is communicated effectively
Liaising with internal and external IM&T suppliers and product teams
Working effectively with the Project Managers to support the development of the project plan, reviewing estimates and schedules, and identifying
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Good experience in design, development, test and release of Information Systems
Incident and problem
management
Stakeholder
management
– influences local organisation, customers, supplier, partners and peers
Knowledge and experience of working within architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
Desirable:
Architecture Qualification such as TOGAF
Wider industry qualifications such as BCS
Benefits
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Engineering Systems
Competency
Centre
Join our ESCC Team, a cross-functional group working across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Support Services to deliver critical technical solutions and system support. Collaborating with engineering software vendors, application owners, and internal stakeholders, the team ensures tools and processes run efficiently across global projects. With opportunities to work internationally, this team offers a dynamic environment that blends collaboration, innovation, and global engineering excellence.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:
12th February 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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