Job Description
Strategic Bids Architect - multiple roles
Home based with occasional travel to their UK offices (Midlands and Hampshire)
Salary based on experience +bonus+ car/ car allowance
Due to continued success and expansion, I am delighted to say my Global market leading client have asked us to help recruitment for multiple Strategic Bids Architect to support high-value, complex digital, data and AI-enabled bids on a contract basis. This role is perfect for an experienced architect who thrives in pre-sales, solution leadership, and shaping commercially competitive technology propositions.
The Opportunity
As the senior technical lead across major bids, you'll design and govern advanced digital, data and AI architectures — ensuring they are scalable, deliverable, and positioned to win. You’ll work closely with Growth, Service Design, and senior stakeholders to craft innovative, cloud-native, data-driven solutions that demonstrate real measurable outcomes.
What You’ll Be Doing
Solution Leadership
* Lead end-to-end architecture design for strategic bids (cloud, data, AI, automation).
* Translate business and outcome requirements into clear, integrated technical blueprints.
* Define architecture vision across AI/ML platforms, analytics, automation, integration and security.
* Balance innovation with cost, risk, and delivery feasibility.
Bid & Pursuit Engagement
* Act as the technical design authority across bid cycles.
* Shape digital transformation narratives with a strong AI-driven edge.
* Support bid writing, technical orals, workshops, and client deep-dives.
Digital, Data & AI Governance
* Align all architectural elements with enterprise standards and responsible AI frameworks.
* Maintain traceability between outcomes, capabilities, architecture and cost models.
* Support risk and assurance around data, AI, integration, scalability and security.
Commercial Support
* Work with commercial teams to model cost structures and justify ROI.
* Provide input into outcome-based, consumption-based, and fixed-price bid modelling.
* Ensure solutions are compelling, competitive, and architecturally sound.
Transition Support
* Support handover into mobilisation teams post-award, ensuring architecture continuity.
Required Skills & Experience
* Proven experience designing large-scale digital transformation solutions.
* Deep knowledge of AI/ML, data platforms, analytics, automation and cloud architectures.
* Strong experience with AWS/Azure, APIs, microservices, integration and event-driven systems.
* Proven track record leading solution design for major bids.
* Ability to communicate with CXO-level stakeholders.
* Familiarity with TOGAF, ITIL, Agile, Responsible AI frameworks, and architecture modelling tools.
Ready to take the lead on game-changing bids? Apply now and help shape the next generation of public service and defence solutions.
*Due to the nature of this role, UK Security Clearance (SC) eligibility is essential.
This means you must be a British Citizen, EU leave to remain or ILR to apply for this position. *