Solutions Architect
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Occupation Type
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£54,900
(£28.15 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
Are you an experienced Architect with a proven track record in designing complex solutions within a highly secure environment with DV clearance, experience and passion to work on solutions for defence and national security customers?
We have openings at various levels for solution architects, lead architects, through to customer account CTOs to work with our customers and teams to define and lead the implementation of groundbreaking, and growth focussed secure solutions within the defence or national security arenas.
This is a permanent role, mostly working on-site at locations across the South of England including, Hemel Hempstead, Salisbury, Portsmouth, Farnborough and Cheltenham.
The role requires candidates to be holding a live DV clearance, or previously held DV clearance.
What you will be doing:
You will define the solutions architecture for large scale, complex, medium risk or highly specialised assignments or pre-sales assignments that may lead to major downstream revenue opportunities. Individuals are accountable for influencing, managing and driving the strategy of a defined area of the business within Sopra Steria or for the development of policy in their area of expertise.
You will own the holistic Architecture, Design and Communication of solutions. You will focus on business, application and data layers but work closely with architects with domain specialisms of infrastructure, security and service, you will own solutions, both comprising of the existing capabilities, but also new services identified to meet the needs of existing and new clients.
You will be responsible for producing outline designs which meet the functional and non-functional requirements, and which focuses on aspects such as:
We have openings at various levels for solution architects, lead architects, through to customer account CTOs to work with our customers and teams to define and lead the implementation of groundbreaking, and growth focussed secure solutions within the defence or national security arenas.
This is a permanent role, mostly working on-site at locations across the South of England including, Hemel Hempstead, Salisbury, Portsmouth, Farnborough and Cheltenham.
The role requires candidates to be holding a live DV clearance, or previously held DV clearance.
What you will be doing:
You will define the solutions architecture for large scale, complex, medium risk or highly specialised assignments or pre-sales assignments that may lead to major downstream revenue opportunities. Individuals are accountable for influencing, managing and driving the strategy of a defined area of the business within Sopra Steria or for the development of policy in their area of expertise.
You will own the holistic Architecture, Design and Communication of solutions. You will focus on business, application and data layers but work closely with architects with domain specialisms of infrastructure, security and service, you will own solutions, both comprising of the existing capabilities, but also new services identified to meet the needs of existing and new clients.
You will be responsible for producing outline designs which meet the functional and non-functional requirements, and which focuses on aspects such as:
- Ensure integration with existing systems while supporting business processes, usability, and performance objectives.
- Strong understanding of industry standards, models, and trends
- Proven experience delivering projects to MOD and/or UKIC
- Expertise in owning and designing complex solutions, particularly leveraging COTS products
Location: UK Hybrid
Security Clearance Level: must be holding live DV clearance
Internal Recruiter: Josh
Salary: Dependant on Experience
Benefits: Car Allowance (depends on Level), 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan or private health care (depends on Level), life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund (3% of base salary).
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?
Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candid
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candid
ate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.