Solution Architect

• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with, lead and challenge engineering, infrastructure, data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards (JSP453 & Architecture Policy)

Rate: up to £1012 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Clearance required: Active MOD SC Clearance

Role Title: Solution Architect

Primary deliverables

• Translation of requirements into IER (information exchange requirements for the data feed integrations for various project use cases)

Secondary deliverables

• Shaping overall solution architecture and aiding the design of the future architecture vision and roadmap

Duration: contract to run until 05/03/2027

Location: Farnborough. Hybrid 2-3 days onsite per week, alongside occasional visits to other offices as required

• Reviews under technical design authority, support in technical discussions and meetings around infrastructure, data, platform and application

• On-Premises Infrastructure (VMWare stack)
• Understand and input into reviewed, and decision surrounding, design and deployment of container-based application architectures, supporting scalability, resilience, and modern application delivery practices.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes orchestration and enterprise container platforms.
• Data Fabric Architecture
• Design and integration of enterprise data fabric solutions, including:
• Real-time data streaming
• API-led connectivity and integration
• Data connectors and integration services
• Data movement and interoperability across platforms
• Understanding of architecture and implementation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to support automated build, test, and release processes.