Solution Architect

• Our client is a large consultancy in the UK and are particularly successful working on MoD, Government and Public Sector contracts within Project and Technical Management, Analytics, Systems Engineering, Business Change and Software Engineering
• Their agile solutions contribute to a stronger and more cost-effective defence agenda, without sacrificing the overall mission of organisations
• With more than 150 years of hard work and commitment to making a real difference, the organisation has grown in scale and diversity – approximately 286,000 people in 150 countries and territories, providing these services
• Every day, all employees work to make an impact that matters and they offer a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance
• As the undisputed leader in professional services, all professionals find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realise their full potential with first class training opportunities and work with some of the world’s most prestigious clients

• Defining and documenting the overall Enterprise Architecture including the various Solution Architecture components
• Establishing and leading an architecture function and associated governance structures
• Translating Business strategy into programmes and projects - aligning delivery to strategy
• Assessing alignment of the timing and scope of programmes and projects to business strategy – delivering the right solution at the right time
• Solution Architecture services across the full project lifecycle, including: Design Specification, Design Assurance, Delivery, and Assessment

• Process and Organisational Design
• Applications
• Information and Data
• Integration and Services
• Infrastructure
• Operations and Security

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Industry qualifications or equivalent training in technical architecture design and project delivery, e.g. TOGAF certification
• Developing IT capability and technology roadmaps
• Requirements gathering and requirements management
• Solutions that transform the customer experience e.g. digital solutions
• Programme or project management in a technology environment

• Holidays, starting at 25 days a year
• A flexible contributory pension arrangement with matching contributions
• Life assurance of six times your core salary (up to a maximum of six times the Earnings Cap, in force at date of death)
• Occupational sick pay
• Personal accident insurance
• Mobile phone is not fully funded but you can claim on expenses for business use