Senior Solution Architect – NATO & Defense Programs

Spektrum; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Spektrum is seeking an experienced architect to lead development of complex, secure architectures for NATO-related programs. The role focuses on ensuring alignment with requirements, governing architecture choices, and coordinating across multiple projects and teams in a highly security-conscious environment.

The candidate will work with industry and government stakeholders, manage dependencies, and uphold standards for high-assurance systems in a global context.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related discipline with 5 years post-related experience, or Bachelor's with 8 years post-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
• Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
• Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation.
• Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
• Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
• Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Architecture design

Security and privacy by design

Requirements management

QA practices

Education

Master's degree (or Bachelor +8 years)

Job description

Spektrum is seeking an experienced architect to lead development of complex, secure architectures for NATO-related programs. The role focuses on ensuring alignment with requirements, governing architecture choices, and coordinating across multiple projects and teams in a highly security-conscious environment.

The candidate will work with industry and government stakeholders, manage dependencies, and uphold standards for high-assurance systems in a global context.