Senior Solutions Architect — Complex Defense Systems

Spektrum; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spektrum supports apex purchasers and a NATO/NCI Agency program focused on complex, high-assurance systems engineering and integration. The role covers architecture, domain coordination, lifecycle management, and ensuring end-to-end operational readiness across multiple technical domains.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of experience in ICT/CIS and defense, with strong leadership and MBSE expertise. On-site work in Belgium is expected, with frequent cross-domain collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10 years of professional engineering experience in ICT/CIS, defence or aerospace.
• Experience in Systems Engineering and/or Solution Architecture for complex systems.
• Experience in architecture, design, integration, verification or lifecycle management.
• Ability to translate operational needs into system requirements and architectures.
• Experience with requirements traceability from need through verification.
• Broad technical understanding across ICT/CIS domains (networking, security, cloud, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Analyse operational, functional & project requirements and translate them into implementable DCIS solutions.
• Define the overall technical solution and system architecture using the DCIS Node/Module/Service taxonomy.
• Ensure end-to-end functionality and emergent behaviour of the system.
• Perform trade-off analyses on performance, security, interoperability, and cost.
• Apply MBSE throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Provide system-level guidance to operations and maintenance teams.
• Coordinate engineering across multiple technical domains.
• Translate system requirements into tasks for SMEs and custodians.
• Maintain Node architecture and roadmap aligned with module/service roadmaps.

Skills

Complex Systems Engineering

Systems Architecture

Multi-Domain Integration

Technical Coordination

Technical Leadership

Lifecycle Engineering

Requirements Engineering

System Integration

Education

University degree in Systems Engineering or related

Job description

Spektrum supports apex purchasers and a NATO/NCI Agency program focused on complex, high-assurance systems engineering and integration. The role covers architecture, domain coordination, lifecycle management, and ensuring end-to-end operational readiness across multiple technical domains.

Ideal candidates bring a decade of experience in ICT/CIS and defense, with strong leadership and MBSE expertise. On-site work in Belgium is expected, with frequent cross-domain collaboration.