Design Authority Architect in Defence Intelligence (m/f) (H/F)

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS is seeking a Design Authority Architect in Defence Intelligence to join the Solution Architecture team in France. The role focuses on leading technical authority across bids and programs for multi-Intelligence systems, integrating several software modules within complex information systems, and interfacing with sensors and effectors.

You will coordinate technical definition, schedule, cost, quality and risk management up to subsystem acceptance, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Requires security clearance eligibility.
• French nationality per IGI 1300
• Experience as a lead architect in defence/intelligence projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the ultimate technical authority for bids and projects.
• Define and agree on technical solutions and reference architectures with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with end customers to define needs and ensure solution alignment.
• Ensure overall technical consistency across engineering contributors and management teams.
• Define technical effort, cost estimates, and maintain a risk/opportunity register.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Stakeholder management

Cost estimation

Job description

Job Description:

AuthoriAirbus Defence and Space is looking for a Design Authority Architect in Defence Intelligence (m/f) to join our Solution Architecture department based in Elancourt, France. You will be placed within Intelligence Data Processing Centre of Competence , under the roof of the Technical governance entity.

This position operates within the context of fulfilling the mission on Bids / Programs for large Systems of Systems for home countries and / or Export customers for multi-Intelligence systems and solutions, solutions being complex Information Systems, integrating several software modules on heterogeneous network infrastructures, interfacing with sensors and effectors.

As the Lead Architect, you will be responsible for :

• software defence architecture for the Multi Intelligence Market (Image, Radar and Communication data, Open-source data) ,
• technical definition, engineering deliverables, schedule, cost, quality and risk management aspects up to acceptance of the sub-system or component as part of the overall system,
• Coordinating the results of value engineering, design-to-cost with the constraints for developments and satisfaction of different use cases.

This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

The candidate must have French nationality in accordance with IGI 1300 of 11/30/2011 (article 65).

Your challenges:

• Serving as the ultimate technical authority for Bids and projects , making critical decisions and arbitrating trade-offs between requirements and program constraints
• Liaising with Program entities, Sales, and Portfolio teams to define and agree on technical solutions and reference architectures that meet customer needs and requirements
• Collaborating with end customers to define their needs,
• Ensuring the overall technical consistency of the solution in coordination with all engineering contributors, particularly software architec ts and Portfolio management,
• Making necessary technical, time, cost, and risk trade-offs to ensure developed items meet specifications,
• Defining technical effort and cost estimates, as well as maintaining a register of technical risks and opportunities for associated activities.