Solutions Architect Long-Term Contract, Remote

Kats Recruitment; Lyon; À distance; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading recruitment firm in defense is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead the architecture of secure systems. The role requires at least 7 years of experience in security or defense environments. Candidates must have expertise in integrating compliance and security into designs. This position offers competitive compensation and is fully remote within Europe.

Prestations

Competitive contract compensation

Fully remote work

Long-term engagement

Opportunity to architect secure systems

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years as a Solutions Architect in security or defense environments.
• Proven ability to design end-to-end systems.
• Strong experience in security patterns and compliance frameworks.

Responsabilités

• Own the end-to-end system architecture.
• Translate high-level requirements into architectural blueprints.
• Lead architecture reviews and enforce consistency.

Connaissances

Organizational Management

Presentation Skills

Agile

SAFe

AWS

Solution Architecture

Conflict Management

Data Management

Scrum

Team Management

Outils

Java

Go

C#

React

Angular

Vue

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Description du poste

Role Overview

You will define and lead the architecture of large secure systems across the full stack in the context of defense and security contracts. You will work closely with engineering security and stakeholder teams to ensure architectural integrity scalability performance and compliance with NATO / BQA standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end system architecture : define modules interfaces integration patterns data flow
• Translate high-level requirements into architectural blueprints design patterns and implementation guidance
• Ensure all designs integrate compliance security and operational requirements from the start
• Lead architecture reviews vet designs and enforce consistency across subsystems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps Security Infrastructure Development)
• Provide technical leadership mentoring and decision-making in complex scenarios
• Evaluate new technologies frameworks and tools to improve architecture
• Document architectures decisions trade-offs and system rationales
• Interface with clients auditors and stakeholders to justify architectural choices

Mandatory Requirements

Domain & High-Security Experience

• Minimum 7 years as a Solutions Architect or equivalent in security defense or highly regulated environments
• Prior experience designing systems for NATO / BQA / defense / classified / governmental domains

Architectural Competence

• Proven ability to design end-to-end systems (frontend backend infrastructure integration security)
• Experienced in microservices event-driven domain-driven design distributed systems
• Deep understanding of system decomposition modularization scaling resiliency

Security & Compliance in Architecture

• Expertise embedding security patterns : authentication authorization encryption IAM zero-trust
• Familiarity with threat models attack surfaces risk mitigation strategies
• Experience designing systems to meet compliance frameworks (ISO 27001 NIST etc.)

Technology Proficiency

• Strong experience in backend frameworks and languages (e.g. Java Go C# )
• Proficiency with front-end systems (e.g. React Angular Vue) and APIs (REST GraphQL)
• Good command of infrastructure : containers orchestration (Kubernetes) cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP)

Integration & Interoperability

• Experience designing system integration (APIs messaging event buses ESBs)
• Data modeling schema design consistency and replication strategies

Leadership & Communication

• Ability to explain and defend architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal English
• Mentorship review and guiding engineering teams to follow architecture

Process & Governance

• Experience working in structured environments : change control audits documentation standards governance
• Ability to enforce architectural discipline and guardrails

Logistics & Eligibility

• Based in Europe
• Able to work under contract legally
• Willing and able to undergo background / security checks

Preferred (Not Mandatory)

• Direct experience on NATO / BQA / defense architecture
• Certifications like TOGAF CISSP or other architectural / security credentials
• Familiarity with real-time / embedded systems or network-level architecture

What We Offer

• Competitive contract compensation
• Fully remote (Europe)
• Long-term stable engagement
• Opportunity to architect critical secure systems
• Professional environment with high standards and meaningful work

Application Instructions

To be considered submit :

• Your CV / resume clearly emphasizing architectural roles in security / defense / regulated environments
• A cover letter showing how you meet each mandatory requirement
• Descriptions or diagrams of past architectures youve designed (with rationale and constraints)
• References / contacts able to validate your work in secure / regulated settings

Important : Only applications that clearly and explicitly demonstrate you meet all mandatory criteria will be reviewed. If you cannot prove alignment with each requirement please do not apply.

Key Skills

Organizational Management,Presentation Skills,Agile,SAFe,AWS,Solution Architecture,Conflict Management,Data Management,Scrum,Team Management,Pre-sales,Management Consulting

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1