Defence Data & Solution Architect (Senior/Principal)

Actica Consulting Limited; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + 8 UK bank holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Stakeholder pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Electric Car leasing scheme

Job summary

Actica Consulting Limited is seeking Senior / Principal Data & Solution Architect (Defence) in the UK. This hands-on role covers data, information and solution architecture with opportunities at Senior and Principal levels, assessed during recruitment.

Hybrid working, engaging with military and civil service clients, and collaboration across governance and delivery teams are key elements. You will shape architectures, produce artefacts, and lead activities across discovery to delivery, while

Qualifications

• Experience in data, information, solution or enterprise architecture or a closely related role.
• Experience producing clear, decision-useful architecture artefacts such as principles, policies, standards, guidance, target architectures, solution designs, roadmaps or assessments.
• Experience working with Defence, government or comparable secure and regulated organisations, including engagement with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of architecture governance, assurance, security and delivery considerations in complex programmes.
• Experience developing practical architectures and clear, decision-useful products or recommendations.
• Ability to work collaboratively and adapt where priorities, requirements or governance arrangements are evolving.
• Experience working securely with sensitive information, including classified, commercially sensitive or personal data, and applying appropriate handling requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with military and civil service clients to understand their needs and translate them into practical architecture outcomes.
• Develop current and target architectures across relevant data, information, solution and technology domains.
• Produce clear architecture products, which may include principles, policies, standards, guidance, patterns, designs, roadmaps and option assessments.
• Research unfamiliar or emerging topics and apply recognised good practice to the Defence context.
• Help clients govern, secure, share, integrate and exploit data and information across organisational and system boundaries.
• Lead architecture activities and provide advice and assurance through relevant stages of discovery, design, acquisition and delivery.
• Facilitate workshops, support governance and build agreement across operational, technical and senior stakeholder groups.

Skills

Data architecture

Information architecture

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Architecture artefacts

Defence/government context

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Actica Consulting Limited is seeking Senior / Principal Data & Solution Architect (Defence) in the UK. This hands-on role covers data, information and solution architecture with opportunities at Senior and Principal levels, assessed during recruitment.

Hybrid working, engaging with military and civil service clients, and collaboration across governance and delivery teams are key elements. You will shape architectures, produce artefacts, and lead activities across discovery to delivery, while