Defence Solutions Architect – Hybrid

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Life assurance

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday allowance

Job summary

Babcock in the UK is seeking a Solution Architect to shape defence infrastructure programmes. You will define high-level designs, specify components, and collaborate with government clients and partners to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

This full-time hybrid role offers 2 days in office with 3 days remote, requires SC clearance eligibility, and provides a pathway to impactful, lifetime engineering within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical architecture and solution design using tools like Sparx EA and frameworks such as ArchiMate.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate and manage all levels of stakeholders
• Strong understanding of security principles and governance
• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering complex systems integration solutions

Responsibilities

• Scope functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into high-level solution designs.
• Define system components, integration points and data flows using modern technologies and platforms.
• Present and communicate solution designs to stakeholders through workshops, proposals and visual storyboarding.
• Lead technical delivery, resolving complex issues, managing risks and working with software partners to achieve successful deployment.
• Ensure solutions align with architectural strategies and standards, selecting appropriate technologies and vendors to meet programme needs.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Security governance

Systems integration design

Education

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture

Tools

Sparx EA

ArchiMate

Job description

Babcock in the UK is seeking a Solution Architect to shape defence infrastructure programmes. You will define high-level designs, specify components, and collaborate with government clients and partners to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

This full-time hybrid role offers 2 days in office with 3 days remote, requires SC clearance eligibility, and provides a pathway to impactful, lifetime engineering within a multidisciplinary team.