Defence Solutions Architect – Hybrid/Remote, DCC Focus

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation is seeking a Solutions Architect contractor to lead remediation, alignment, and modernization of engineering software toward UK MoD DCC. You will map data flows, architect controls, and document evidence to pass rigorous assessments.

You will collaborate with engineering leaders, IT operations, and the Certification Body to demonstrate controls and maintain an exhaustive architecture repository for ASR requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect in defence or engineering software environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK defence cyber frameworks and ISO/NIST is desirable.
• Ability to produce architectural diagrams and written SOPs.
• Rigorous approach to accuracy and evidence-based documentation.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC).

Responsibilities

• Architectural blueprinting and mapping of data flows and dependencies.
• Align controls to DCC and remediate gaps to pass assessment objectives.
• Develop comprehensive documentation and a DCC Evidence Index.
• Design identity management, RBAC, and change-tracking for apps.
• Formalize recovery safeguards and business continuity for critical systems.
• Collaborate with engineers, IT ops, and assessors during audits.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cyber Frameworks

Diagramming

Documentation Accuracy

Security Clearance SC

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation is seeking a Solutions Architect contractor to lead remediation, alignment, and modernization of engineering software toward UK MoD DCC. You will map data flows, architect controls, and document evidence to pass rigorous assessments.

You will collaborate with engineering leaders, IT operations, and the Certification Body to demonstrate controls and maintain an exhaustive architecture repository for ASR requirements.