MoD SC Solution Architect CGEMJP00357892

Experis Austria; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 112,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Austria is seeking a Solution Architect for a contract role in Farnborough. Hybrid work with 2-3 days onsite weekly and occasional visits to other offices. Active MOD SC clearance is required, with a daily rate up to £1012 Umbrella inside IR35.

The primary deliverable is translating requirements into Information Exchange Requirements (IER) for data feed integrations across use cases. Secondary deliverables include shaping the overall solution architecture and roadmap, with supporting

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solution architectures.
• Ability to lead technical design reviews and governance.
• Strong knowledge of data integration and containerised deployments.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards (JSP453 & Architecture Policy).

Skills

VMware stack

Kubernetes

Data fabric architecture

Real-time data streaming

API-led connectivity

Data connectors

CI/CD pipelines

Enterprise container platforms

Job description

Role Title: Solution Architect

Duration: contract to run until 05/03/2027

Location: Farnborough. Hybrid 2-3 days onsite per week, alongside occasional visits to other offices as required

Rate: up to £1012 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Clearance required: Active MOD SC Clearance

Primary deliverable

• Translation of requirements into IER (information exchange requirements for the data feed integrations for various project use cases)

Secondary deliverable

• Shaping overall solution architecture and aiding the design of the future architecture vision and roadmap

Supporting activities

• Reviews under technical design authority, support in technical discussions and meetings around infrastructure, data, platform and application

Technical Skills & Experience

• On-Premises Infrastructure (VMWare stack)
• Understand and input into reviewed, and decision surrounding, design and deployment of container-based application architectures, supporting scalability, resilience, and modern application delivery practices.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes orchestration and enterprise container platforms.
• Data Fabric Architecture
• Design and integration of enterprise data fabric solutions, including:
• Real-time data streaming
• API-led connectivity and integration
• Data connectors and integration services
• Data movement and interoperability across platforms
• Understanding of architecture and implementation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to support automated build, test, and release processes.

Preferred Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Lead technical design reviews and provide architectural governance.
• Collaborate with, lead and challenge engineering, infrastructure, data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards (JSP453 & Architecture Policy)

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

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