SC-Cleared Senior Government Solution Architect — Bids

Leidos LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leidos UK & Europe is seeking a senior, customer-facing Solution Architect to shape and win strategic opportunities in the UK Central Government portfolio. You will work with account, capture and bid teams to engage customers, develop compelling strategies and lead solution development from qualification through to award.

The role requires an architecture background, proven government digitisation experience, and SC clearance. Travel across the UK and occasional US trips are expected.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with UK Central Government departments, agencies or ALBs.
• Understanding how UK public sector buys, governs and delivers digital transformation.
• Experience supporting competitive procurements, frameworks, bids or capture activities.
• Current and valid UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers early to understand mission needs and transformation goals.
• Lead solution development from qualification through proposal and handover to delivery.
• Create solution narratives, value propositions and differentiators.
• Facilitate workshops and architecture reviews with customers and teams.
• Translate complex problems into practical, differentiated solutions across digital capabilities.
• Assess feasibility, delivery risk, commercial viability and strategic fit during qualification.
• Represent the solution in customer meetings, bid reviews and orals.
• Support handover from growth to delivery, clarifying commitments and risks.

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Solution architecture

Tools

Azure

AWS

TOGAF

Job description

Leidos UK & Europe is seeking a senior, customer-facing Solution Architect to shape and win strategic opportunities in the UK Central Government portfolio. You will work with account, capture and bid teams to engage customers, develop compelling strategies and lead solution development from qualification through to award.

The role requires an architecture background, proven government digitisation experience, and SC clearance. Travel across the UK and occasional US trips are expected.