SC Cleared Senior Solution Architect – UK Public Sector

Leidos; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave (incl. public/hol

Flexible benefits (life assurance, gym

Flexi-Time Working

Job summary

Leidos UK & Europe is seeking a senior, customer-facing Solution Architect to shape and win strategic opportunities across our UK Central Government portfolio. You will engage customers, lead solution development and support major pursuits from qualification through to award.

The role blends strong architecture credentials with experience in UK Government digital transformation, competitive procurements and bid management, including executive briefings, workshops and handovers to delivery.

Qualifications

• We need someone with proven experience working with UK Central Government departments, agencies or arm's-length bodies.
• You should understand how to balance customer outcomes, technical quality, delivery risk and commercial competitiveness.
• Cloud or architecture certifications such as Azure, AWS or TOGAF are useful but not a substitute for relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers early to understand mission needs, business challenges and transformation goals.
• Develop compelling, deliverable and differentiated solution strategies for major public sector pursuits.
• Lead solution development from early qualification through proposal, orals and handover to delivery.
• Create clear solution narratives, value propositions, win themes and architectural differentiators.
• Facilitate discovery workshops, architecture reviews and solution design sessions with customers and internal teams.
• Translate complex customer problems into practical differentiated solutions across multiple digital capabilities such as Data & Analytics, Cloud, Cyber Security, AI/ML, IT Service Management, Systems Integration and Digital Modernisation.
• You’ll help assess solution feasibility, delivery risk, commercial viability and strategic fit during qualification.
• Work with delivery and programme teams to ensure proposed solutions are credible, cost-aware and achievable.
• Represent the solution in customer meetings, executive briefings, bid reviews and orals.
• Contribute reusable solution patterns, proposition material and thought leadership for future pursuits.
• Support handover from growth into delivery so that commitments, risks and design intent are understood.

Skills

Solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Executive briefings

Tools

Azure

AWS

TOGAF

Job description

Leidos UK & Europe is seeking a senior, customer-facing Solution Architect to shape and win strategic opportunities across our UK Central Government portfolio. You will engage customers, lead solution development and support major pursuits from qualification through to award.

The role blends strong architecture credentials with experience in UK Government digital transformation, competitive procurements and bid management, including executive briefings, workshops and handovers to delivery.