SC cleared Solution Architect

Experis (Austria); Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

SC Cleared Solution Architect role in Corsham, United Kingdom, hybrid with three days onsite. You will lead architecture artefacts and provide governance from design through validation and transition for mission-ready systems.

Applicants should have 5+ years in Solution Architecture, with experience in secure information systems and defence/government contexts, and be willing to obtain SC/DV clearance. You will produce roadmaps, assess interoperability patterns, and guide stakeholders across

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Solution Architecture roles delivering complex infrastructure, networking, interoperability or secure information systems.
• Experience designing secure solutions in Defence/Government/NATO or other regulated environments.
• Strong track record producing and maintaining HLDs, LLDs, decision records and technical documentation.
• Detailed understanding of enterprise/solution architecture principles and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of architecture artefacts such as HLDs, LLDs and technical roadmaps.
• Review FMN Spiral 6 standards and interoperability design patterns and apply them to capability development.
• Gather requirements and clarify constraints, assumptions, dependencies, and risks with users and engineers.
• Architect solutions for coalition interoperability and policy-based information control.
• Document capabilities covering FIAM, PKI, trust frameworks and Data Centric Security.
• Ensure architectural compliance with FMN Spiral 6 requirements and MOD security policies.
• Provide technical governance across build, integration, test, validation and demonstration.
• Produce architecture documentation, risk assessments, and reference architectures.
• Support governance activities including design reviews and stakeholder reporting.
• Enable interoperability testing, FMN compliance validation and demonstrations.

Skills

Solution architecture

Interoperability

Security

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Job description

SC Cleared Solution Architect

Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite in Corsham

Duration: Until 31/03/2027 with possible extension

Rate: Up to £750 a per day via approved Umbrella Company

Must be willing and eligible to go through SC and DV clearance

Our Client is hiring for a reputed client to support the OpNET programme as a Solution Architect, providing architectural leadership for FMN Spiral 6 DCI capabilities-from design and integration through validation and transition. If you enjoy turning complex interoperability and security requirements into clear, governed solutions, this is a role where your expertise will directly shape mission-ready outcomes.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead development of architecture and design artefacts such as HLDs, LLDs, options assessments, and technical roadmaps
• Review FMN Spiral 6 standards and interoperability design patterns, and apply what fits to capability development
• Gather requirements and clarify constraints, assumptions, dependencies, and risks with users, stakeholders, security specialists and engineers
• Architect solutions for coalition interoperability, information exchange, metadata-based handling, and policy-based information control
• Design and document capabilities covering FIAM, PKI, trust frameworks, and Data Centric Security
• Ensure architectural compliance with FMN Spiral 6 requirements, NSoIT(D) principles, and MOD security policies
• Provide technical governance and design assurance across build, integration, test, validation and demonstration
• Produce architecture documentation, risk assessments, recommendations, reference architectures and reusable design patterns
• Support governance activities including design reviews, risk reviews, change control and stakeholder reporting
• Enable interoperability testing, FMN compliance validation, and authority-witnessed demonstrations

What you'll bring:

• At least 5 years demonstrable experience in Solution Architecture roles delivering complex infrastructure, networking, interoperability or secure information systems
• Proven ability to take enterprise-scale solutions from concept through implementation and transition
• Strong track record producing and maintaining HLDs, LLDs, decision records and technical documentation
• Detailed understanding of enterprise/solution architecture principles and frameworks
• Experience designing secure solutions in Defence/Government/NATO or other regulated environment
• Solid knowledge of interoperability architectures, federation concepts and coalition information-sharing requirements
• Strong background in Data Centric Security, including policy-based control, metadata-based handling and auditability
• Experience with IAM/FIAM and RBAC, plus PKI, certificates and trust chains
• Ability to conduct architecture and technical risk assessments and evaluate technologies
• Excellent stakeholder communication, able to engage both technical teams and senior leadership
• Strong time-management and delivery focus in complex, challenging programmes
• Competent in MS Office Suite