SC-Cleared Solution Architect — Interop & Security Leader

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 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