Security-Cleared Solutions Architect: AWS/Data/Cloud

Sanderson Government & Defence; Corsham; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to help shape secure, scalable technology solutions within a complex operational environment.

This role focuses on cloud, data and integration architecture, translating business and operational requirements into robust technical designs. You will work across delivery teams, driving architectural decisions that support Defence capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect on large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong AWS architecture expertise and cloud-native thinking.
• Experience with data architectures and modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end solution architectures across cloud, data and integration domains.
• Produce high and low-level designs for complex technology solutions.
• Design secure, scalable platforms enabling information sharing across teams.
• Lead architectural governance and design assurance activities.
• Collaborate with engineering, security and delivery teams to ensure successful implementation.

Skills

AWS architecture

Cloud-native design

Data platforms

API-led integration

Kubernetes & Docker

Terraform IaC

CI/CD & DevOps

Secure environments

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to help shape secure, scalable technology solutions within a complex operational environment.

This role focuses on cloud, data and integration architecture, translating business and operational requirements into robust technical designs. You will work across delivery teams, driving architectural decisions that support Defence capabilities.