Senior Defence Network Architect (SC Clearance)

Energy Jobline CVL; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Principle Architect (Networks) for a defence organisation on a permanent basis in the United Kingdom. You will translate requirements into secure network designs and guide architecture across projects.

You will lead trade-off analyses, set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and contribute to demonstrations and roadmaps while ensuring security and interoperability with military systems.

Qualifications

• Strong network architecture and design experience.
• Experience with military comms systems, C4IR and Satcom.
• Experience architecting within security assurance for Defence/Government.
• Knowledge of RF systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into secure, scalable, resilient system designs.
• Define, baseline and control architecture and interface documentation.
• Lead technical trade-off analysis and build/buy/adapt decisions.
• Set engineering standards and design patterns across roadmaps.
• Lead technical solution planning for proposals and bids.
• Provide technical coaching and design mentoring to engineering staff.
• Contribute to planning and execution of demonstrations, trials and innovation activities.
• Continuous assessment of emerging capabilities, standards and threats for roadmap development.
• Own design evidence to support system assurance activities.
• Own architectural design documentation and design justification at review gates.
• Identify and address cross-program and architectural technical risk, including obsolescence, supportability and interoperability.

Skills

Network architecture

Security assurance

Military communications

C4IR

Satcom

RF systems

Job description

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Principle Architect (Networks) for a defence organisation on a permanent basis in the United Kingdom. You will translate requirements into secure network designs and guide architecture across projects.

You will lead trade-off analyses, set engineering standards, mentor engineers, and contribute to demonstrations and roadmaps while ensuring security and interoperability with military systems.