Senior Service Architect - Secure GOV/MOD Enterprise Onsite

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Architect role in Basingstoke for a high-profile government IT services programme. You will design and govern scalable, secure service architectures supporting complex requirements on an onsite basis.

Join a team delivering critical services within a secure enterprise environment, with opportunities to influence architectural decisions and work with senior stakeholders on a major MOD project.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Service Architect within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, and service integration.
• Experience designing secure, highly available, and scalable IT services.
• Excellent knowledge of IT service management frameworks such as ITIL and architecture frameworks including TOGAF.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within secure or government environments is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, AWS, or Azure are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end service architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Define service design standards, governance, and architectural best practices.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing IT services.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and suppliers to deliver architectural solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, platforms, and tools that support long-term service strategy.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the service lifecycle.
• Review and enhance existing services to improve performance, resilience, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Service Architect experience

Enterprise architecture

Cloud technologies

Service integration

Security & resilience design

ITIL

TOGAF

Stakeholder management

Communication

Government environment experience

AWS

Azure

Job description

Service Architect role in Basingstoke for a high-profile government IT services programme. You will design and govern scalable, secure service architectures supporting complex requirements on an onsite basis.

Join a team delivering critical services within a secure enterprise environment, with opportunities to influence architectural decisions and work with senior stakeholders on a major MOD project.