Senior Solution Architect

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Public Safety seeks a Solution Architect to define technology standards and guide complex security applications. You'll lead a team, manage relationships with technical staff, and ensure successful product deployment, while having the opportunity to work within an innovative and agile environment. This role also offers excellent benefits, including 25 days paid holiday and flexible options to suit your needs.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday with buy/sell options

4x basic salary life assurance

Flexible benefits to suit individual needs

Qualifications

• Good understanding of complex technology delivery in an agile environment.
• Excellent communication skills to mediate between teams and explain technical concepts.
• Experience in architectural design and managing technical project risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of architects to provide architectural design and technology roadmaps.
• Ensure successful deployment of public safety products and manage relationships with customers.
• Identify technical project risks and document scope of supply.

Skills

C++

C#

SQL Server

Windows platforms

Domains / AD

Mitel skills-based routing integration

C coding

SIP protocol

VOIP – RTP / RTCP

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Job Description

* Due to strict customer security clearance requirements, we can only consider applicants that have lived in the UK for 5 consecutive years or more *

Working within the Public Safety business, you will be responsible for defining the policies and standards that guide technology delivery, possessing significant experience in modern, cloud-based technology standards and practices.

As Solution Architect, you are accountable for leading a team of architects and providing architectural design and technology roadmaps for complex Policing and National Security applications supporting high-volume, mission-critical products and services. There will also be opportunities to oversee ongoing architectural needs within our Control Room application suites.

You'll work closely with Product Managers, Delivery, and Technical Leads to influence and define a technology roadmap to meet our commercial and technological goals.

The core aim of this role is to provide technical assurance to ensure successful deployment of NECSWS Public Safety products into clients while protecting our commercial position.

To succeed, you should be able to mediate between teams and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, particularly stakeholders at all levels. You should understand the evolving nature of technology delivery in an agile environment and facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity within constrained timescales.

The Solution Architect will collaborate with the project or programme manager and the wider architecture team to:

1. Ensure scope of supply is correctly documented and maintained
2. Identify and manage technical project risks
3. Agree and document non-functional requirements from clients
4. Ensure impact assessments are practical, well-scoped, and utilize existing products where possible
5. Identify opportunities for selling additional product capabilities

Qualifications

You will have a good understanding/awareness of:

• C++
• C#
• SQL Server
• Windows platforms
• Domains / AD
• Mitel skills-based routing integration

And good practical knowledge of some or all of the following:

• C coding
• SIP protocol
• VOIP – RTP / RTCP, including latency/jitter handling

You will also have in-depth knowledge of some or all of the following:

• Tetra network behaviors – specifically Motorola Dimetra
• 3GPP network behaviors – related to Kodiak MCX but should be standard
• MCX API usage of Softil SDK
• Analogue Radio base stations and features – VHF, MF
• Telephone PABX functionality
• Airwave certification processes
• EISEC service

The Solution Architect will manage relationships with customer technical staff, providing support for technical issues like firewall settings, and supporting the bid process with technical responses and infrastructure sizing (mainly cloud-based).

The role also involves promoting and leading the architectural vision within the team and across wider business and technology teams.

Additional Information

We offer an excellent benefits package, including:

• 25 days paid holiday with buy/sell options
• 4x basic salary life assurance (with options to increase)
• Flexible benefits to suit individual needs

Other Information

• Applicants must demonstrate the right to work and travel within the UK; evidence required.
• All offers are subject to vetting, references, and possibly a DBS check.

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