Senior Solution Architect

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

Job summary

A leading company in public safety technology is seeking a Solution Architect to guide cloud-based technological advancements. In this role, you will lead teams, ensure successful product implementations, and require strong expertise in various technical standards and practices. This position offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday with buy/sell options

4x basic salary life assurance

Flexible benefits to suit individual needs

Qualifications

• Significant experience in cloud-based technology standards.
• Knowledge of Tetra network behaviors.
• Experience with MCX API usage and analogue radio systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of architects for technology roadmaps.
• Provide technical assurance for product deployment.
• Manage technical project risks and customer relationships.

Skills

C++

C#

SQL Server

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 technical goals.

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

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

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

• Ensure scope of supply is correctly documented and maintained
• Identify and manage technical project risks
• Agree and document non-functional requirements from customers
• Develop practical impact assessments with well-defined scope and implementation, utilizing existing products where possible
• Identify opportunities for selling additional product capabilities

Qualifications

Knowledge and awareness:

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

Practical knowledge of some or all of the following:

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

In-depth knowledge of some or all of the following:

• Tetra network behaviors – specifically Motorola Dimetra
• 3GPP network behaviors, related to Kodiak MCX, following standards
• MCX API usage with 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, assist with technical issues such as firewall settings, support the bid process including technical responses and infrastructure sizing (mainly cloud-based), and promote the architectural vision within teams.

Additional Information

We offer an excellent benefits package, including:

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

Other Information

• Candidates must demonstrate pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK; documentary evidence required.
• Offers are subject to vetting, references, and possibly a DBS check.

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