Senior Solutions Architect

Synergize Consulting; West of England; On-site; GBP 117,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergize Consulting is seeking a Security Cleared Senior Solutions Architect in Bristol to own solution architecture across large defence and technology programmes. You will shape strategic technology direction, design secure, integrated solutions and influence key architectural decisions across multiple domains.

You will lead architecture reviews, engage with senior stakeholders, and support bids and proposals to win business while promoting best practices and model-based engineering.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Senior Solutions Architect or similar.
• Designing secure, integrated solutions across multiple domains.
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (TOGAF/ArchiMate/NAF).
• Experience delivering projects in Agile/SAFe environments.
• Ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for solution architecture across major programmes.
• Define and evolve end-to-end architectures across infrastructure, applications, data, networking and cloud.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise principles and secure-by-design standards.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and innovation opportunities.
• Lead architectural reviews, trade-off studies and risk assessments.

Skills

Solution architecture

Security architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

TOGAF/NAF/ArchiMate

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture reviews

Tools

TOGAF

AWS

Azure

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect – Defence & Technology

Bristol HQ

Security clearance is essential

Up to £103 p/h Inside IR35

A leading Defence prime are looking for an experienced Security Cleared Senior Solutions Architect to take technical ownership of solution architecture across large-scale, complex programmes within its defence and technology environment.

This is a senior technical leadership opportunity for an architect who can shape strategic technology direction, design secure and integrated solutions, and influence key architectural decisions across multiple domains.

What you'll be doing

• Acting as the technical authority for solution architecture across major programmes and multiple projects.
• Defining, developing and evolving end-to-end architectures across infrastructure, applications, data, networking and cloud.
• Ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, customer requirements and secure-by-design standards.
• Contributing to technology roadmaps, identifying opportunities for innovation and technology insertion.
• Leading architectural reviews, technical trade-off studies and risk assessments to support major design decisions.
• Engaging with senior customers, technical boards and industry stakeholders to influence architectural direction.
• Supporting business-winning activities, including solution strategies, bids and technical proposals.
• Promoting architectural best practice, design reuse and model-based engineering approaches.

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience working as a Senior Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect or Technical Architect.
• Strong experience designing complex, secure and integrated solutions across multiple technology domains.
• Broad technical knowledge covering infrastructure, applications, data, networking and cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of enterprise and solution architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, MODAF or NAF.
• Advanced knowledge of secure system design, security architecture and cyber security standards.
• Experience delivering architecture within Agile or SAFe environments.
• Proven ability to influence technical strategy and engage with senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring and coaching within architecture or engineering teams.
• TOGAF, ArchiMate, AWS or Azure architecture certifications.