Senior Technology Architect – Cloud, Integrations & Security

VIVO Defence Services; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/home-based

Job summary

VIVO Defence Services is seeking a Technology Architect to connect business ambition with secure, sustainable technology solutions across applications, cloud, data, integration, infrastructure and cyber security.

You will define architecture principles, roadmaps and governance while shaping solution designs and evaluating proposals for security, resilience and long‑term serviceability. Hybrid role with travel across the UK, supporting a Defence‑focused technology landscape.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in technology or solution architecture across applications, cloud, data, integration, infrastructure and security.
• Ability to define architecture principles, roadmaps and governance with clear guidance for complex designs.
• Experience reviewing designs from external providers and challenging them constructively.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain technology principles, standards and reference architectures aligned with business priorities.
• Assess existing systems, integrations and technical debt to simplify the technology estate.
• Shape and assure solution designs, evaluate proposals against security, resilience, cost and long‑term serviceability.
• Guide the evolution and integration of enterprise platforms with reusable integration patterns and APIs.

Skills

Azure

Integration patterns

Architecture governance

Security architecture

APIs & data flows

Documentation

Education

Relevant degree or architecture qualification

Tools

IBM Maximo

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SAP environments

Job description

VIVO Defence Services is seeking a Technology Architect to connect business ambition with secure, sustainable technology solutions across applications, cloud, data, integration, infrastructure and cyber security.

You will define architecture principles, roadmaps and governance while shaping solution designs and evaluating proposals for security, resilience and long‑term serviceability. Hybrid role with travel across the UK, supporting a Defence‑focused technology landscape.