Solutions Architect

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense infrastructure firm seeks a Solutions Architect to design technical solutions for critical defense programs. This full-time role offers hybrid working arrangements and involves collaborating with government clients. Essential qualifications include strong architecture experience and familiarity with security principles. The position promises excellent benefits, including a matched pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical architecture and solution design.
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MRP and digital manufacturing systems.
• Background in regulated industries such as defence or aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Scope functional and non-functional requirements into high-level designs.
• Define system components and integration points.
• Lead technical delivery and manage risks through deployment.

Skills

Technical architecture

Solution design using tools like Sparx EA

Understanding of security principles

Complex systems integration

Education

Relevant qualifications in technical architecture

Certifications in security or enterprise systems

Job description

Solutions Architect

Location: Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ Warrington, GB, WA4 6HL Leicester, GB, LE3 1UF

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire – Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Solution Architect at our Warrington, Bristol, Leicester sites.

The role

As a Solution Architect, you’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most significant defence infrastructure programmes. You’ll help shape the technical solutions that support the maintenance of Astute Class submarines - critical to national security. This is a unique opportunity to work within a complex organisation, collaborating with government clients, programme partners and design teams to deliver innovative, secure and scalable solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a growing digital team within our Major Infrastructure Projects business unit, contributing to a portfolio of medium to enterprise-scale projects.

• Scoping functional and non-functional requirements and translating them into high-level designs
• Defining system components, integration points and data flows using modern technologies and platforms
• Presenting solutions to stakeholders through workshops, proposals and visual storyboarding
• Leading technical delivery, resolving issues and managing risks through to deployment
• Providing guidance to ensure solutions align with architecture strategies, standards and practices

This role is full time and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Solutions Architect:

• Proven experience in technical architecture and solution design using tools like Sparx EA and frameworks such as ArchiMate
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MRP and digital manufacturing systems
• Strong understanding of security principles and governance
• Background in regulated industries such as defence, aerospace or nuclear
• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering complex systems integration solutions

Qualifications for the Solutions Architect:

• Relevant qualifications in technical architecture and solution design
• Additional certifications in security or enterprise systems are advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Babcock is a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail].

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International is committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.