Solutions Architect

Matchtech Group; Stevenage, Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Solution Architect for a 12-month contract to remediate and modernise our engineering application landscape toward UK MoD Defence Cyber Certification. The role focuses on architectural design, documentation, and evidence indexing across ALM, PLM, and simulation tools, with SC clearance required.

Responsibilities include blueprinting, DCC control alignment, and liaison with engineering leaders and auditors to demonstrate controls during assessments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect or similar in engineering software ecosystems.
• Deep familiarity with UK defence sector frameworks (Cyber Essentials, Def Stan 05-138) and DCC models.
• Mastery of architectural diagramming (TOGAF, UML, swim lanes) for clear blueprints.
• Strong focus on accurate, written SOPs and documentation.
• SC eligibility or holding UK Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Architectural blueprinting, mapping topologies and data flows across systems.
• Align engineering apps to DCC controls and remediate gaps.
• Develop and maintain architectural specs, diagrams and configuration baselines.
• Build a comprehensive DCC Evidence Index linked to ASR requirements.
• Redesign identity management, RBAC, and change tracking for engineering apps.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and auditors to demonstrate controls.

Skills

Enterprise Solution Architecture

Cyber Framework Mastery

Diagramming & Modelling

Right-first-time Documentation

UK Security Clearance (SC)

Job description

Solution Architect (Ref: 3790-1)

Initial 12-month contract
2 days onsite per week (rest remote) - Stevenage or Bolton
SC required, can start on BPSS clearance
£81.08ph, UMB inside IR35

Overview of department:
Digital Excellence function providing IT Services to the business.

Responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly structured and detail-oriented Solution Architect to spearhead the remediation, alignment, and modernization of our engineering application landscape toward UK MoD Defence Cyber Certification (DCC).
This role focuses intensely on the documentation, design blueprints, and architectural integrity of our engineering systems (including ALM, PLM, and Simulation & Modelling tools). You will bridge the gap between complex engineering systems, and data flows, and the rigorous technical, governance, and asset-management controls demanded by DCC. Your primary mission is to ensure our entire engineering software ecosystem is fully mapped, safely integrated, and rigorously documented to clear the independent evidence-based assessment required for DCC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architectural Blueprinting & Mapping: Map and document topologies, data flows, and external dependencies.
• DCC Control Alignment: Systematically analyse our engineering application suites against the DCC controls. Lead the remediation of design and documentation gaps to ensure a pass score across all assessment objectives.
• Comprehensive Documentation & Evidence Indexing: Author and maintain precise architectural specifications, system diagrams, and configuration baselines. Build and maintain an exhaustive DCC Evidence Index that cross-references actual system configurations, access records, and recovery policies to specific Assessment Submission Record (ASR) requirements.
• Access & Identity Architecture: Redesign and document strict identity management, role-based access controls (RBAC), and change tracking for specialized engineering apps to satisfy asset and access controls.
• Resilience & Lifecycle Design: Formalize and validate recovery safeguards, business continuity plans, and disconnected/operational technology (OT) procedures for critical engineering systems.
• Stakeholder & Assessor Liaison: Collaborate directly with engineering leaders, IT operations, and the IASME-accredited Certification Body to present clear, practical demonstrations of controls during audits.

Skillset/experience required:

• Enterprise Solution Architecture: Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Systems Designer, preferably specializing in engineering software ecosystems (e.g., PTC Windchill, IBM ELM)
• Cyber Framework Mastery: Deep familiarity with UK defence sector frameworks, including Cyber Essentials, Def Stan 05-138, and the DCC evaluation model. Experience with ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks is highly desirable.
• Expert Diagramming & Modelling: Mastery of architectural diagramming frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, UML, swim lanes, or process maps) to turn ambiguous legacy systems into transparent, readable technical blueprints.
• Rigorous Attention to Accuracy: A "right-first-time" mentality regarding documentation, with a proven track record of converting abstract control concepts into practical, written standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Security Clearance: Must be eligible for, or currently hold, UK Security Clearance (SC)