Strategic IT Solution Architect | Hybrid & Cloud Focus

Raytheon UK; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking an IT Solution Architect to bridge business needs and technology, designing scalable, secure solutions across applications, systems, and services. You will work within a hybrid environment supporting multi-site delivery and growth.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product owners and PMO to ensure an architectural runway that supports evolving requirements across the UK operation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in solution architecture, application design, or infrastructure architecture.
• Strong understanding of enterprise, application, security, and network architecture principles.
• Experience designing and implementing solutions across cloud environments (AWS/Azure) and Microsoft/Linux stacks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks and ITIL.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create high-level and low-level architectural designs to guide solution development across products, services, projects, and systems.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps, strategy and architectural principles.
• Attend governance forums ensuring architecture assurance and compliance.
• Adhere to standards and patterns to align with future-state architecture.
• Collaborate with product owners to ensure robust architectural runway.
• Coordinate with PMO to align project delivery with expectations.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architectures

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

UML/ArchiMate/ITIL

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Cloud environments

Job description

Raytheon UK is seeking an IT Solution Architect to bridge business needs and technology, designing scalable, secure solutions across applications, systems, and services. You will work within a hybrid environment supporting multi-site delivery and growth.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product owners and PMO to ensure an architectural runway that supports evolving requirements across the UK operation.