CYS - GCAP Joint Venture Headquarters - Solution Architect (Technical Services)

Experteer Italy; Roma; Ibrido; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading global industrial group is seeking a Senior Solution Architect in Rome to design and enhance technical services. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure that architectures meet organizational goals. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in solution architecture and strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure and security measures. The position offers a hybrid working model and is suitable for those fluent in English.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in solution architecture focused on technical services.
• Experience with cloud-native services and network solutions.
• Strong knowledge of security measures and cost management.

Mansioni

• Design and develop scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical architectures.
• Provide architectural guidance during design and deployment phases.
• Monitor emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions.

Conoscenze

Solution architecture

Cloud infrastructure

Network solutions

Identity and access management (IAM)

Cost optimization strategies

Digital transformation

Strong communication skills

Ethics in information handling

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Strumenti

VMware

Kubernetes

AWS

Docker

Monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk)

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description:
Leonardo is a global industrial group, among the main global players in Aerospace, Defence and Security that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a solid industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. It also operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies.
Within the GCAP Joint Venture, in the GCAP Technical Leadership UO, we are looking for a Solution Architect (Technical Services) for GCAP HQ in Reading (UK).
The Solution Architect (Technical Services) is responsible for designing, building, maintaining, and enhancing Technical Service capabilities (e.g., container orchestration, application management, MBSE infrastructure requirements, PLM infrastructure, Software Factory tooling).
Operating under the Product Owner (Technical Services) and in close collaboration with delivery, architecture, and security teams, this role ensures that technical architectures and frameworks for technical services meet both organisational goals and technical needs.
The Solution Architect will design and implement technical solutions that ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of technical services that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective, and are aligned with enterprise standards and compliance requirements.
Key Capability Accountabilities and Objectives
* Design and develop scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical architectures for technical services and related infrastructure and applications.
* Architect technical services that ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of IT systems.
* Incorporate strong security practices into the design of technical services, such as identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and threat detection.
* Provide hands-on architectural guidance to engineering and operations teams during design, build, and deployment phases.
* Act as a key liaison between Product Owners, Technical Leads, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Architects to ensure technical service solutions address functional and non-functional requirements.
* Monitor emerging technologies and trends, recommending and implementing innovative solutions to modernise IT systems.
* Optimize the costs of technical services by selecting cost-effective technologies and managing resource usage.
* Design technical services with disaster recovery, failover mechanisms, and redundancy to ensure business continuity.
* Create and maintain documentation for solution designs, technical standards, and best practices to share knowledge with team members and stakeholders.
Objectives
* Manage automatically containerised applications to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
* Deploy, operate, monitor, and optimize software applications ensure that they meet performance and business requirements.
* Manage the lifecycle of product from initial concept through design, manufacturing, deployment, maintenance, and end-of-life.
Seniority:
Senior (5-10 anni).
Essential Skills and Experience:
* 5+ years of experience in solution architecture with a focus on technical services
* Experience designing and deploying technical services, including cloud infrastructure, network solutions, and IT systems
* Strong knowledge of cloud-native services, networking, identity, and access management (IAM), and cost optimisation strategies
* Experience implementing security measures, such as IAM, firewalls, and threat detection systems
* Experience driving digital transformation initiatives, such as cloud migrations or DevOps adoption
* Experience managing costs related to IT services, including infrastructure, licensing, and cloud usage
* Strong understanding of servers, networking, storage, and virtualization technologies
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* High ethical standards when handling confidential information
Desiderable Skills and Experience:
* VMware Certified Professional (VCP) /Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar Infrastructure
* AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Docker Certified Associate
* Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar
* TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) and related certifications
* Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack, Nagios) to track performance and troubleshoot issues
* Experience working within highly regulated industries (e.g., Aerospace & Defence, Financial Services)
* Familiarity with legacy system modernization and integration with modern platforms
Language Skills: English C1.
Citizenship: Italian.
Seniority:
Senior
Primary Location:
IT - Roma - Via Laurentina
Additional Locations:
IT - Catania, IT - Chieti Scalo, IT - Genova - Fiumara
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hybrid Working:
Hybrid