Senior Solution Architect – Technical Services (Hybrid)

Leonardo; Sicilia; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

13th-month salary

Annual welfare benefits €250

Secondment to Reading

Job summary

Leonardo, a global aerospace and defence group, invites a Senior Solution Architect (Technical Services) for GCAP HQ in Reading. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining technical service capabilities, including container orchestration, MBSE and PLM infrastructure, and software factory tooling.

Working under the Product Owner, you will ensure architectures meet organisational goals and compliance, with a two-year secondment to Reading and a hybrid model from Italy.

Qualifications

• 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, 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.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective architectures for technical services and related infrastructure.
• Architect IT systems to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Incorporate security practices like IAM, encryption, and threat detection into designs.
• Provide hands‑on architectural guidance to engineering and operations teams.
• Liaise with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Architects to address requirements.

Skills

Solution architecture

Cloud infrastructure

IAM & security

DevOps adoption

Cost optimisation

Networking basics

Technical communication

Regulatory compliance

Regulated industries

Tools

VMware

Kubernetes

AWS

Docker

Splunk

ELK stack

Nagios

Job description

Leonardo, a global aerospace and defence group, invites a Senior Solution Architect (Technical Services) for GCAP HQ in Reading. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining technical service capabilities, including container orchestration, MBSE and PLM infrastructure, and software factory tooling.

Working under the Product Owner, you will ensure architectures meet organisational goals and compliance, with a two-year secondment to Reading and a hybrid model from Italy.