Solution Architect - Maritime - Sanderson : Job Details

Solution Architect - Maritime

Location: Bristol or Milton Keynes, UK

Work Type: Onsite (with flexibility for occasional remote working)

Employment Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Solution Architect to join a leading defence and security organisation, supporting a major programme within the Maritime Engineering and Logistics domain. This role is focused on designing and delivering innovative solutions for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), contributing to mission-critical systems and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve system architecture for Maritime programmes, ensuring alignment with user needs and system requirements.
• Integrate Maritime Systems architecture with broader enterprise architecture across the programme.
• Conduct design impact assessments and trade-off analyses.
• Maintain and present design baselines at solution coherence reviews.
• Support the development of system verification and user validation test plans.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Strong understanding of MOD maintenance, equipment, and engineering processes.
• Familiarity with MOD standards including DEFSTAN and JSP.
• Experience in cloud architecture, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Proficiency with enterprise architecture modelling tools (e.g., Sparx EA, Mega, iServer).
• Knowledge of MOD Secure by Design principles.
• Proven ability to work independently in a matrixed organisation.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience in consultancy approaches and delivery methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile, DevOps).

Additional Information

• Competitive salary with Excellent benefits and annual incentive plans.
• This role is contingent upon contract award.
• Applicants must have current legal authorisation to work in the UK.
• Security clearance (SC level) will be required post-start.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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