Senior Solutions Architect
Sopra Steria1 month ago
United Kingdom (city not specified)Senior
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end solution architecture for complex Defence and National Security programmes.
- Define high-level designs that address functional, non-functional, integration, performance, usability, security, maintainability and affordability requirements.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and provide architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Provide technical leadership alongside engineering, infrastructure, cyber security, application, data and service specialists.
- Support bids, pre-sales and growth opportunities by shaping solution approaches, assessing technical options and communicating architectures.
- Review and assure architectures, risks, dependencies and alignment with standards, policies and secure-by-design principles.
- Mentor architects and contribute to architecture communities, standards, roadmaps and reusable approaches.
Requirements
- Experience in solution architecture across applications, data, infrastructure, security, integration and service domains.
- Experience designing and delivering complex solutions in Defence, MOD, UK Intelligence Community, National Security or similarly highly regulated and secure environments.
- Experience owning solution designs from requirements and options analysis through implementation, including solutions using COTS products, existing services and new capabilities.
- Understanding of cloud technologies, integration patterns, contemporary application development approaches and DevSecOps.
- Knowledge of architecture frameworks, standards and modelling approaches such as TOGAF, ArchiMate and C4.
- Strong customer and stakeholder engagement skills, including communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Membership or professional registration with BCS, The Open Group or another relevant professional body is desirable.
- Experience with Secure by Design principles, security architecture practices, mentoring architects and developing architectural standards is desirable.
- eDV or MoD DV Security Clearance is desirable; the role lists SC clearance.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements are available despite the role being advertised as full-time.
- Location flexibility is offered, with regular travel required to customer and Sopra Steria sites across the M3/M4 corridor.
- The role is within Sopra Steria’s architecture community supporting highly secure UK programmes.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria is a Paris‑headquartered public IT services company formed by the 2014 merger of Sopra and Steria, listed on Euronext Paris. It delivers consulting, systems integration, managed services, cybersecurity, and BPO, and develops sector software such as Sopra Banking Software for financial institutions. The company serves large enterprises and public-sector clients across Europe, including aerospace, defense, transport, and regulated industries, and runs multi‑year digital transformation and cloud programs.