SC cleared Solution Architect

What you'll be doing:

• Lead development of architecture and design artefacts such as HLDs, LLDs, options assessments, and technical roadmaps
• Review FMN Spiral 6 standards and interoperability design patterns, and apply what fits to capability development
• Gather requirements and clarify constraints, assumptions, dependencies, and risks with users, stakeholders, security specialists and engineers
• Architect solutions for coalition interoperability, information exchange, metadata-based handling, and policy-based information control
• Design and document capabilities covering FIAM, PKI, trust frameworks, and Data Centric Security
• Ensure architectural compliance with FMN Spiral 6 requirements, NSoIT(D) principles, and MOD security policies
• Provide technical governance and design assurance across build, integration, test, validation and demonstration
• Produce architecture documentation, risk assessments, recommendations, reference architectures and reusable design patterns
• Support governance activities including design reviews, risk reviews, change control and stakeholder reporting
• Enable interoperability testing, FMN compliance validation, and authority-witnessed demonstrations

What you'll bring:

• At least 5 years demonstrable experience in Solution Architecture roles delivering complex infrastructure, networking, interoperability or secure information systems
• Proven ability to take enterprise-scale solutions from concept through implementation and transition
• Strong track record producing and maintaining HLDs, LLDs, decision records and technical documentation
• Detailed understanding of enterprise/solution architecture principles and frameworks
• Experience designing secure solutions in Defence/Government/NATO or other regulated environment
• Solid knowledge of interoperability architectures, federation concepts and coalition information-sharing requirements
• Strong background in Data Centric Security, including policy-based control, metadata-based handling and auditability
• Experience with IAM/FIAM and RBAC, plus PKI, certificates and trust chains
• Ability to conduct architecture and technical risk assessments and evaluate technologies
• Excellent stakeholder communication, able to engage both technical teams and senior leadership
• Strong time-management and delivery focus in complex, challenging programmes
• Competent in MS Office Suite