Software Architect - SC Cleared
Posted 2 weeks ago by CBS Butler
£70 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Guildford, Surrey, UK
Summary: The Software Architect role requires an SC Cleared professional to join a global defence consultancy, focusing on delivering digital transformation for a public sector agency. The position involves designing robust software architectures for complex geospatial systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance requirements. The architect will work closely with cross-functional teams in an AGILE environment, providing guidance and support throughout the development process. Strong experience in cloud environments and a collaborative mindset are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with System Architects to translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures, balancing performance, security, reliability, and compliance
- Design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using the latest modern cloud based technologies and tools
- Identify technical risks early and define pragmatic mitigation strategies
- Work in an AGILE scrum team, collaborating closely with software engineers, testers and the Product Owner, providing clear guidance and hands-on architectural support
- Collaborate with development teams to select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and patterns
- Ensure delivered solutions align with the agreed architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements
- Produce clear, structured documentation covering architecture decisions and design rationale
- Contribute to and support technical and architectural reviews
Key Skills:
- Strong experience designing and owning software architectures for complex systems, preferably in a cloud environment with an awareness of DevSecOps
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery
- Confidence communicating architectural designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in environments with security, reliability, and compliance constraints, preferably in the geospatial domain.
- A collaborative mindset and passion for mentoring and supporting engineering teams
Salary (Rate): £70/hr
City: Guildford
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Software Architect - SC Cleared
Rate: £70/hr
Duration: Initially 12 Months
Location: Guildford
Working Pattern: three days a week on site
Clearance: SC Clearance required
You will join a global defence consultancy, delivering digital transformation to a public sector agency.
Responsibilities
- Work with System Architects to translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures, balancing performance, security, reliability, and compliance
- Design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using the latest modern cloud based technologies and tools
- Identify technical risks early and define pragmatic mitigation strategies
- Work in an AGILE scrum team, collaborating closely with software engineers, testers and the Product Owner, providing clear guidance and hands-on architectural support
- Collaborate with development teams to select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and patterns
- Ensure delivered solutions align with the agreed architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements
- Produce clear, structured documentation covering architecture decisions and design rationale
- Contribute to and support technical and architectural reviews
Your skills and experience:
- Strong experience designing and owning software architectures for complex systems, preferably in a cloud environment with an awareness of DevSecOps
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery
- Confidence communicating architectural designs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in environments with security, reliability, and compliance constraints, preferably in the geospatial domain.
- A collaborative mindset and passion for mentoring and supporting engineering teams