Solution Architect (Defence)

Description

The team is building a Solution Architect (Manager) role in the defence sector. The company builds digital services used by millions of people and delivers Workday solutions and other technology work.

You will lead agile teams that include several skill sets, with the aim of designing and delivering high-quality solutions that customers value.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-skilled agile teams to design and deliver high-quality solutions for customers.
• Agree functional and non-functional designs with customer architects.
• Advise customers and managers on estimated effort, technical implications and complexity of your designs.
• Manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, focusing on their performance and career growth.
• Give direction and leadership as the team solves hard problems together.
• Work with peers to write policy and standards, share knowledge and mentor others.
• Advise on new technologies and approaches, with time to keep learning and growing.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in the defence sector.
• Active Security or DV clearance.
• A track record of delivering software designs for multi-tiered modern applications.
• Solid understanding of whole-solution architecture, with the ability to discuss and negotiate it with customer architects.
• Ability to rank non-functional concerns for customers and build them into application design.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Ability to explain technical designs clearly in conversation, documents and presentations.
• Ability to make sound decisions during fast-moving delivery.
• Proven ability to manage, coach and develop junior team members and the wider community.
• Desirable: Experience being accountable for technology delivery of any size, from a single project to a multi-team programme.
• Desirable: Track record of proactively growing business across an account alongside sales and account managers.
• Desirable: Experience managing people, setting objectives, giving feedback and running performance reviews.
• Desirable: Ability to divide time across several major projects.
• Desirable: Habit of sharing your views on technology.
• Desirable: Participation in technology communities.

Conditions

The company welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and will make adjustments to the process on request.