Solutions Architect in Reading

Applicant must be UK Born Citizens (Italian or Japanese) Rate - Open to negotiation Start - 26th October 2026 Duration - 6 months to start, project likely 3-4 years Location - Hybrid (2 days per week in Reading once office up and running) Applicants must hold a Valid SC or DV Function: Digital Engineering - Synthetics, ITEA & TLS Job purpose Solutions Architect - Synthetics, ITEA & TLS digital engineering is responsible for the integration of the Virtual Environment solution within the whole Digital Engineering environment. This will include all aspects of the architecture i.e. people, process and technology. To ensure the virtual environment solution architecture is optimised to fit the Digital Engineering environment and promote and manage any changes necessary to the overarching Digital Engineering architecture. Validates the needs of the overarching Digital Engineering stakeholders are met by the virtual environment architecture solutions. This will include, but is not limited to, delivering a Digital Twin and Digital Thread for the wider system engineering team, perform Virtual Testing, Qualification & Certification and Training. The main of the Virtual Testing is to follow the Fail First philosophy in order to discove, as soon as possible, problem during the integration phase (SIL/HIL). Also, ensuring compliance with governance and standards and regulations whilst meeting Secure by Design principles for the whole system lifecycle. As the focal point for the Virtual Environment architecture, the Enterprise Architect provides expert guidance and consultancy to Product Owners and Delivery Managers across the Digital Engineering team. Seek to Identify and implement opportunities for architecture reuse between the Digital Engineering value streams. Whilst managing Stakeholder expectations and impact on delivery. Qualifications Essential Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline. More than 5 years of experience of Enterprise / Business Architecture. Industry certifications (e.g. TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, CISSP, ArchiMate). Demonstrable interest in IT architecture and Virtual Environment Digital Engineering.