At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead integration architecture and define strategies for complex enterprise environments.
- Company: Join a major Central Government programme with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, travel expenses, and hybrid working model.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth and collaboration with senior stakeholders.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: SC Clearance and strong experience in integration architecture required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Solution Architect with a strong Integration Architecture background to join a major Central Government programme. This is a permanent opportunity working across a complex, multi-supplier technology environment, helping to define integration strategy, architectural standards and solution designs across a broad enterprise landscape. We are open to candidates at different levels of seniority. This could suit a technically strong Solution Architect with deep integration expertise, or a more senior architect looking to take greater ownership of architecture, governance and stakeholder engagement. This is a hybrid role and you will be required to work onsite 2 days a week in Bristol.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead solution and integration architecture across complex enterprise environments
- Define integration approaches covering APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture and data integration
- Develop architecture standards, principles and governance artefacts
- Produce clear architecture models and technical guidance
- Work closely with delivery teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders
- Ensure solutions align with security, regulatory and architectural standards
- Support architectural governance and decision-making across the programme
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Integration Architect, Enterprise Architect or Senior Technical Architect
- Strong background in enterprise-scale integration architecture
- Experience with: API-led integration, event-driven architecture, messaging and service-oriented architectures, data integration and synchronisation
- Experience producing architecture models, standards and governance documentation
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working in complex, secure or highly regulated environments
- Experience using Sparx Enterprise Architect
- ArchiMate experience would be highly advantageous
- Previous Central Government or Defence experience would be beneficial
You must currently hold active SC Clearance.
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