Technology Architect Scrum- Solution Architect in Essex, Harlow

Hybrid competitive salary with a contributory pension scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution), 6 times salary life assurance, 25 days holiday (increasing with service) plus statutory public holidays, and the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr). Additional benefits include car/car allowance, a discretionary company bonus scheme of 5%, a flexible benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice options including health cash plan, dental, and cycle to work, enhanced sick pay, and enhanced family-friendly policies including maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, as well as private medical insurance.

Work Culture:

• Early 1.30pm finish on Fridays to start your weekend early.
• Remote, hybrid, and site-based working opportunities depending on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements available on request (assessed subject to role).

Location: Harlow, Glenrothes or Livingston (Hybrid with 3 days a week on site).

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

As an IT Solution Architect, you'll bridge business needs and technology, designing scalable, secure, and effective solutions across applications, systems, and services. Join a culture built on trust, collaboration, and innovation, where your ideas are valued and your career development is actively supported.

The Solution Architect will demonstrate competencies across three key areas:

Design and Analysis

• Ability to create high-level and low-level architectural designs to guide solution development across products, services, projects, and systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and information).
• Works closely with the Programme Management Office (PMO) to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of enterprise, application, security, and network architecture principles.
• Experience designing and implementing solutions across Microsoft, Linux, and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with UML, ArchiMate, and IT service management best practices (e.g. ITIL).
• Understanding of emerging technology trends and their application to business transformation and innovation.
• Hands-on experience designing and delivering cloud-based solutions in AWS and/or Azure.

All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.