VodafoneThree - IT Digital Architect in Farnborough

Location: Farnborough (Office – 5 days a week)

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Security Clearance: This position requires you to hold or the ability and willingness to obtain a UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.

Who We Are

We’re here to build a network the UK can count on – one that connects people, places and potential. Because no matter where you live, what your background is, or how you get online – we think everyone deserves the same chance to stay connected, and with VodafoneThree, that future’s being built – today. We’re creating more than the UK’s best network. We’re helping close the digital divide, empower communities and drive meaningful progress. We believe that everyone should feel they belong. Whoever you are and whatever your story, there’s space for you here. We’re building a workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, voices are heard, and everyone feels safe to show up as themselves. You’ll join a team that genuinely cares – about each other, about our customers, and about the future we’re building. From day one, you’ll be welcomed, valued and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

Why VodafoneThree

Join us and you’ll be at the heart of change. That means building responsibly, investing sustainably and creating opportunities that last. We’re not just expanding connectivity; we’re reimagining what a connected nation looks like. With £11bn invested in 5G and digital infrastructure, your work will directly power businesses, services, and communities across the country. You’ll work on real challenges, with real impact, across every corner of the country. Wherever you join us, whatever your role, you’ll be helping to build a future that works better for everyone. We move at pace, because what we’re building matters – and we’re learning as we go. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we’re just getting started.

What You’ll Do

• Design and drive the architecture behind VodafoneThree’s digital experiences, ensuring everything we deliver is scalable, secure and built for real-world performance.
• You’ll align platforms and customer journeys to VodafoneThree architecture principles and Vodafone Business Security Enhanced VBSE security standards, providing the structure and clarity teams need to deliver at pace.
• Working across the full sell, build and run lifecycle, you’ll enable high-quality digital delivery and play a key role in shaping more seamless, reliable customer experiences.
• Own end-to-end solution architecture for Vodafone Business Secure Enterprise, producing high-level designs (HLD) and low-level designs (LLD), and governing design throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Define and maintain the digital reference architecture and reusable patterns, including identity and authentication, integration using TM Forum Open Application Programming Interfaces, event-driven architecture, and system observability.
• Embed security by design, ensuring solutions meet Vodafone Business Secure Enterprise and customer requirements, while aligning with enterprise authorisation and access control frameworks.
• Lead architecture reviews and design assurance, collaborating with Product, Delivery, Engineering, Cyber Security and Operations teams to balance reuse of existing capabilities with the need for bespoke solutions.
• Translate non-functional requirements—such as performance, resilience and operational support—into clear architectural constraints, handing over to engineering teams with well-defined design artefacts and supporting documentation.

Who You Are

• Proven experience in digital architecture across microservices, application programming interfaces, cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, and mobile and web technologies.
• Current Developed Vetting security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to undergo Developed Vetting.
• Strong proficiency in architecture modelling and technical documentation.
• Good understanding of security architecture principles, including Open Authorization 2.0, OpenID Connect, zero trust models, and secrets management.
• Proven experience working in air-gapped and multi air-gapped environments, including cross-domain architecture.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Enterprise Architecture certification, such as The Open Group Architecture Framework, is desirable.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? We know that everyone is unique, with multiple aspects to their identity and different experiences behind them. We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What We Offer

We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and loads more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top-notch parental leave policies.

Need to Know

We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website here for guidance.