Software Solution Architect – Defence Communications

Southampton, Hampshire
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler

Software Solution Architect – SC Cleared – Southampton – 70k to 110k plus bonus

A world renowned defence consultancy are looking for a Solution Architect to be responsible for the architecture and high-level design of software enabled solutions.

You will have strong experience in architecting distributed software solutions that include middleware technologies to move and manage information around a network where communications may be denied, degraded, intermittent and limited. These solutions are deployed to customer environments that are based on military tactical equipment and communications with no internet connectivity.

Areas of Responsibility/Tasks:

• Architecture Definition & Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management
• Solution Assessment and Validation
• Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
• User engagement and behavioural modelling

Required skills and experience:

• Understanding of the Deployed and Tactical Military Domains in areas such as ISTAR, Communications and Information Systems (CIS) and Cyber
• Understanding of relevant technology domains including software applications, application hosting infrastructure, middleware, AI/ML, networks, data, security, system management and communications.
• Ability to apply architectural methods to define and assess effective technology solutions to meet critical user needs.
• Ability to build constructive relationships with clients, including adapting to their culture and ways of working.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to summarise, write and deliver concise technical information and to apply appropriate data visualisation techniques.
• Proven track record in software solution development, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers.
• Demonstrable experience of defining robust engineering management plans and leading teams to follow them. These plans include use of continuous integration, continuous deployment, and test-driven development.
• Familiarity using Agile delivery methodologies such as SAFE v6.0, Scrum and Kanban.

Software Solution Architect – SC Cleared – Southampton – 70k to 110k plus bonus