Solution Architect

at  BAE Systems

LOCATION(S): UK, EUROPE & AFRICA : UK : GUILDFORD

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Job Title: Solutions Architect
Location: Gloucester or Leeds
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

As a Solution Architect you’ll be working to own the solution design and engineering methods of our internal core networks, defining innovative solutions to problems, underpinned by robust delivery and engineering methods to deliver capabilities that are essential to our business.
Leads the development of solution architectures, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with stakeholders from across the business.
Ensure that the design meets key functional and non-functional requirements and will allow the operational and through-life scenarios required for the solution to be satisfied.
Retains overall ownership of solution through delivery and transition into operation and/or subsequent refinement, or modification.
Owns and manages technical and solution risks. Works to reduce and mitigate at earliest practical opportunity
Works with quality and test management functions to ensure that proposed test strategies and approaches are fit-for-purpose.
Works with Delivery Assurance functions to agree how the quality and progress of a given solution delivery should be tracked, and acts an expert resource to support interventions on projects where solution quality or progress has become an issue.
Ensures that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to.
Consult with stakeholders to evolve early solutions