Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Guildford 

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Guildford

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract from Jan 2025 for 2yrs

What you’ll be doing: 

• Dedicated to a complex site move project, relocating multiple systems at multiple classifications to a number  of new locations
• Working with the support of a mixed team including project and programme management, business analysis, IM&T governance, IM&T operations, information security, physical security, site operations, and others.
• Reviewing and analysing the as-is architectural landscape in order to make recommendations about future location options and design
• Producing designs and documentation.
• With a focus on infrastructure (hosting and networks), but also considering application landscape, user locations, and supportability.
• Consider existing obsolescence and availability risks and make recommendations on mitigations
• Submitting documentation for review according to the IM&T assurance processes.
• Making recommendations on transition approaches to minimise downtime and user impact while optimising costs. 
• Supporting project and programme management in producing plans and business cases, managing risks and issues, and developing cost models
• Supporting other projects within the IM&T portfolio as directed by the IM&T Chief Architect.

Key Skills

• Solution- Infrastructure- Network- and Hosting-architecture
• Data centre design including power, network cabling, rack layout, network design, high availability and disaster recovery.
• Cisco networks
• Palo Alto
• VMWare
• Classified systems and accreditation
• TEMPEST designs

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

 Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks

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