Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Guildford || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Leeds || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London 

Job Title: Solution Architect - Fixed Term Contract from Jan 25 - Dec 27

Location: Hybrid, you must be local to any of our DI offices in Leeds, Guildford, London or Gloucester

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

What you’ll be doing

You will lead the development of solution architectures within the Security Programme, ensuring alignment with business requirements. You will manage solution risks, oversee design delivery, and ensure adherence to standards. You will collaborate with stakeholders and quality assurance teams to ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.
 

Your skills and experiences

Proven experience delivering solutions in complex environments, ideally in cybersecurity and the NIST framework. Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Experience with Microsoft Office. Security clearance desirable.

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

You will join the Security Portfolio team within the IT function, delivering a diverse range of secure IT solutions. We are a flexible, collaborative team that values a supportive work environment and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

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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