Solution Architect - SC Cleared
Shareforce Ltd
London, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 152KJob location
London, United Kingdom
Tech stack
DevOps
Software Engineering
SC Clearance
Microservices
Job description
- Define and drive the overall solution and technical direction, leveraging modern tools, platforms, and frameworks
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to delivery teams operating in an agile environment
- Continuously refine technical designs using feedback throughout the full project lifecycle
- Develop and own the technical strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
- Proactively identify architectural risks and weaknesses, and lead the development of effective mitigations
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders
- Establish and enforce architectural governance, standards, and assurance processes
Requirements
- Proven experience leading the design and delivery of bespoke digital solutions and platform services
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices, microservices architectures, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience designing and implementing design systems, ideally within a military or defence context
- Demonstrated delivery of digital services in line with GDS (Government Digital Service) standards
- Solid appreciation of security standards applicable to military or sensitive public-sector digital services
- Deep technical background, including hands-on software development within digital service environments
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead both technical and business teams to successful outcomes
- Required: Active SC clearance, gained within the MoD or a comparable government department
