Solution Architect (SC Cleared)

• End-to-end architecture. Define solution components, interfaces, deployment patterns, dependencies and non-functional requirements.
• Information discovery. Design metadata management, search/filtering, relationship navigation, reporting and export capabilities.
• Secure access. Specify identity integration, single sign-on where appropriate, role-based access, logging and audit controls.
• Platform integration. Evaluate existing approved platforms and integration options, with clear reuse, portability and maintainability decisions.
• Design assurance. Create architecture views, design decisions, threat/risk considerations and traceability to acceptance criteria.
• Technical leadership. Guide engineers and information architects; resolve cross-functional design issues and support demonstrations and testing.
• Operational readiness. Design for monitoring, support, backup/recovery, documentation, handover and reduced long-term supplier dependency.

• Significant experience as a Solution Architect delivering integrated enterprise data or information-management solutions.
• Ability to design APIs, data flows, search/discovery services, storage patterns and secure integrations.
• Working knowledge of IAM, role-based access control, encryption, audit logging and secure-by-design approaches.
• Experience defining availability, performance, scalability, supportability and operational non-functional requirements.
• Proficiency with architecture diagrams, design documentation, options appraisal and technical governance.
• Confidence engaging business, security, delivery and engineering stakeholders and leading technical decisions.

Desirable experience

• Cloud or private-platform deployments in controlled or accredited environments.
• Knowledge management, metadata catalogue, enterprise search or graph/relationship-oriented patterns.
• Experience preparing security assurance evidence and supporting formal acceptance activities.

An agreed solution design and integration approach, traceable security and operational controls, tested architecture decisions, and a clear technical handover package.