Job Title: IT Solution Architect

Location: Various UK Locations

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full-time / Permanent

Role ID: SF17644

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as an IT Solution Architect at one of our various sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role
As an IT Solution Architect, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. This is an important role acting as a member of the UK Shared Services team providing support and subject matter expertise to the IT Services function in the delivery of IT services to QinetiQ across physical, virtual and cloud-based technologies.

Day-to-day, you’ll deliver planned or requested activities and act as a source of technical knowledge and expertise for other areas of IT.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical leadership and supporting the successful transition of new technologies/solutions into service
• Identifying and developing methods and procedures to make improvements within the remit of our portfolio of solutions
• Providing trusted consultations to QinetiQ and its subsidiaries for defining or shaping business processes and functions whilst articulating clearly between the business and technical views
• Providing technical leadership within your specialism and collaborating to develop solutions/services aligned to QinetiQ’s strategies and requirements
• Ensuring IT documentation is maintained and configured for all Infrastructure services always maintaining system security
• Being a team player in a multi-disciplinary team of application, data and infrastructure professionals to implement Solutions and Implement Solutions across geographical boundaries

This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns available.

Essential experience of the IT Solution Architect:

• Experience of working as an IT Solution Architect in an enterprise level environment building secure solutions
• Proven experience building IT Solutions with a good understanding of the foundational concepts of AWS or Azure Cloud architecture
• Relevant domain level certification such as TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman or equivalent evidence of knowledge and capabilities
• Being IT literate with an in-depth knowledge of IT Infrastructure systems or Applications
• Previous experience supporting business change programmes and cooperating to ensure End-2-End delivery of projects
• Having a strong knowledge of various technologies and the ability to provide expert advice

Essential qualifications for the IT Solution Architect:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in and diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.