Solutions Architect

Title: Solution Architect
Location: Bristol / Chippenham (UK)
Salary: £70,000-£80,000 + benefits + 10% bonus
Security Requirement: Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (minimum 5 years UK residency)

What You'll Actually Do
The role combines:

Customer-facing solution architecture
Work with customers to understand requirements.
Design secure technical solutions.
Present recommendations and architecture designs.
Pre-sales and bid support
Support sales engagements.
Contribute to public and private sector bids.
Produce technical proposals and bid responses.
Technical leadership
Own end-to-end solution architecture.
Guide delivery teams.
Ensure solutions follow governance and security standards.
Defence and secure environments
Design systems for sensitive government and defence programmes.
Ensure "secure by design" principles are followed.
Core Skills They're Looking For
High Priority

Solution architecture experience
Enterprise networking and telecommunications
Cloud technologies
Cyber security fundamentals
Stakeholder management
Bid/proposal writing
Requirements gathering
Risk and dependency management
Technical documentationParticularly Valuable

Defence sector experience
Secure networks and boundary security
Service provider environments
Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, etc.)
Architecture governance
TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks
Ideal Candidate Profile
You would likely be a strong match if you have experience as:

Solution Architect
Network Architect
Technical Architect
Enterprise Architect
Senior Pre-Sales Consultant
Lead Infrastructure Architect
Defence ICT ArchitectTech stack
Aruba, MPLS, Cisco WAN, and Juniper
Especially if you've worked with:

Telecoms providers
Defence contractors
Government customers
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