Technical Architects x 3

+ Contracts initially to end March 26 - but extensions expected

+ SC Cleared role

+ Hybrid working from Berkshire

+ £80 to £100 per hour - Inside IR35

Key Skills:

+ System & Service Architecture

+ Architectural Frameworks - TOGAF, MODAF, etc..

Technical Architect - Defence Systems

As a Technical Architect, you'll define, assure, and evolve secure, mission-critical architectures across complex defence programmes. You'll act as the technical design authority, ensuring interoperability, resilience, and compliance with MOD and security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern system and service architectures for C4ISR, mission systems, and secure communications solutions.

• Lead architecture design, decomposition, and interface definition, ensuring traceability from requirements through to delivery.

• Apply and adapt architecture frameworks (MODAF, NAF, TOGAF) and secure-by-design principles.

• Conduct technical reviews and trade studies, balancing capability, risk, and through-life cost.

• Support bids, solution development, and stakeholder engagement at senior technical forums.

• Provide technical assurance and mentor engineers in architecture best practice and model-based design.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in defence or mission system architecture, ideally spanning multiple domains (sensors, comms, data, or platform integration).

• Strong understanding of secure systems design, information assurance, and Defence Digital / JSP standards.

• Hands-on familiarity with cloud, networking, and cross-domain architectures.

• Experience applying Agile or SAFe methods within highly regulated environments.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage MOD and industry stakeholders.

Desirable

• Certifications: TOGAF, ArchiMate, CISSP, AWS/Azure.

• Experience with DevSecOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, or automation in secure environments.

• Knowledge of Def Stan 00-055/056, JSP 604, or similar defence standards.

• Experience contributing to technology roadmaps and enterprise architecture strategies.