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<br />Work with customers to understand requirements.<br />Design secure technical solutions.<br />Present recommendations and architecture designs.<br />Pre-sales and bid support<br />Support sales engagements.<br />Contribute to public and private sector bids.<br />Produce technical proposals and bid responses.<br />Technical leadership<br />Own end-to-end solution architecture.<br />Guide delivery teams.<br />Ensure solutions follow governance and security standards.<br />Defence and secure environments<br />Design systems for sensitive government and defence programmes.<br />Ensure "secure by design" principles are followed.

Core Skills They're Looking For High Priority Solution architecture experience<br />Enterprise networking and telecommunications<br />Cloud technologies<br />Cyber security fundamentals<br />Stakeholder management<br />Bid/proposal writing<br />Requirements gathering<br />Risk and dependency management<br />Technical documentationParticularly Valuable Defence sector experience<br />Secure networks and boundary security<br />Service provider environments<br />Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, etc.)<br />Architecture governance<br />TOGAF or similar architecture frameworks Ideal Candidate Profile You would likely be a strong match if you have experience as:

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

Telecoms providers<br />Defence contractors<br />Government customers<br />Secure or classified environmentsIf you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website