Salary Range: £59,400 – £80,000. Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.
Responsibilities
Act as the technical authority for solution design across large-scale or multi-project programmes. Define and evolve architectures that balance customer needs, enterprise principles, and secure‑by‑design standards. Contribute to divisional and line‑of‑business roadmaps, identifying opportunities for technology insertion and innovation. Lead technical reviews, trade‑off studies, and risk assessments for major design decisions. Mentor and coach Solutions Architects and Engineers, raising capability across the community. Represent Leonardo at senior customer forums, technical boards, and industry events. Support business winning, including solution strategy, bids, and proposal development. Champion best practice, reuse, and model‑based design approaches across the architecture community.
Qualifications
Core areas (must have):
- Proven experience in solution architecture across multiple domains (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, cloud)
- Strong knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, MODAF, NAF)
- Familiarity with service design, operational transformation, and digital modernisation
- Advanced understanding of secure system design principles and cyber security standards
- Experience shaping architectures within Agile or SAFe delivery environments
- Ability to mentor, coach, and provide thought leadership within a technical community
Desirable:
- Industry certifications (TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, ArchiMate)
- Experience contributing to technology roadmaps and enterprise strategy
- Experience with service design and delivery within Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)
- Exposure to cloud‑native, DevSecOps, and automation approaches
- Experience presenting at technical boards, customer forums, or industry conferences
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, which could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Location
This role can be based at one of our UK sites such as Bristol, with hybrid/custom working options where appropriate. Primary Location: GB – Bristol – Coldharbour Lane. Additional Locations: GB – Rollestone. Contract Type: Permanent. Hybrid Working: Hybrid (International, multicultural, innovative, technological).
Benefits
- Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi‑days each year.
- Benefit from an award‑winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee‑led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
- All employees at management level and below are eligible for the bonus scheme.
- Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part‑time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
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