The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, is looking for an experienced Information Systems Solution Architect to define, implement, and adapt MBDA's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and Information Systems (IS) strategy to the needs of the business and users. The role will be based at the Bolton site.
As an Information Systems Solution Architect, the successful candidate has responsibilities for supporting and deploying business applications, with IS Engineering supporting a key pillar of our business.
The IS Engineering Solutions teamwork as part of IS to support MBDA programmes and transformation activities.
What you'll get to do as an Information Systems Solution Architect:
The development team will deliver a new project, an end-to-end lab environment utilising Cloud technology. The aim is to have a dynamically sized, easily duplicated environment with a copy of our production engineering toolset with representative data. The Information Systems Integration Lead will be responsible for deploying this new environment and managing the toolsets deployed.
Provide Systems Engineering processes/lifecycle subject matter expertise and advice at all stages. Investigate the appropriate application solutions for all the programme needs in the application layer, working closely with the Infrastructure Architect.
- Accountable for the technical quality of the solution
- Lead Business Case creation
- Participate in agile scrums where adopted
- Assist in the creation of a feasible project
- Propose or validate key technical solutions and lead design reviews
- Ensure all solution risks are identified and mitigated
- Gather and disseminate technical lessons learned and contribute to the action plan for agreed improvements, leading the technical actions.
- Lead research studies and proof of concept/proof of value activities if required
What we're looking for:
- Essential - Designing technical solutions to meet business needs within security constraints
- Essential - Documenting designs clearly from an architectural
- Advantageous - Deploying services within Azure
- Advantageous - The lifecycle of information systems, including acquisition and development of new technology, with a view on utilising automation
- Advantageous - UNIX and containerisation
- Advantageous - Application integration approaches, e.g., use of OLSC
- Advantageous - Awareness of industry infrastructure and operating standards such as SQL, DB2, Active Directory, Virtual Machines, WebSphere
- You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role.
More about the role:
MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.
This role is based at MBDA's headquarters in Stevenage which plays a key part in missiles operations. The site also offers excellent transportation links and boasts an onsite gym and coffee shop. Training and development are offered to all employees.
Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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