Divisional Chief Architect

Leidos

  • Gloucestershire Bristol Area
  • £96,800-151,634 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Divisional Chief ArchitectProgramme Name: LCSTLocation: Bristol, UKAre you ready for your next career challenge?..Overview:Leidos Europe Limited, is seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect (SA) to join a diverse team to cohere solutions across the L&MS business area.We aspire to be recognised as an industry leader in reliably designing and delivering complex systems to time cost and quality, and delighting our customers. The successful candidate will be expected to develop the Solution Architect disciples across the L&MS business coaching, overseeing and assuring all SA efforts.You will be responsible for overseeing and guiding the design approach and integration of complex systems across the organisation, continuing to build our reputation for flawless execution. This position will ensure that our technical programmes employ design best practice ensuring they are designed and implemented to the highest standards.Role:
  • Champion the development, delivery and evolution of engineering and solution assurance capability within their respective division.
  • Provide an agreed divisional perspective for the solutions and supporting capability required by the division in support of the development of the internal investment roadmap, the technology strategy & roadmap, and the strategic training plan
  • Provide functional leadership to the Divisional Solution Architects
  • Provide support to business development activities with their respective division ensuring that associated solution development activities support the successful winning of new business
  • Support divisional pre-sales activity and customer engagement activities.
  • Support the maintenance of solution architecture role descriptions and the definition of the skills that a specific role profile should possess
  • Provide the solutions input into the assessment and selection of technical partners
  • NB This is in addition to the standard role of Solution Architect
Responsibilities:
  • The process of translating business strategy into the people and technical capabilities required and when, agreeing a set of prioritised solutions and capability development activities required by their respective division, linked to the sales and deliveries that they support.
  • Supporting the independent assessment of projects and programmes, confirming they are adhering to the assurance and lifecycle management frameworks as described in the governance & assurance framework.
  • Providing solutions leadership in support of business development activities, ensuring designs are sufficiently compelling to win new business.
  • Leading the provision of solutions pre-sales support to their respective division.
  • Support their respective division in client engagement activities.
Accountabilities:
  • Ensuring functional leadership is appropriately provided for the solution architecture population within their respective division
  • The provision of high quality solution architecture capability within their respective division
  • The undertaking of required solution architecture Governance and Assurance activities within their respective business division
  • That Solution Architecture activities are undertaken in a fashion that is consistent with the policies and processes laid out in the Governance and Assurance framework and Engineering Edge
  • Driving solution architecture quality improvement within their respective division
  • Developing and maintaining a roadmap for the evolution of and the requirement for solutions and capability, to drive the internal investment and development activities provided by the Office of Technology
Leadership and Team Management:
  • Play a full role in the senior L&MS IS Leadership Team, covering for Director IS as required
  • Functionally lead and mentor SAs in the L&MS Division, providing guidance on system design, problem-solving, and technical decisions
  • Foster collaboration across the wider Leidos business to share and assimilate design and systems engineering best practice
  • Develop and maintain a high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement
  • Lead the delivery of quality control processes to ensure high standards are maintained across the engineering lifecycle from a design perspective
Technical Strategy and Vision:
  • Continue to define and evolve our technical roadmap for solution engineering methodologies and toolchain, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals and inspired by industry best practice
  • Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies to continuously improve system design and performance
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to translate business needs into technical solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
Required Skills and Qualifications:Education:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related Engineering field
  • Desirable to be a Chartered Engineer
Experience:
  • Substantial Solution Architecting or related senior technical leadership roles, including substantial experience in the design, integration and development of complex systems
  • Ideally experience working in government and defence
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams and managing multidisciplinary projects
  • Experience with system design, architecture, and integration across hardware and software domains
  • Deep knowledge of industry standards, tools, and methodologies used in systems engineering
Technical Skills:
  • Expertise in solution design methodologies and systems engineering methodologies (e.g., Model-Based Systems Engineering)
  • Application of design and systems engineering practices across the engineering ‘V-model' to develop complex products
  • Strong understanding of software and hardware integration, embedded systems, and networked systems
  • Proficiency with various development platforms, programming languages, and tools (e.g. Doors, Cameo, Jira, SysML)
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies, DevOps practices, and continuous integration/deployment processes
  • Experience in designing and successfully delivering Cloud based end to end capabilities
Leadership & Soft Skills:
  • Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire technical teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges
  • Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong decision-making abilities under pressure, with a focus on long-term strategic goals
Clearance Requirements:
  • BPSS Pre-screening required to Start
  • SC required for the role
  • You need to be in the UK with the ability to hold an SC clearance or above
​Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
  • Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
Commitment to Diversity:We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.Who We Are:The for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.What Makes Us Different:Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”Original Posting:For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range: Pay Range £96,800.00 - £151,633.75The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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