Solutions Architect

Job Title:                        Solutions Architect

Location:                        Warrington, Cheshire or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire – Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:              Competitive + Benefits

Role Type:                      Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                          SF66121

Shape the Future of Defence Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Solution Architect at our Warrington, Bristol, Leicester sites.

The role

As a Solution Architect, you’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most significant defence infrastructure programmes. You’ll help shape the technical solutions that support the maintenance of Astute Class submarines - critical to national security. This is a unique opportunity to work within a complex organisation, collaborating with government clients, programme partners and design teams to deliver innovative, secure and scalable solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a growing digital team within our Major Infrastructure Projects business unit, contributing to a portfolio of medium to enterprise-scale projects. 

• Scoping functional and non-functional requirements and translating them into high-level designs
• Defining system components, integration points and data flows using modern technologies and platforms
• Presenting solutions to stakeholders through workshops, proposals and visual storyboarding
• Leading technical delivery, resolving issues and managing risks through to deployment
• Providing guidance to ensure solutions align with architecture strategies, standards and practices

This role is full time and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Solutions Architect:

• Proven experience in technical architecture and solution design using tools like Sparx EA and frameworks such as ArchiMate
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MRP and digital manufacturing systems
• Strong understanding of security principles and governance
• Background in regulated industries such as defence, aerospace or nuclear
• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering complex systems integration solutions

Qualifications for the Solutions Architect:

• Relevant qualifications in technical architecture and solution design
• Additional certifications in security or enterprise systems are advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 30/10/2025