Solution Architect

BAE Systems
Canberra
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Influence","Written communication","Oral presentation","Risk management"]

Lead solution architecture for national security and defence engagements, guiding clients across the full solution lifecycle from proposal through in-service delivery. Define and own solution architectures, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met while managing technical and solution risks. Collaborate with engineering teams locally and globally, support early design and estimation for cost/timeline clarity, and apply cloud and security domain expertise (including Azure and AWS).

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BAE Systems
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Solution Architect

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Job Summary

Lead solution architecture for national security and defence engagements, guiding clients across the full solution lifecycle from proposal through in-service delivery. Define and own solution architectures, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met while managing technical and solution risks. Collaborate with engineering teams locally and globally, support early design and estimation for cost/timeline clarity, and apply cloud and security domain expertise (including Azure and AWS).
Location: Canberra
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Engage clients across the full solution lifecycle, from proposal through in-service realisation.
  • •Define and lead development of solution architectures in collaboration with other design team members.
  • •Retain overall ownership of solutions through delivery and transition into operation.
  • •Own and manage technical and solution risks, assuring designs meet functional and non-functional requirements.
  • •Support early design and estimation to understand potential solution costs and delivery timescales for business winning.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years hands-on experience in networking, engineering and/or software development, plus 5+ years architecture/design experience.
  • •Deep knowledge of cloud technologies, including complex application and data migration to cloud platforms (Azure and AWS).
  • •Experience working within and across security domains and with government systems and senior stakeholders.
  • •Ability to lead, influence, and guide analysts, developers, and engineers to achieve architectural vision.
  • •Familiarity with architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachmann) and modelling, plus experience contributing to tender responses and pre-sales.
Experience:10+ yearsSecurity domainsGovernment systems
Skills:LeadershipInfluenceWritten communicationOral presentationRisk management
Tech Stack:AzureAWSTOGAFZachmannCloudAgileLeanWaterfall

Eligibility

Security Clearance:NV2TSPV

Company Brief

BAE Systems
Multinational defence, security and aerospace company designing, manufacturing and supporting military and civilian systems including naval ships, submarines, aircraft, cyber solutions and electronic systems for governments and commercial customers.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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