Solution Architect

BAE Systems; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Christchurch is seeking a Solution Architect to design military digital defense solutions. This role involves collaboration with sales teams on innovative proposals, documenting designs, and presenting solutions. Ideal candidates have strong technical skills, experience in defense, and a degree in technology. The role offers a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working within Defence.
• A track record of successfully defining and delivering customer solutions.
• Experience of working with account/business development teams.

Responsibilities

• Design military digital defence solutions.
• Collaborate on innovative proposals with sales and 3rd parties.
• Document designs aligning with customer requirements.
• Write technical proposals for bids.
• Present solutions and influence customer strategies.

Skills

Deep technical understanding in digital technologies

Strong natural ability to problem solve

Domain knowledge of military projects

Familiarity with UK MOD and NATO Standards

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

Degree level education in a technology subject

Job description

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Job Description - Solution Architect (00129047)

Job Description

Solution Architect - 00129047

Description

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: Christchurch or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive (depending on skills and experience)

What the role has to offer:

Within a world of evolving threats and where technology moves at pace, this role as a Solution Architect offers motivated candidates with the equivalent diversity to be creative and innovative, offering the opportunity to work at the cutting-edge of technology and helping to keep us safe.

You will work as part of the Digital Intelligence team within BAE Systems, collaborating on the latest challenges facing our UK and international customers, brought together to influence requirements and propose new solutions in a growing and stimulating business.

What you’ll be doing:

Designing overall military digital defence solutions that meet our customer and end-user needs

Collaboration with bidding, sales and 3rd parties to propose solutions that are innovative, competitive, achievable and value for money

Documenting high and low-level designs that align with customer requirements

Writing compelling technical proposals to support bids and pre-sales

Presenting solutions and ability to influence customer strategies and requirements

Horizon scanning of current and emerging technologies trends and innovations

Your skills and experiences:

As part of the Digital Intelligence team, you will primarily bring technical expertise, creative thinking and domain knowledge to the Solution Architect role and your skills will include:

Deep technical understanding in digital technologies and integration strategies with military platforms

Strong natural ability to problem solve, research and make sound decisions in a timely manner

Domain knowledge of military projects and programmes

Familiarity with UK MOD and NATO Standards

Commercial awareness and business acumen to achieve successful and profitable value for money solutions

Excellent team player, with strong written and verbal communication skills

To provide the foundations for the role, you will likely have achieved degree level education in a technology subject or equivalent through significant career experience. Your career will likely have provided exposure to UK MOD, NATO or international projects and programmes that build on your use of technology and ability to solve complex technical problems, while delivering on time and within budget.

About you:

Experience working within Defence

A track record of successfully defining and delivering customer solutions

Experience of working with account/business development teams

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Solution Architects Digital Intelligence team:

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is a leading supplier of innovative and secure military defence solutions and services delivering to the UK and international customers and home to over 4,500 talented digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to understand complex customer challenges in a rapidly evolving world so that armed forces, governments and partners can unlock the digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 19th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.