Technical Architect

Technical Architect

Location: Hybrid/Cambridgeshire, UK

Security Clearance Level: DV

UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL 

Leidos has more than 30 years’ experience of developing and running some of the largest government systems in the world. We are currently hiring to expand our UK based technical team who support our delivery for the UK Govt. Come join our team and further develop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to the defence of the UK and partner nations.

Being part of the Leidos team is a commitment to push yourself and those around you to do better, constantly adapt and learn new technologies. We’re a passionate team and are committed to developing and growing our staff.

Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers.

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

Working across a range of diverse, complex and secure systems a Technical Architect is innovative and versatile. You will be working as part of the delivery team supporting the development and sustainment of a portfolio of systems and services managed through a wider Programme.

Experience and abilities sought include but are not limited to:

• Design – ability to produce specific innovative and appropriate designs relating to the programme delivery which encompass multiple technologies and areas of expertise.

• Technical Innovation– ability to work within a complex programme, solution and engineering ecosystem focussing on areas of responsibility but seeking innovative approaches to solutions.

• Inclusive approach – the solution lead encourages people to speak freely, creates an environment of safety, listens to people, and advocates for change and innovation.

• Delivery focus - enabling and supporting the implementation of project elements, proof of concepts and other technical deliverables through to service acceptance.

• Collaborative mindset – working with the customer and end-users, programme leadership team, project management, technical area leads and engineers, security and service disciplines while aligned to SAFe-based iterative programme execution.

Required Skills:

• Technical Design

  • Infrastructure design (on premise and ideally some cloud experience)

  • Application integration, hosting, and support

  • Modernisation of capability (Systems, Security, Applications, Platforms)

• Experience of infrastructure

  • Virtualised and physical infrastructure

  • Understanding of networking principles

  • Storage technologies

  • OS and Hypervisor management, including Microsoft, VMWare, and Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)

  • Data centre management principles

  • Data and data infrastructure management

  • End user environments (VMware, inc. Horizon)

• Technical documentation

• Security Architecture including Secure by Design

• Service Delivery and Project Management

  • Experience of service management principles and frameworks

  • Understanding of service automation

  • Delivery using Agile project management 

• Systems architecture

  • Integration

  • Solution Coherence

• Professional skills

  • Ability to work under pressure in large multi discipline teams to tight schedules

  • Comfortable working as part of a team, but also individually on multiple projects

  • Ability to engage with stakeholders from multiple areas of the business including product design, service design and operations

  • Estimating and planning skills to support project and agile planning

  • Communication skills to produce written, verbal, and visual deliverables, explaining complex topics concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Skills:

• Bid experience in public sector / defence an advantage

• Service Architecture and Design principles

• Knowledge and experience of software / application development and deployment

• Experience of Defence Architecture and Solution processes and methods

 Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start- DV

• Clearance for Role- DV

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today!

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)

• Dynamic Working

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:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

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.