Solutions Architect

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Solutions Architect

Location: Crawley or Reading with hybrid working options

Would you like to work for a world-renowned department that research, develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Do you want to be part of a team of leading specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? Then look no further...

We have a brand new role Solutions Architect who will work with stakeholders, both leadership and subject matter experts, to define technology solutions that support an integrated approach to data integration/management.

Supporting the Thales UK Digital and Data strategy the Customer Data Solutions Architect will; test concepts, architect data solutions, implementation plans and help deliver continuous evolution of our capabilities.

The role will interact with other data architects and engineers across the business working in Data and Digital: championing data techniques for new or enhanced market offers; understanding the critical customer drivers; delivering Proofs of Concept and acting as a go-to individual that can connect internal/external stakeholders with the proposed solutions.

You'll be a key part of the Thales UK Data and Digital Competence Centre team to ensure that the technology strategy, human capabilities and opportunity pipeline is enabling the business strategy and growth. Connecting with stakeholders across engineering, Thales UK and Group Digital Competence Centres thinking.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for aSolutions Architect with a Software background. Maybe you are a Software Engineer with a passion for Software Design and documentation. Or you are already in a Solutions Architect position looking for a new challenge.

We are looking for:

• Logical Analysis of technical solutions and problem solving
• Architecture design (Solution Modelling, Systems Integration, IT standards, System Behaviours etc)
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, predictive analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence
• Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks
• Technical IT (security, transaction processing, user interface, data management, Operating Systems Services)
• Ability to design innovative solutions whilst adhering to strong security constraints.
• Experience of the latest technology trends and their application within Data - including but not limited to AI, machine learning containerisation, IOT, big data and cloud.

• Ability to engage and influence a diverse set of stakeholders (Product Engineering Leaders, Customer, Design Authorities, Project Management, IS/IT)
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills - encourages an open environment where information and ideas are shared and innovative thinking is stimulated.

• Detailed technical expertise is not always essential, but the ability to understand and support technical discussion to conclusion with confidence is essential

Desirable

• Governance of architecture or detailed designs throughout the project lifecycle
• Previously undertaken solution development and implementation of a large scale Data projects

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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