Salesforce Architect

Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

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.

The Systems Architect typically works with a team of engineers to define what will be designed, how it will perform and how it will be determined that it is working correctly

Project team members
Testing team members
Installation team members
Project Planners
Commercial Team Members

Converts requirements into conceptual designs and prepares associated documentation by performing operational analyses, simulations and technical trade-off studies evaluating alternative design configurations and functional features.
Interfacing with the client, to gain approval of test specifications and to host acceptance testing activities.
Help develop and execute Test Specifications including:
Execute test specifications (according to test plan and project schedule)
Maintain quality target/standard
performance analyses and simulations are developed & performed to support the above.
Analysis and simulations are performed as necessary to identify design feasibility & driving requirements.
Supervises staff, by defining their work, coaching them on how and what to prepare, monitoring their progress and directing them on priorities.
Proposes work package estimates and descriptions based on knowledge of the work and project requirements, ensuring that compliant solutions at optimum cost are identified.
Defines or proposes updates of processes and standards covering the work and its products based on knowledge of systems engineering.
Manage the production of quality metrics to measure the soundness of the System Engineering processes under your control.

Key performance Indicators against Responsibilities and Tasks:
Quality of work produced against agreed standards
Performance against Thales key values
Performance against mandatory training

Able to use a range of IT tools (e.g. MS Office, MS Visio, etc).
DOORS, System Architect, JIRA)
Has a working knowledge of configuration control.
Can manage a project through a defined process and is able to tailor CHORUS2 to project needs.
Can define metrics as part of Quality assurance & control.
Working knowledge of project plans.
Has a working knowledge of Engineering Safety Management
Team working – Maximise the use of the wider Thales community to produce winning solutions.
Develop people – Be prepared to share your ideas and experience with the wider Thales engineering community.
Focus on customers – Be driven to deliver quality solutions to clients.
Job holders will be expected to perform in line with the Thales Code of Practice, Policies and Procedures.

Financial / Budgetary Responsibility:
~ The post holder may be expected to deliver designs/projects to an agreed budget


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.

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. 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.