IT Solution Architect

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Job Title: IT Solution Architect

Locations: Livingston, Glenrothes or Harlow (Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days a week on site).

Summary of Role:

The Solution Architect supports Enterprise Architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions. Solutions include projects, products, systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and information), shared infrastructure services and shared application services.

The Solution Architect provides the necessary analysis and design tasks related to support the development of application solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.

The Digital Technology team offers rewarding technology roles with opportunities to work with diverse teams, learn new skills and to progress your technology career. 

In Digital Technology we believe in trust and empowerment at all levels and will support you with the right tools, training, and guidance to do your best work. You will be joining a high performing team that is open to new ideas and different perspectives. Our culture in DT is one of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion. In any role, you will have the opportunity to influence how we do things and to be recognised for the impact you make. Many existing Digital Technology staff have successfully progressed through different roles, and we will actively support your personal growth and development. 

We are committed to diversity of all kinds and at all levels of our organisation and believe that diversity is the key to our success. For example, we are actively increasing female representation across the department and our leadership team is 50% female.

Main Duties:

The Solution Architect will demonstrate competencies across three key areas:

Design and Analysis

Ability to create high-level and low-level architectural designs to guide solution development across products, services, projects, and systems (including applications, technologies, processes, and information). Contribute to technology roadmaps, technical strategy and architectural principles.

Delivery

Attends required governance forums associated with ensuring solutions architecture assurance and compliance. Adheres to the principles, guidelines, standards, and solution patterns to ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision. Contributes to the creation of new standards and patterns.

Facilitates and Collaborates to Deliver Business Outcomes

Works closely with the product owners and product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product lifecycle. Works closely with the programme management office (PMO) or project management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product lifecycle.

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

Ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences and understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations. Ability to work creatively and analytically to solve business problems and propose solutions. Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity. Motivated and driven by achieving long-term business outcomes, whilst also understanding the need for tactical options. Ability to work effectively in a team environment. Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation Minimum of five years of experience across infrastructure or application solution design Understanding of technology, network, service, and security architecture. Understanding and knowledge of IT service management (ITSM) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Knowledge and understanding of different modelling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate) Designing and implementing COTS application solutions on both Linux and Microsoft technology platforms Knowledge and experience of migrating complex interoperable applications/services. An understanding of Cloud architecture, solutions, and services in a multi cloud environment.

Desirable:

Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments Good understanding of strategic and new and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models Experience working in a highly regulated environment Experience in designing cloud based solutions in either AWS or Azure. Experience of Architectural frameworks and methodologies, preferably TOGAF Experience of network architecture, LAN and WAN design is desirable

About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training.

Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business

About Raytheon Technologies

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Diversity:

Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.

Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunities and has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Women's Network, RayBAME, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), Raytheon Reservist Network (RaRe), Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities (RADA), RayPride and all work together with our Diversity & Inclusion council, and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.

As a proud contributor to the HM Armed Forces, Raytheon UK signed the HM Armed Forces covenant in 2014. Due to the varied activities and support to our Armed Forces & Reservists,

Raytheon UK has since been awarded the prestigious Covenant ‘Gold Award’ Employee Recognition.

Raytheon UK recognise that our people are the critical factor in our success, and we strive to provide a challenging and rewarding careers.

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