Solution Architect

Package Description

• Competitive Salary
• Great career opportunities
• Corporate Benefits Package
• International environment
• Possible hybrid work

Job Introduction

Serco is the preferred partner for European Institutions and International Organisations, offering ICT services and Contact Centre management across Europe. Our expertise extends from Information System support to consultancy under the government framework, supporting key entities such as the European Commission and Executive Agencies. As a leader in Service Integration and Management, we ensure seamless delivery of services across various platforms, embodying our commitment to excellence in every aspect of our work.

We are hiring a Solution Architect for the EEAS in Brussels, Belgium and various locations around Europe.

Security Clearance: EU secret clearance is Mandatory

Main Responsibilities

• Translate operational and capability requirements into secure and compliant IT solutions.
• Design multi-domain architectures across classified and unclassified environments.
• Align architecture with defence-specific frameworks (e.g. Federated Mission Networking (FMN),MAGERIT, NAF).
• Lead architectural decisions for command-and-control, secure communications systems and accredited wide area networks.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including military and civil program leads.
• Ensure interoperability with legacy systems.
• Collaborate closely with SOC and NOC and follow up procedures such as RFC.
• Produce solution architectures from several viewpoints and aspects, technical roadmaps, and integration plans.
• Support system accreditation, risk assessments, and security audits.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, ideally within defence, aerospace.
• Strong understanding of TOGAF, ArchiMate and service-oriented architectures.
• Ability to move between detailed infrastructure designs to capability and higher-level solution building blocks designs.
• Familiarity in container-based and virtualization architecture.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken); knowledge of French or other official languages is an asset.
• Able to collaborate between different projects and requirements in an agile way.
• Have the mindset to pick-up new requirements and learn new technologies for the purposes of providing the needed solution.

Preferred Certifications/ Experience

• TOGAF / ArchiMate / Federated Mission Networking (FMN), NAF
• ITIL, PRINCE2 or PMI for project involvement
• Experience working in classified environments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.