Solutions Architect

Job Description

FDM Group is an award-winning company that specialises in bridging the gap between your military service and a civilian career.

We work with major blue-chip clients who value the skills and experience that Ex-Forces personnel bring into the workplace and are committed to creating opportunities for accelerated progression for those looking to enter the civilian job market.

This is an opportunity to work as a Solutions Architect for a leading telecommunications company based in Bristol.

As a lead consultant in our Defence Solution Design Authority practice, you will be working as a trusted industry partner to our defence customer and cross-functionally supporting internal business units (Sales, Business, Technology, Security and Operations), key stakeholders and externally facing third party technology providers as part of and reporting into the practice manager.

You will work with internal key stakeholders, the customer, and its subsidiary departments to conceptualise their strategic vision, capture requirements; to define and create innovative fit for purpose digital solutions meeting their digital strategy and transform the way they can do business.
Underpinned by using robust ICT framework architecture, security principles, methodologies, industry best practices, and customer compliance polices. As a solution architect you will be providing expert solution architecture expertise and ownership throughout all stages of the solutions design engagement life cycle.

You will be part of an industry leading Solution Design Authority team working closely with other architects, designers, technology experts, business managers and business analysts. Where you will bring your expertise and diverse experience to each challenge ensuring successful solution delivery across a vast variation in highly sensitive and unique opportunities and project

What you’ll be doing
Engaging with the customer, business stakeholders and key partners in providing end to end architecture governance, leadership and solution decision making aligned to the Solution Design Authority architecture principles.
Develop and own enterprise architecture artefacts, strategies and roadmaps from a business and technology perspective, including ‘as-is’, ‘to-be’ and transitional states addressing key stakeholder viewpoints and requirements.
Provide subject matter expertise to business key stakeholders and units in providing consultative customer engagement, shaping, and qualifying complex service change, delivery, and resource profile requirements.
Own and engage key stakeholders and business units in responding to complex in-contract customer Request for Information, Contract Change Notification, Solution Design Proposal and Winning New Business Bids. Throughout all stages of a solutions design engagement life cycle.
Provide and own architecture deliverable outcomes such as proof of concept, technological solution whitepaper, bid (PQQ, ITT), high level design collateral in addressing the customers’ viewpoints and complex requirements.

What we are looking for
Enterprise networks (IP Layer 1-7)
Enterprise network security and boundary protection
Service provider networks (e.g DWDN, SDH, OTN)
ICT vendor technologies, solutions, and products (e.g Cisco, Juniper, Pal-alto, F5, Nokia).
Industry architecture methodologies & languages (e.g TOGAF, ArchiMate, ITIL, BPMN).
Experience in using enterprise architecture toolsets (iServer, IBM Doors).
Responding to complex, multi-vendor public sector propositions and bid proposals based on customer requirements (RFI, PQQ, ITN, ITT).
Developing solution roadmaps and governance structures in line with customer requirements.

Minimum qualifications
Previous career in the military, blue light services or as a serving reservist
Strong teamwork, communication and organisational skills
A keen interest in business and technology
Competence in Microsoft Office applications
Commitment to at least two years of full-time employment with FDM
The right to work in the UK
Must have Security clearance (Minimum SC Level)

Why join us?
Support from the Ex-Forces network within FDM
Two days per annum allocated to support military charities of your choice
Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more
Access to the Buy As You Earn share scheme

About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 4,000 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.