As part of a consortium tender for a European organisation, we are searching for a freelance Solution Architect to be responsible for the design and governance of complex mission-critical IT systems in the defence sector. They align business and operational requirements with secure, scalable, and interoperable technical solutions that meet strict military/defence standards.
Responsibilities
* Translate operational and capability requirements into secure and compliant IT solutions.
* Design multi-domain architectures across classified and unclassified environments.
* Align architecture with defense-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.
Profile
* 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, ideally within defense, 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.
* Able to collaborate between different projects and requirements in an agile way.
* Have the mindset to pickup new requirements and learn new technologies for the purposes of providing the needed solution.
* TOGAF/ArchiMate/Federated Mission Networking (FMN), NAF ITIL, PRINCE2 or PMI for project involvement
* Experience working in classified environments
Additional Details
SENIORITY: Senior
START DATE: March/April (ASAP)
DURATION: 12 Months
EXTENSION: Yes
CONTRACT: Freelance
LOCATION: Brussels
ONSITE POLICY: Flexible
HOURS PER WEEK: 40
LANGUAGES: Fluent English, French is a bonus
SC: EU SECRET Personnel Security Clearance Required (must be eligible if not already cleared)
INTERVIEW PROCESS: Onsite Interview
If you are interested, please forward your updated resume to jay.kukoyi@vividresourcing.com to be considered.