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: Medior/Senior
- Start Date:
- Duration: 12 Months
- Extension: Yes
- Contract: Freelance
- Location: Brussels
- Onsite Policy: Flexible
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Languages: Fluent English, French is a bonus
- Clearance: EU Secret Personnel Security Clearance Required (must be eligible if not already cleared)
- Interview Process: Onsite Interview
