Title: Lead Architect (Systems heavy)

Location: Greater Bristol  

Reference: J86491

Contract hourly rate: £75 - £80 per hour (Umbrella)

12 months (subject to further extension)

SC Clearance required

Brief Summary

Our client requires a lead Architect for their defence project.

This is a full-time position working hybrid on a contract basis  

Main duties of the job:

• Lead the architecture development for a weapon system
• Own and maintain the Architecture Vision
• Support the capture activity breakdowns / plans and key milestones associated with the architecture development
• Manage the delivery of work packages
• Ensure coherence of the architecture with the broader Weapon System Architecture, including decomposition traceability, interface definition etc
• Guide the team in the process and implementation of using the architecture model to support and drive design definition

QUALIFICATION/ SPECIAL TRAINING

• Strong background in complex systems architecture
• Practitioner of MBSE across Defence/Aerospace or similar
• Understanding or experience of Architectural principles in a product line environment or similar
• Ability to influence and lead effectively
• Ability to autonomously lead work packages
• Proficiency with;
• Rhapsody (essential) & SysML
• IBM Engineering Workflow Management (formerly Rational Team Concert) (essential)
• DOORS Next Generation (ideal)

To apply for this role and for more information, please send your updated CV to Jacob Rufus at