Airbus
Systems Architect

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SECURITY CLEARANCE
Eligibility to gain SC Security Clearance
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Regular UK travel and infrequent worldwide travel
LOCATION
Guildford OR Newcastle Upon Tyne
TYPE
Full time
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Financial Reward
- Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
Work / Life Balance
- 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL.
- There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)
Personal Development
- Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
Health & Wellbeing
- Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates
Family and Caregiving
- Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave
Inclusive Environment
- Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)
About the role....
Enjoy getting under the skin of a complex system, working out how it all fits together and turning that into clear, traceable architecture?
Happy rolling up your sleeves to find creative solutions, untangle historic architecture and use MBSE modelling to find new design solutions? Champion the importance of documentation and traceability? Then read on!
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This is a marvelous role for an inquisitive Architect who considers security by design from the start, this is important as you will be working on Government and MOD projects, focusing on ISR solutions for Airbus Defence and Space. You will join a friendly multi functional team of professionals (testers, developers, lead engineers, project managers, product owner) who create the next generation of Secure Geospatial Software in a collaborative AGILE scrum environment.
How you will contribute to the team
- Translate and document high-level requirements into robust architecture for Geospatial solutions, whilst optimising and updating historic architecture
- Use MBSE modelling to establish end-to-end traceability from requirements to solution design
- Drive architectural vision by proactively engaging with key stakeholders to gather and document pertinent information.
- Consider efficiency, how different components can be reused and the system can evolve to meet future demands. Special focus on security, scalability and traceability.
About you?
- Strong experience designing and owning architectures for complex systems in a shared services, Service-Oriented, or microservices environment.
- Experience working in environments with security, cybersecurity, reliability, and compliance constraints
- Experience with MBSE modelling of complex architectures, including translating high level requirements into more meticulous lower level requirements
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How we can support you
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.


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Company:
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type:
Permanent
Experience Level:
Professional
Job Family:
Software Engineering
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