This role can be based in Manchester, Gloucester or Harlow

A fantastic opportunity to join our Aerospace/Defence,in a Technical Leadership role. This role is to develop exciting leading edge, innovative training solutions from the initial concept phase through to full roll-out to our Customers. There will be an opportunity to shape and influence the development methods, working in collaboration with world class partners and Customer.

Key Responsibilities:

*Discover, define and evolve strategic architectures for complex software based training systems applicable at an enterprise or organisational level.
*Own the architectural roadmap for Training, considering the horizons required to support current and future Customers' needs.
*Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure architecture designs fulfil functional and non-functional requirements and align with broader architectural goals
*Act as Design Authority for Raytheon UK's Training Architecture and Solutions
*Communicate risks and impacts of design changes to technical and non-technical stakeholders
*Key contributor & independent reviewer at enterprise level architecture reviews
*Act as technical focal point for Training Solutions.
*Personal development of key technical team leaders through coaching and mentoring
*Act as an authority on tool, process and environment selection
*Keep abreast of relevant technology changes and incorporate into architecture roadmaps as applicable
*Bring technical context of the wider business to Training Solutions.
*Promote and share technical decisions and choices made with the wider business
*Set the architectural guard rails for Training Solutions

Candidate Requirements
Essential Skills

The suitable candidate must have demonstrable experience as a software / solution architect or technical lead on projects of significant size and complexity. They will have extensive skills in the following areas:

*Designing software for critical applications. Particularly designing for high availability, scale and resilience of digital training platforms.
*Experience in the design of training solutions providing mixed technologies including: emulation, simulation, scenario generation, immersion, mixed reality, with modern methods to measure effectiveness.
*Using software design paradigms, specifically Micro Services, Distributed Systems, Hexagonal Architecture and Big Data Platforms.
*Articulating complex designs to both technical and business stakeholders.
*Translating business outcomes into technical approaches.
*Influencing business and technical stakeholders to convey approaches and suggest ideas.
*Building productive working relationships with technical stakeholders
*Creating high-level architectural roadmaps
*Translating theoretical concepts into real world designs
*Practicing high quality engineering practices such as TDD, Pair programming, strong encapsulation, DevOps techniques and SOLID principles.
*Experience working with cloud technologies and distributed systems
*Familiarity with structured and unstructured storage of data
*Experience Working with Agile teams using SCRUM or Kanban


Desirable Skills

*Experience building enterprise level applications or services
*Experience with high performance distributed systems
*Experience Working within a SAFe delivery construct
*Experience of Data Analytics and Visualization
*Experience in secure development techniques

Key Behaviours

*Good interpersonal skills for customer liaison to find optimum solution
*Good written and oral communication skills
*Good time management, organisation and prioritisation skills
*An inquisitive mind and a desire to promote innovation
*Ability to work under pressure
*Willingness to travel if required

Qualifications

*Degree in Numerate Subject or equivalent industry experience essential
*Evidence of on-going professional development

SC CLEARANCE WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS ROLE, CANDIDATES MUST HOLD THIS OR BE ELIGIBLE TO ACHIEVE THIS PRIOR TO STARTING THE ROLE