Software Architect, Systems Engineer

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Software Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.

Rate: £70.00 per hour

Location: Newcastle

Hybrid / Remote working: likely 3 days per week onsite

Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

• Work with System Architects to translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures, balancing performance, security, reliability, and compliance.
• Design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using the latest modern cloud based technologies and tools.
• Identify technical risks early and define pragmatic mitigation strategies.
• Work in an AGILE scrum team, collaborating closely with software engineers, testers and the Product Owner, providing clear guidance and hands‑on architectural support.
• Collaborate with development teams to select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and patterns.
• Ensure delivered solutions align with the agreed architecture and meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Produce clear, structured documentation covering architecture decisions and design rationale.
• Contribute to and support technical and architectural reviews.

Essential:

• Strong experience designing and owning software architectures for complex systems, preferably in a cloud environment with an awareness of Dev Sec Ops .
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery.
• Confidence communicating architectural designs to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in environments with security, reliability, and compliance constraints, preferably in the geospatial domain.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for mentoring and supporting engineering teams.