Principal Senior Technical Architect - National Security

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits Package Role :
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Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Principal Senior Technical Architect – National Security at either our Farnborough or Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As a Principal Senior Technical Architect – National Security, you will be a senior technical leader responsible for shaping, developing, and integrating mission-critical capabilities for Cyber and National Security customers. This role focuses on customer intimacy, operational problem solving, and end to end capability development.

Day-to-day, you will act as a trusted advisor, driving innovation, orchestrating complex delivery, and building high performing teams that directly support national security missions.

Your responsibilities will include:

Identifying, shaping, and qualifying new business opportunities within National Security and Defence organisations leading early customer engagements and developing strategies that align with long-term sector growth

Providing technical direction for bids and business development activities ensuring that proposed solutions are feasible, innovative, compliant, and mission-aligned

Working closely with engineering, data, cyber, AI/ML, and systems integration teams to shape end-to-end solutions

Translating complex missions’ needs into robust technical architecture, capability concepts, and delivery approaches

Technically lead major bids from capture through proposal submission and contract negotiation

Leading the design and evolution of end-to-end capabilities that combine people, processes, systems, and technology into coherent, high value outcomes

Providing leadership across all areas and shaping and overseeing the delivery of complex capability programmes

Essential experience of the Principal Senior Technical Architect – National Security:

Significant experience working in or alongside National Security, Intelligence, Defence, or advanced Cyber missions

Demonstrable ability to lead capability development integrating people, process, and technology

Expertise in systems integration, operational workflow design, and organisation/process transformationA strong background in leading multi-disciplinary teams in complex, sensitive environments

Experience in major capability transformation programmes in Defence, Intelligence, or Government Familiarity with national security processes, governance frameworks, and high-assurance operations

Essential qualifications for the Principal Senior Technical Architect – National Security:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at either our Farnborough or Malvern site. Hybrid working patterns are available. Frequent customer travel will be required.

Farnborough At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.Why

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