🧠 Technical Architect - Defence Engineering

Are you a hands-on technical leader who loves solving complex engineering challenges? 🚀
This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-level design and architecture across some of the UK's most advanced defence technology - working at the forefront of innovation in real-time, safety-critical systems.

You'll work alongside specialists in systems, electronics, safety, and cyber security - helping to shape secure, scalable, and future-ready software solutions that make a real impact. 💡

This role would suit a Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead or Systems Engineer looking to move into architecture - or an established Technical Architect keen to take on broader technical responsibility.

What you'll be doing ⚙️

• Define and own software architecture across complex embedded and real-time systems

• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to ensure system performance and integrity

• Lead technical reviews, mentor developers, and influence key design decisions

• Apply model-based design and architecture principles to deliver modular, reusable solutions

• Contribute to technology strategy, tools, and methods - shaping how engineering is done

What you'll bring 💪

• Strong background in software design and development (C/C++ or similar)

• Experience in real-time or safety-critical environments

• Deep understanding of design patterns, abstraction layers, and architecture principles

• Confident communicator, able to mentor, influence and collaborate effectively

• Exposure to model-based engineering tools or methods (e.g. UML, SysML, Rhapsody, Enterprise Architect)

What's on offer 🎁

💰 Salary: circa £90,000 (depending on experience)
🎯 Bonus: up to 21% of base salary
🏡 Hybrid: typically 3-4 days per week onsite (Stevenage or Bristol)
💼 Pension: up to 14% total contribution
👶 Enhanced leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
🍽️ Perks: subsidised meals, free parking, and world-class facilities

If you're ready to take ownership of technical direction, influence product design from the ground up, and work on technology that truly matters

apply today to take your next step as a Technical Architect. 🌟