Solutions Architect SC Clearance Required Andover (1-2 days per week on-site) 5 Month Contract Up to 800 per day (Outside IR35) MERITUS are working with a specialist technology consultancy delivering high-impact digital transformation across UK Central Government and Defence. They''re looking for a Senior Solution Architect who can set technical direction on projects that genuinely shape national infrastructure and public-sector capability.This isn''t a paper-based architecture role. You''ll be right at the intersection of strategy and engineering, guiding multidisciplinary teams and making decisions that affect large-scale, secure services used across government. If you''re the kind of architect who likes to get close to delivery while still steering the bigger picture, this will suit you.The role is a contract running initially until 31st March 2026 and is hybrid with 1-2 days per week in the Andover office. Main Responsibilities: Setting the direction for complex government and defence programmes, owning the solution vision from concept through to delivery.Modernising critical systems, leading cloud migration and application transformation initiatives for high-traffic, highly secure environments.Acting as technical authority, reviewing solution designs and ensuring every decision meets both architectural governance and strict security standards.Turning requirements into reality, translating policy, user needs and data flows into clear, practical solution architectures.Mak