Location: Bristol (mostly onsite)Duration: 6 month contractRate: 110ph UMB (Inside IR35)Clearance: Active DV preferred Role details:Our client is seeking a Solutions Architect to support complex defence and security programmes in Bristol. This six-month contract offers the opportunity to provide technical leadership across secure, integrated solutions, with the role being predominantly onsite. Active DV clearance is preferred. Key Responsibilities:Act as the technical authority for solution design across large-scale and multi-project programmesDefine and evolve architectures that balance customer needs, enterprise principles and secure-by-design standardsContribute to technology roadmaps, identifying opportunities for innovation and technology insertionLead technical reviews, trade-off studies and risk assessments for major design decisionsMentor and coach Solutions Architects and Engineers, supporting capability development across the technical communityRepresent the organisation at senior customer forums, technical boards and industry eventsSupport business-winning activities, including solution strategy, bids and proposal developmentChampion architectural best practice, reuse and model-based design approaches Job Requirements:Extensive technical expertise with a proven track record of designing secure, integrated solutionsSignificant experience in solution architecture across infrastructure, applications, data, networking and cloudStrong knowledge of enterprise and ..... full job details .....