Senior Network Architect

Overview

In this role you will act as a technical leader and enterprise coach, shaping architecture strategies across programmes and business units. You will review major design decisions, drive architectural innovations, and mentor teams to adopt best practices. You’ll own critical lifecycle aspects for complex, marine defence platforms and represent Thales as a technical authority. This role offers the chance to influence system integration, safety cases, and compliance across USV programmes while collaborating with cross-functional partners.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working arrangements
• part-time options
• job sharing
• home working
• flexible start/finish times
• inclusive recruitment process

Responsibilities

• Set and arbitrate architecture strategies/solutions for complex or enterprise-system problems across programmes
• Review, approve, and champion major architectural and system design decisions
• Lead architectural innovations and continuous improvement within the architecture function
• Mentor and coach across disciplines to promote talent development
• Advise on requirements, interfaces, and partitioning on major programmes
• Lead/approve integration of specialist disciplines and lifecycle alignment
• Shape and implement advanced planning, monitoring, risk, and change management for EA
• Represent Thales as technical authority and contribute to industry/INCOSE standards
• Authority for Configuration Management/Baselines and PALMA records for the integrated USV platform
• Technical Evidence Analysis and sign-off leading to customer acceptance/delivery
• Ownership of the Certificate of Design and safety case for the USV platform
• Change control board oversight and technical analysis of changes
• Liaise with subcontractors, certification bodies, and other Thales lines on Solution Architecture

Key requirements

• A well-proven leadership capability with ability to build strong relationships
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills
• Ability to manage relationships across the business and deliver value
• Track record of on-budget, on-time delivery and customer satisfaction
• Strong organizational skills and composure under pressure
• Experience engaging with clients and partners with subject matter expertise
• Experience in technical calculations, investigations and problem solving for solution architecture
• Experience coordinating internal and external resources for maritime defence projects
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills under pressure
• Customer and stakeholder management across internal and external groups
• Ability to apply skills unaided while mentoring others and guiding senior members

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• Enterprise/Systems Architecture
• Solution Architecture for complex programmes
• Integration of multi-disciplinary subsystems in a marine environment

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