Systems Architect

Guildford, United Kingdom
5 months ago
£40,000 – £70,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £70,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
18 Dec 2025 (5 months ago)

Benefits

Competitive salary Annual profit share Contributory pension Share options Car leasing scheme Free onsite parking Season ticket loan Tax-free technology scheme Discounted shopping 37 hour week Flexible working Friday afternoons off Hybrid working Up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL Option to buy/sell holiday Wellbeing benefits Employee Assistance Programme Discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests Cycle-to-work scheme On-site canteen and coffee shop Life assurance Enhanced pay for parental leave Adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave Wellbeing room Multi-faith room Employee Representative Groups

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK / and international

LOCATION: Newcastle or Guildford (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more

  • Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)

  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

  • Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop.

  • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave

  • Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

We are seeking a Systems Architect to design and develop complex systems required by geospatial projects and cloud-based solutions using in-house or cloud infrastructure.


This role involves participating and contributing to the organisational capabilities, geospatial products and services portfolio design and development.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

  • Capturing and analysing stakeholder needs,
    both functional and non-functional, translating
    them into comprehensive technical geo spatial
    product requirements and defining architectural
    solutions to satisfy them.

  • Designing and modelling functionality and
    physical systems, expressing the solution to a
    level appropriate for the audience.

  • Evaluating technical options in a way that
    considers the appropriate level of detail, wider
    impacts and available technology.

  • Leading the technical architecture, integration
    and potential deployment of the solution and
    the related IT infrastructure.

ABOUT YOU

  • Proven experience as a System Architect, with Cloud
    experience.

  • INCOSE System Engineering CSEP certification or equivalent is
    desired.

  • Model-based systems engineering (MBSE) from conceptual
    through detailed design with knowledge and experience of
    common architecture frameworks (TOGAF, NAF, etc).

  • Experience and knowledge of IT security and a good
    understanding of “security by design” and “privacy by design”.
    Understanding of cloud technology, cloud architecture and how
    to design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions and services hosted in the
    cloud.

  • Understanding of the management and provision of the solution
    infrastructure including all aspects related to processing,
    storage, networking, high-availability, resilience, and backup.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Chief Engineering & Architecture

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