3GPP Technical Architect

3GPP Technical Architect

Rate: £80 - £105 per hour

IR35 status: Inside IR35

Duration: Initially 6 months

Location: South West (Bristol) - Hybrid circa two days a week in the office

Clearance: Active SC Clearance is required.

You will join a global technology consultancy working with the MoD. As a technical Architect you should be comfortable working in a customer facing role. This role requires an understanding of the mission critical communications space and associated standards.

The role:

• Act as the technical authority for systems and services.
• Define and evolve architectures that balance customer needs, architecture principles, and secure-by-design standards.
• Contribute to divisional and line-of-business roadmaps, identifying opportunities for technology insertion and innovation.
• Lead technical reviews, trade-off studies, and risk assessments for major design decisions.

Your skills and experience:

• Knowledge of 3GPP technical standards
• Proven experience in system and service architecture in a domain (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, cloud)
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, MODAF, NAF)
• Advanced understanding of secure system design principles and cyber security standards
• Experience shaping architectures within Agile or SAFe delivery environments

Desirable:

• Industry certifications (e.g. TOGAF, ArchiMate)
• Vendor certifications (e.g. AWS)
• Knowledge of TETRA / ESN and emergency services organisations
• Knowledge of mission critical communication software
• Experience contributing to technology roadmaps and enterprise strategy

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must Have 3GPP Specifications and Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner

Nice To Have

• ArchiMate
• AWS Solution Architect
• Certified TOGAS Enterprise Architect
• DevOps/DevSecOps
• ESN/TETRA
• Mission Critical Communications