SC Cleared Solution Architect - PTC Windchill

SC Cleared Solution Architect - PTC Windchill
Stevenage or Bristol OR Bolton - choice of location Onsite 2 days a week
12 month start
Inside of IR35
£600 per day

Are you an experienced Solution Architect with a passion for designing secure, enterprise-scale technology environments? Do you enjoy bringing structure to complex engineering ecosystems while influencing critical cyber assurance programmes?
We're supporting a major UK defence organisation on a high-profile programme focused on modernising and securing a complex engineering application landscape in line with the Defence Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) requirements. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in a nationally significant transformation programme.

As a Solution Architect, you will lead the architectural remediation, alignment, and documentation of critical engineering systems, ensuring they meet rigorous cyber security, governance, and compliance standards. You'll work across complex ALM, PLM, simulation and modelling environments, producing clear architectural blueprints and guiding technical assurance activities.
This role will see you partnering with engineering, cyber, infrastructure, and governance teams to ensure systems are effectively mapped, integrated, documented, and audit-ready for independent assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce enterprise-level architectural blueprints, system topologies, and data-flow mappings.
• Assess engineering application suites against Defence Cyber Certification (DCC) requirements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation and evidence repositories.
• Design and document identity and access management models, including RBAC frameworks.
• Define resilience, recovery, and business continuity strategies across engineering systems.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and external assessors during certification activities.
• Drive architectural governance and ensure alignment with cyber security best practices.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Systems Architect in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of engineering application ecosystems such as PTC Windchill, IBM ELM, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with Cyber Essentials, Def Stan 05-138, Defence Cyber Certification (DCC), ISO 27001, or NIST frameworks.
• Expertise in architectural modelling and documentation using TOGAF, UML, process modelling, or similar methodologies.
• Exceptional attention to detail with a proven track record of producing high-quality technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Eligibility for, or current ownership of, UK Security Clearance (SC).

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