Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
This is a fantastic role for a Software Architect or someone with strong software design skills looking to take the next jump in their career to becoming a Software Architect! Salary : up to circa £80,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working : typically 3 to 4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification Security Clearance … are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more... The opportunity: As a Software Architect, you will be the author of the full softwarearchitecture working with the software delivery teams to define and monitor the Structural and Temporal Architecture including the Internal/External interfaces of the product to meet requirements. Identify, document and be responsible for the design drivers for the software solution e.g. real-time performance, safety, security, user experience, simplicity, reusability, flexibility. Produce derived and emergent requirements capturing the assumptions and rationale. Define the architecture to a point where the implementation decisions do More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
Stevenage This is a fantastic role for a Software Architect or someone with strong software design skills looking to take the next jump in their career to becoming a Software Architect! Salary : up to circa £80,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working : typically 3 to 4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification Security … are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more... The opportunity: As a Software Architect, you will be the author of the full softwarearchitecture working with the software delivery teams to define and monitor the Structural and Temporal Architecture including the Internal/External interfaces of the product to meet requirements. Identify, document and be responsible for the design drivers for the software solution e.g. real-time performance, safety, security, user experience, simplicity, reusability, flexibility. Produce derived and emergent requirements capturing the assumptions and rationale. Define the architecture to a point where the implementation decisions do More ❯
Software Architect A leading European defence organisation, recognised with multiple industry and employer awards, is seeking a Software Architect to help define and deliver software solutions that underpin some of the UK’s most advanced defence systems. This role is well-suited to candidates from a strong software engineering background, ideally with experience in C++ or … real-time embedded systems, who are now looking to step into or develop within an architecture role. The opportunity: You will be responsible for the full softwarearchitecture of complex, safety- and mission-critical products, working with delivery teams to define structures, interfaces, and design drivers such as performance, safety, and security. Collaboration with other architects and … technical specialists will be central, ensuring architectural integrity across large-scale defence programmes. You will also influence long-term software strategies, product lines, and technology roadmaps. What you will do: • Define and own the softwarearchitecture across key defence projects • Identify and document architectural design drivers, capturing assumptions and rationale • Produce derived and emergent requirements, ensuring clarity More ❯
Software Architect A leading European defence organisation, recognised with multiple industry and employer awards, is seeking a Software Architect to help define and deliver software solutions that underpin some of the UK’s most advanced defence systems. This role is well-suited to candidates from a strong software engineering background, ideally with experience in C++ or … real-time embedded systems, who are now looking to step into or develop within an architecture role. The opportunity: You will be responsible for the full softwarearchitecture of complex, safety- and mission-critical products, working with delivery teams to define structures, interfaces, and design drivers such as performance, safety, and security. Collaboration with other architects and … technical specialists will be central, ensuring architectural integrity across large-scale defence programmes. You will also influence long-term software strategies, product lines, and technology roadmaps. What you will do: • Define and own the softwarearchitecture across key defence projects • Identify and document architectural design drivers, capturing assumptions and rationale • Produce derived and emergent requirements, ensuring clarity More ❯
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Anson McCade
Software Architect - Stevenage (Hybrid role – typically 3–4 days on-site per week) Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE Security Clearance: British Citizenship The Opportunity: This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Architect , or a highly capable Senior Software Engineer ready to take the next step. You will be responsible for defining and leading the … softwarearchitecture for complex, safety-critical systems at the forefront of defence technology. Working in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment, you will help shape robust, secure and scalable software solutions that underpin next-generation weapon system designs. Key Responsibilities: • Define, document and own the full softwarearchitecture for major projects, from concept through to implementation. … Establish the structural and temporal architecture, ensuring consistency and integrity across components. • Identify and manage design drivers such as real-time performance, safety, security, flexibility and reusability. • Produce derived and emergent requirements with clear rationale and traceability. • Collaborate closely with systems, hardware and software engineers to ensure technical alignment. • Contribute to long-term technology strategy, influencing tools, frameworks More ❯
stevenage, east anglia, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Anson McCade
Software Architect - Stevenage (Hybrid role – typically 3–4 days on-site per week) Salary: Up to £80,000 DOE Security Clearance: British Citizenship The Opportunity: This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Architect , or a highly capable Senior Software Engineer ready to take the next step. You will be responsible for defining and leading the … softwarearchitecture for complex, safety-critical systems at the forefront of defence technology. Working in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment, you will help shape robust, secure and scalable software solutions that underpin next-generation weapon system designs. Key Responsibilities: • Define, document and own the full softwarearchitecture for major projects, from concept through to implementation. … Establish the structural and temporal architecture, ensuring consistency and integrity across components. • Identify and manage design drivers such as real-time performance, safety, security, flexibility and reusability. • Produce derived and emergent requirements with clear rationale and traceability. • Collaborate closely with systems, hardware and software engineers to ensure technical alignment. • Contribute to long-term technology strategy, influencing tools, frameworks More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Matchtech
Software Architect Location: Hybrid - typically 3 to 4 days per week on-site Clearance: Must be a British Citizen or Dual UK National (with British Citizenship) A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Architect - or a skilled software designer ready to take the next step in their career! We're looking for a passionate Software Architect … to join our growing engineering team, where you'll help shape cutting-edge software that underpins some of the most advanced defence systems in Europe. Working alongside other Architects, Technical Specialists, and key engineering teams, you'll design, guide, and evolve software solutions that are safe, secure, and reliable. The Role As a Software Architect , you'll … be responsible for defining and guiding the full softwarearchitecture - working with delivery teams to ensure integrity, performance, and maintainability across the system. Your key responsibilities will include: Defining the structural and temporal architecture of software systems, including internal and external interfaces. Identifying and documenting design drivers (e.g. performance, safety, security, usability, reusability). Producing derived More ❯
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
The ONE Group Ltd
Software Architect Location: Hybrid working in Bristol or Stevenage Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum + 21% Bonus Benefits: Job security (Big industry investment, no redundancies during Covid & kept hiring), Great pension, Enhanced parental leave, medical insurance, dental insurance, share plans, shopping discounts, amazing on-site facilities including a heavily subsidised restaurant, bar and gym A market leading … and global company within the defence sector are looking for an experienced software engineer and architect with a passion for innovative software design. This is a fascinating chance to be involved with developing cutting-edge softwarearchitecture solutions for user interfaces and embedded systems within aerospace electronics. This position is subject to security clearance and so … be British Citizens and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. Previous or current SC and DV clearance is highly beneficial. Duties & Responsibilities Develop market leading software for system designs that promote security, safety, useability and reliability Create, define and monitor Structural and Temporal Architecture while considering the Internal and External interfaces alongside the delivery More ❯
stevenage, east anglia, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
The ONE Group Ltd
Software Architect Location: Hybrid working in Bristol or Stevenage Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum + 21% Bonus Benefits: Job security (Big industry investment, no redundancies during Covid & kept hiring), Great pension, Enhanced parental leave, medical insurance, dental insurance, share plans, shopping discounts, amazing on-site facilities including a heavily subsidised restaurant, bar and gym A market leading … and global company within the defence sector are looking for an experienced software engineer and architect with a passion for innovative software design. This is a fascinating chance to be involved with developing cutting-edge softwarearchitecture solutions for user interfaces and embedded systems within aerospace electronics. This position is subject to security clearance and so … be British Citizens and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. Previous or current SC and DV clearance is highly beneficial. Duties & Responsibilities Develop market leading software for system designs that promote security, safety, useability and reliability Create, define and monitor Structural and Temporal Architecture while considering the Internal and External interfaces alongside the delivery More ❯
engineers and digital specialists across 30 countries in North America, EMEA, and APAC. Our teams bring extensive cross-sector knowledge in critical technology areas such as mobility, software services, robotics, simulations, cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics, enabling clients to tackle complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving markets. With a comprehensive solution portfolio across four service lines—Consulting, Solutions … ensure that solutions are aligned with business needs, technical standard, and best practices. Responsibilities Design end-to-end technology solutions that meet customer business requirements and align with enterprise architecture standards Develop architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and solution documentation for approval and implementation Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure requirements are accurately translated … into technical solutions Conduct technical reviews, design validation, and risk assessments for proposed solutions Provide guidance on technology selection, integration patterns, cloud architecture, and system scalability Ensure solutions comply with security, regulatory, and compliance standards Support pre-sales activities by providing technical input, solution demos, and proof-of-concept engagements Mentor and advise development and delivery teams on architectureMore ❯
engineers and digital specialists across 30 countries in North America, EMEA, and APAC. Our teams bring extensive cross-sector knowledge in critical technology areas such as mobility, software services, robotics, simulations, cybersecurity, AI, and data analytics, enabling clients to tackle complex challenges in today’s rapidly evolving markets. With a comprehensive solution portfolio across four service lines—Consulting, Solutions … ensure that solutions are aligned with business needs, technical standard, and best practices. Responsibilities Design end-to-end technology solutions that meet customer business requirements and align with enterprise architecture standards Develop architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and solution documentation for approval and implementation Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, and technical teams to ensure requirements are accurately translated … into technical solutions Conduct technical reviews, design validation, and risk assessments for proposed solutions Provide guidance on technology selection, integration patterns, cloud architecture, and system scalability Ensure solutions comply with security, regulatory, and compliance standards Support pre-sales activities by providing technical input, solution demos, and proof-of-concept engagements Mentor and advise development and delivery teams on architectureMore ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
Real Time Datalink Software is tasked with supplying Datalink software into a wide range of Missiles and platforms that require a method of communicating over the air between them! Salary : Circa £65,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working : 4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification Security Clearance : British Citizen or a Dual UK national … plenty of scope to help define what the Datalink does, its protocols and technical design. This is a technical hands-on role and will involve all aspects of the software life cycle: Requirements capture Embedded SoftwareArchitecture & Design Implementation in ADA Verification (Reviews & Testing) As well as working with other Software Engineers in the team you … will also be encouraged to work closely with Firmware Engineers, Systems Engineers, Hardware Engineers, Test Engineers and respective leads. This is a great opportunity for an experienced embedded ADA Software Engineer to join our team to develop current and future datalink systems and their associated protocols. Working as a software engineer as part of a multi-disciplinary team More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
Real Time Datalink Software is tasked with supplying Datalink software into a wide range of Missiles and platforms that require a method of communicating over the air between them! Salary : Circa £65,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working : 4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification Security Clearance : British Citizen or a Dual UK national … plenty of scope to help define what the Datalink does, its protocols and technical design. This is a technical hands-on role and will involve all aspects of the software life cycle: Requirements capture Embedded SoftwareArchitecture & Design Implementation in ADA Verification (Reviews & Testing) As well as working with other Software Engineers in the team you … will also be encouraged to work closely with Firmware Engineers, Systems Engineers, Hardware Engineers, Test Engineers and respective leads. This is a great opportunity for an experienced embedded ADA Software Engineer to join our team to develop current and future datalink systems and their associated protocols. Working as a software engineer as part of a multi-disciplinary team More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth's surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials. We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking … offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company. What we're looking for from you: Someone enthusiastic about software engineering and the development of physical models of the real world and how an EO Sensor perceives it. You will need Skills in Windows and Linux native software (C/C++), dynamic languages like python, GPU-acceleration and 3D graphics (Open GL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan), A strong software background including softwarearchitecture design, concurrency, synchronisation, and database design An appreciation of or the desire to learn the physics of the propagation of EM radiation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis; and the supporting tools. An More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth's surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials. We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking … offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company. What we're looking for from you: Someone enthusiastic about software engineering and the development of physical models of the real world and how an EO Sensor perceives it. You will need Skills in Windows and Linux native software (C/C++), dynamic languages like python, GPU-acceleration and 3D graphics (Open GL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan), A strong software background including softwarearchitecture design, concurrency, synchronisation, and database design An appreciation of or the desire to learn the physics of the propagation of EM radiation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis; and the supporting tools. An More ❯
stevenage, east anglia, united kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
MBDA
from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth's surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials. We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking … offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company. What we're looking for from you: Someone enthusiastic about software engineering and the development of physical models of the real world and how an EO Sensor perceives it. You will need Skills in Windows and Linux native software (C/C++), dynamic languages like python, GPU-acceleration and 3D graphics (Open GL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan), A strong software background including softwarearchitecture design, concurrency, synchronisation, and database design An appreciation of or the desire to learn the physics of the propagation of EM radiation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis; and the supporting tools. An More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Henderson Scott
Technical Architect - Defence Engineering Are you a hands-on technical leader who loves solving complex engineering challenges? ?? This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-level design and architecture across some of the UK's most advanced defence technology - working at the forefront of innovation in real-time, safety-critical systems. You'll work alongside specialists in systems … electronics, safety, and cyber security - helping to shape secure, scalable, and future-ready software solutions that make a real impact. ?? This role would suit a Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead or Systems Engineer looking to move into architecture - or an established Technical Architect keen to take on broader technical responsibility. What you'll be doing ?? Define and … own softwarearchitecture across complex embedded and real-time systems Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to ensure system performance and integrity Lead technical reviews, mentor developers, and influence key design decisions Apply model-based design and architecture principles to deliver modular, reusable solutions Contribute to technology strategy, tools, and methods - shaping how engineering is done What you More ❯
in the description below. Are you a hands-on technical leader who loves solving complex engineering challenges? This is an opportunity to take ownership of high-level design and architecture across some of the UK's most advanced defence technology - working at the forefront of innovation in real-time, safety-critical systems. You'll work alongside specialists in systems … electronics, safety, and cyber security - helping to shape secure, scalable, and future-ready software solutions that make a real impact. This role would suit a Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead or Systems Engineer looking to move into architecture - or an established Technical Architect keen to take on broader technical responsibility. What you'll be doing Define and … own softwarearchitecture across complex embedded and real-time systems Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to ensure system performance and integrity Lead technical reviews, mentor developers, and influence key design decisions Apply model-based design and architecture principles to deliver modular, reusable solutions Contribute to technology strategy, tools, and methods - shaping how engineering is done What you More ❯