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🥝 Principal Senior Technical Architect - IT Platforms

QinetiQ | Farnborough, United Kingdom | Posted June 01, 2026

Job Description

The Role

As a Principle Technical Architect – IT Platforms, you will play a pivotal role in shaping, designing, and governing complex defence grade IT and mission systems operating. You will be operating at the intersection of technology, security, and operational capability, this role ensures that solutions are architected to meet stringent defence requirements, integrate seamlessly across domains, and resilient, scalable, and future proof.

Day-to-day, you will work closely with programme leadership, engineering teams, military stakeholders, and industry partners to translate operational needs into robust innovative solutions that enable mission success.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing end to end solution architectures for National Security, Defence IT, C5ISR, mission systems, and secure services and consultancy

  • Leading architectural governance, ensuring compliance with MOD standards, JSPs, DEFSTANs, NIST, and relevant ...
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