Solution Architect - Land CEMA

Responsibilities

• The focus of this role is:
• Maintaining high awareness of all relevant developments around Land CEMA Architecture (Standards for Integrated C5ISR/EW Systems) (LCA (STICS))
• Architect and deliver CEMA capabilities across enterprise and system levels, ensuring interoperability, resilience, and customer value.
• Shape technical and commercial strategy by evaluating alternative approaches, balancing bespoke development with Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) integration.
• Lead technical input to bids and campaigns, producing architectures, requirements, and cost estimates that drive competitive advantage.
• Engage directly with customers and partners, translating operational needs into clear technical solutions and building trusted long-term relationships.
• Generate thought leadership through white papers, studies, and stakeholder engagement, influencing future defence programmes and market direction.
• Support recruitment and mentoring, building a pipeline of engineering talent and fostering innovation.
• Represent the organisation internationally, strengthening reputation and expanding market presence through B2B collaboration and strategic partnerships

Requirements

• You will have a proven background within CEMA or Defence Communication applications and working at Solutions Architect or similar level.
• Required
• A degree (or equivalent experience) in a STEM subject and strong numerical, analytical and design skills, with the ability to apply these to real world problems.
• Significant experience developing communications, Electronic Warefare (EW) /CEMA and/or other vehicle mission systems-based architectures, products and systems, throughout the full lifecycle
• Experience of dealing with customers at a senior commercial and technical level
• Experience of estimating costs and technical risk for each solution approach
• Experience of full life cycle for product and system development - concept through to disposal
• Familiarity with open systems architectures such as Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), LCA, GVA, OpenVPX, Modular Open Radio Frequency (RF) Architecture (MORA), OpenCPI, VITA
• Experience of formal user requirements capture, traceability and compliance management methodology and tools
• Experience of military electronic systems including an understanding of interoperability, operational use cases and customer needs
• Knowledge of military communications architecture[s] and principles
• Experience of relevant tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, System Architect and The Mathworks
• Experience of military command and control networks in the Land and Maritime context
• Experience of the methodology and production of the engineering documentation necessary to support a competitive tender
• Experience working in a consultancy type role
• You will have proven experience as a Solutions Architect (or role with similar responsibilities), with the following attributes:
• Ability to understand customer's business / technical needs and the ability to translate them into a technical solution, using language that custom

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Additional Information

Job Description: Are you a Solutions Architect who loves contributing to the UKs Defence Industry and making impactful change? Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in Defence Communications or Cyber & Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) to enhance the leadership and strategic direction of its work in Land CEMA) to support UK and international customers. A hybrid role based at either Southampton, Basildon or Bristol.

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