[6174] Senior Architect

Start date: Negotiable
Clearance: NATO Secret or equivalent
Location: The Hauge, Netherlands.

Activities of the role:

• Develop enterprise and solution architectures across business, infrastructure, and functional domains.
• Lead the application of architecture tools, methodologies, and governance processes throughout the architecture lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance on solution design, systems integration, and architectural best practices.
• Evaluate architecture change requests and deviations from approved specifications, recommending appropriate actions.
• Ensure technical strategies, security policies, standards, and governance frameworks are consistently applied.
• Design and govern system-of-systems architectures within complex federated environments.
• Develop integration architectures, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native or hybrid deployment solutions.
• Produce and maintain architecture models using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques.
• Support interoperability and capability development in line with NATO architectural frameworks and standards.

Skills & experience:

• Active NATO SECRET security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or IT-related discipline, plus 3+ years' relevant experience, or 5+ years' equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, system-of-systems design, and architecture governance.
• Strong knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including SysML and tools such as Cameo or Capella.
• Experience with enterprise and solution architecture methodologies.
• Strong understanding of NATO architectural frameworks and interoperability standards, including NAF, FMN, STANAGs, and Tactical Data Link (TDL) constraints.
• Experience designing APIs, microservices, and integration architectures.
• Knowledge of cloud-native and hybrid deployment architectures.
• Experience defining and managing interface control and system integration.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, architectural guidance, and design assurance.
• Experience working in multinational, military, or highly regulated environments is desirable.
• Knowledge of NATO's organisational structure and operating environment is advantageous.