CYS - GCAP Joint Venture Headquarters - Solution Architect (On-Premises)

Social network you want to login/join with: col-narrow-left Client: Leonardo Location: Job Category: Other - EU work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Reference: 296b6eff33be Job Views: 4 Posted: 12.08.2025 Expiry Date: 26.09.2025 col-wide Job Description: Job Description: Leonardo is a global industrial group, among the main global players in Aerospace, Defence and Security that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a solid industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. It also operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies. Within the GCAP Joint Venture, in the GCAP Technical Leadership UO, we are looking for a Solution Architect (On-Premises) for GCAP HQ in Reading (UK). The Solution Architect (On-Premises) is responsible for defining secure, scalable, and efficient On-Premises solutions that support the foundation services of the Secure Digital Platform. Operating under the Product Owner (On-Premises) and in close collaboration with delivery, architecture, and security teams, this role ensures that On-Premises solutions meet both current operational demands and future strategic needs. The Solution Architect will define On-Premises architecture patterns, evaluate new On-Premises services, and guide implementations that are robust, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise standards and compliance requirements. Key Capability Accountabilities and Objectives Design and evolve the target architecture for On-Premises hosting, ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide On-Premises hosting strategies and architectural principles. Translate business and technical requirements into secure, scalable, and reusable On-Premises hosting solutions (e.g., physical servers, storage systems, and networking equipment). Define and maintain architecture patterns, blueprints, and reference implementations to enable consistent and efficient deployment of On-Premises hosting. Provide hands-on architectural guidance to engineering and operations teams during design, build, and deployment phases. Act as a key liaison between Product Owners, Technical Leads, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Architects to ensure hosting solutions address functional and non-functional requirements. Ensure all On-Premises solutions comply with internal policies, regulatory standards, and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001). Contribute to the On-Premises Product roadmap by identifying technical enablers, dependencies, and risks. Lead evaluations and selection of On-Premises technologies and third-party services that enhance the On-Premises capabilities. Participate in incident response and problem resolution related to architecture-level hosting issues, ensuring root causes are addressed in future designs. Engage with infrastructure, security, and platform teams to drive infrastructure-as-code adoption, automation, and resilience. Objectives Deliver secure, reusable, and scalable On-Premises solutions that form the foundation for digital services across the enterprise. Ensure On-Premises solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, business needs, and the broader Secure Digital Platform strategy. Reduce technical debt and operational overhead by promoting standardisation, automation, and architectural consistency across On-Premises infrastructure Seniority : Senior (5-10 anni). Essential Skills, Experience and Qualifications: 5 years of experience in solution architecture with a strong focus on On-Premises solutions Demonstrated success in designing, implementing, and evolving On-Premises environments for enterprise-scale organisations Strong knowledge of On-Premises services, networking, identity, and access management (IAM), and cost optimisation strategies Strong knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, SolarWinds) Understanding of secure-by-design and compliance-by-design principles in On-Premises environments Experience integrating On-Premises solutions with enterprise systems and platforms Ability to influence stakeholders and effectively communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences Experience working in Agile and DevSecOps delivery environments Strong verbal and written communication skills High ethical standards when handling confidential information Desiderable Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Networking Certifications (Cisco Certified Network Associate, Professional, or CompTIA Network.) ITIL Foundation or relevant service management certification Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or similar TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) and related certifications Experience working within highly regulated industries (e.g., Aerospace & Defence, Financial Services) Ability to mentor developers and engineers on On-Premises architecture best practices Proficiency in managing and optimizing relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Genova, Liguria, IT

Posted Date: 8/19/2025