Solutions Architect (Business Development)

Salary: £48,000 - 88,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect.
• We expect demonstrable experience in solution selling and early client engagement across Defence, Government or Nuclear sectors.
• We expect experience building deliverable, profitable, low-risk solutions for major programmes.
• We expect experience leading the technical solution for bids, pursuits, and competitive tenders.
• We expect experience developing high-quality technical content including BOEs, architectures, and white papers.
• We expect experience partnering with business development, capture, and programme teams to shape winning propositions.
• We expect excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including building relationships, influencing direction, and presenting confidently to senior audiences.
• We expect experience with Digital Engineering & MBSE, DevSecOps and secure-by-design architectures, System-of-Systems integration, Cyber-resilience and safety-critical assurance, and Digital Logistics & Smart Asset Management.
• SC Clearance is required.
• Due to the secure nature of some of our projects, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

Responsibilities:

• Engage directly with customers, building trusted relationships and identifying opportunity pathways.
• Develop innovative, future-proof, low-risk and profitable solutions that meet stringent security, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Business Development and Capture teams to develop winning themes, clear differentiators, and compelling technical narratives.
• Produce convincing proposal content, including technical volumes, architectures, white papers, and estimates, that clearly articulate why our solution is the winning one.
• Mentor and inspire teams, strengthening our technical capability and delivery confidence.
• Engage stakeholders at every level, including customers, partners, SMEs, and executives, with clarity, confidence, and credibility.
• Shape solutions for early client conversations and strategic direction before procurements launch.
• Contribute to bids, pursuits, and competitive tenders by leading the technical solution.

Technologies:

• Architect
• DevSecOps
• Security
• REST

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KBR delivers future-forward science, technology, and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world achieve their most important objectives while supporting sustainability goals. This is a hybrid role based from our UK Head Office in Surrey, with time spent working from home or travelling to client sites in Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom. We offer a culture built on our Zero Harm commitment and our People First approach, where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. KBR is an equal opportunity employer, and full-time employment is offered.

last updated 37 week of 2026