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Eligibility will be discussed during the recruitment process.\nThe Opportunity\nWe are looking for a Systems Integration Architect to join our Air Traffic Management engineering team and help shape the future of critical national infrastructure.\nIn this role, you’ll lead the design, integration, and modernisation of network solutions that support highly available, safety-critical systems. Working alongside multi-disciplinary engineering teams, you'll help translate operational and technical requirements into resilient, secure, and scalable network architectures.\nThis position offers the opportunity to influence technical strategy, guide key architectural decisions, and play a significant role in delivering solutions that support complex operational environments. You'll be involved throughout the engineering lifecycle, from early concepts and requirements through design, integration, testing, deployment, and ongoing improvement.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nLead the design and integration of network solutions within complex engineering programmes.\nDevelop network architectures and detailed designs that meet performance, resilience, security, and operational needs.\nTranslate business, operational, and technical requirements into practical engineering solutions.\nCollaborate with systems, software, infrastructure, and test teams to ensure successful integration and deployment.\nProvide technical leadership and guidance across the engineering lifecycle.\nEvaluate technologies and recommend solutions that support programme objectives.\nSupport integration, verification, validation, and acceptance activities.\nHelp identify and manage technical risks, dependencies, and design trade-offs.\nProduce and review technical documentation, ensuring solutions are maintainable and supportable.\nEngage with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders to support successful delivery.\nWhat We're Looking Fo r\nWe're interested in hearing from people who can demonstrate experience in some or all of the following areas:\nNetwork architecture and solution design within complex environments.\nEnterprise, operational, or mission-critical network infrastructure.\nEthernet, TCP/IP, LAN, and WAN technologies.\nRouting, switching, segmentation, and network security.\nHigh-availability and resilient network architectures.\nNetwork performance analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting.\nSystems integration across multiple platforms, environments, and security domains.\nRequirements analysis, network design, and technical assurance.\nIntegration, verification, and validation activities.\nWorking within structured engineering, delivery, or change-controlled environments.\nIt Would Be Great If You Also Have Experience I n\nSafety-critical or mission-critical systems.\nAir Traffic Management, aviation, transport, defence, or other highly regulated environments.\nNetwork modernisation, migration, and transition programmes.\nLinux or Unix-based environments.\nCyber Security principles and secure-by-design approaches.\nSystems Engineering and requirements-led development.\nFormal testing, acceptance, and assurance processes.\nWorking directly with customers, suppliers, and technical authorities.\nWhat You'll Brin g\nStrong technical leadership and sound engineering judgement.\nA collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.\nConfidence in analysing complex problems and developing practical solutions.\nExcellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nStrong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.\nThe ability to make informed technical decisions and clearly communicate the rationale behind them.\nA commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.\nWhat we do for you:\nAt Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.\nWe provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:\nContributory Pension Scheme\nPrivate Medical Insurance\n33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)\nAccess to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme and much more!)\nFlexi-Time Working\nCommitment to Diversity:\nWe welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.\nWho We Are:\nLeidos UK & Europe - we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science. Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.\nWhat Makes Us Different:\nPurpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.\nCollaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.\nPeople: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\n£61,500.00-£78,800.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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