Client Architect

Job Title: Client Architect
Location: United Kingdom - Hybrid with working from home options available

Compensation: Attractive salary + benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 47874

Make your skills count

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Client Architect.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS)

The Client Architect role is based within our Babcock Corporate Services (BCS) business unit.

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS) is a global function, with our largest site being Lakeside in Portsmouth, but we operate from multiple sites around the world. BCS supplies and operates all IT, security, procurement, and finance Shared Services. We are embedded alongside the operations that we serve, enabling us to maintain close working relationships that support delivery to our customers. We drive standardisation, simplification and automation across Babcock, to help generate sustainable value for the group and our external customers.

The role

The difference our new Client Architect will make

As a Client Architect you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. With your skills and experience, you'll be providing first class support to core infrastructure and business led projects, as well as providing specific area technical support to solution and enterprise architects.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for cataloguing, developing, coordinating, communicating, maintaining, and enforcing the overall enterprise architecture as applied to client technology.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides home working arrangements along side access to any UK Babcock hub.

Essential experience

Delivering secure on-premise, WasS (Windows as a Service, DaaS (Desktop as a Service), VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and cloud hosted solutions
Experience delivering integrations with 3rd Party services e.g., Azure or AWS
Working with client platforms such as Microsoft M365 and Citrix
Experience of Windows and Citrix XenApp/DaaS
Anti-Virus and zero trust experience
Wide experience of project-based technology and solution delivery
Technical qualifications e.g., MCSE, CCNA, TOGAF

What we offer

Generous benefits including:
* Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
* Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
* Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
* Pension members - death in service 4 times base salary
* Paternity - 2 full weeks pay
* Maternity & Adoption leave - 20 weeks full pay - 13 weeks SMP
* CSP - Up to 5 years service - 26 weeks full pay, 5 to 10 years service - 39 weeks full pay, 10 years plus - 52 weeks full pay
* Working from home and flexible work patterns
* Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
* Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
* Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.