Integration Enterprise Architect

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £72,000+

What you'll be doing:

• Support the management of the Enterprise Architecture within the Air business with oversight of how the SDLC and enterprise repository toolset work together. Ensuring standards and topicality are maintained.
• Work with the business and strategic IM&T programmes across the Air business unit to ensure that the requirements, design, development and deployment of IM&T based business solutions are managed in an integrated, coherent and cost effective way.
• Developing and maintaining the Air business unit level architectural roadmaps and models, defining the current and to-be state(s) in line with planned business and technology change and obsolescence. Ensuring that this is well-defined and documented and fully incorporated into the overall Air business unit IM&T Strategy and programme.
• Working with the other Enterprise Architects, Project Managers and project teams to adopt and implement the Air business unit Enterprise Architecture framework. Acting as a coordinating hub, identifying and helping negotiate scope, interfaces, dependencies and synergies between programmes, in order to eliminate overlap, duplication, rework and waste. Taking ownership of the overall integration plan for the process, information application and technology domains.
• Creation of an integration strategy, approach, principals, standards and best practice as part of the overall Air business unit Enterprise Architecture framework. Gaining agreement for these from the IM&T Directors, IM&T Work package leads and Principal Architects. Working with other parts of BAE SYSTEMS to drive and adopt common standards where appropriate.

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of articulating and refining architectural requirements, familiarity with architectural frameworks e.g. NAF / ToGAF and development methods e.g. RUP, UML.
• Some experience of using ArchiMate and Bizzdesign beneficial.
• Identifying stakeholders and listening to and understanding what each wants as well as articulating and communicating a vision to them.
• Applying in depth knowledge of integration approaches, technologies and standards (e.g. BPM, middleware, information exchange) appropriately to provide cost effective solutions to particular business problems.
• Understanding the benefits of using enterprise architecture in a large organisation.

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Architectural Management Office team:

As an Integration Enterprise Architect, you will act as the design authority for the integration of solutions developed by strategic IM&T programmes across the Air business unit, performing design governance over the activities of the programmes and suppliers engaged in developing those solutions. You will ensure proper engagement with projects, services, functions and systems owners to ensure that the Business Solutions developed are delivered and perform in a coherent manner which best supports the Air business strategy.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 10th June 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.