Capability Planning Lead

Location: Warton

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting capability assessments across domains, with a specific focus on cloud enablement and cybersecurity posture
• Developing and maintaining capability maps that are aligned with business goals and strategic priorities
• Translating business strategies into capability requirements to ensure alignment with cloud modernisation and cybersecurity initiatives
• Collaborating with digital, infrastructure, and business teams to drive integrated capability planning across the organisation
• Advising portfolio planning efforts by identifying and prioritising critical capability investments
• Supporting risk assessments and compliance initiatives by aligning capabilities with business and regulatory requirements
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder interviews to validate capability needs, maturity levels, and future-state planning
• Utilising capability modelling tools and frameworks to document, visualise, and communicate planning insights and outputs

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise planning, or transformation, including experience of working with cloud and cyber teams
• Proven experience with capability modelling and digital transformation planning
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
• Experience supporting or delivering cloud migration, DevSecOps, or cybersecurity uplift programs

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Capability Planning team:

The Capability Planning team acts as a strategic bridge between business needs and digital and infrastructure enablement, with a strong focus on cloud and cybersecurity capabilities. We are responsible for assessing and planning the capabilities that underpin long-term business success, ensuring they align with strategic goals and governance frameworks. Our team combines technical insight with strategic foresight and stakeholder collaboration to support transformation across the organisation. Join us to help shape the digital and infrastructure landscape that drives our business forward.

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: 13th 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.