Digital Architect in Manchester

Shaping a smarter, more agile world! AtkinsRéalis is growing its Digital Blueprint consulting team and is looking for Digital Architects who are curious and want to become part of our customers’ digital journey. We are looking to build our multi-disciplinary team with people from diverse backgrounds who bring architecture expertise to the digital transformation of our stakeholders’ workforce and technologies.

When it comes to living your life, we want your role with AtkinsRéalis to be a key part of your personal journey. We have a collaborative inclusive team culture where people will help, guide and mentor you to help you grow. Our flexible and remote working policies are designed to support different personal priorities and needs.

As a Digital Architect in our Secure Government business unit, you'll be helping our clients on a wide variety of digital transformation programmes. This could involve working in private and public sector environments and could provide opportunities for overseas working if that’s what interests you. AtkinsRéalis provides significant investment in training and development: we want to help you be successful.

The role as a Digital Architect in Digital Blueprint will involve:

• Working alongside AtkinsRéalis Technical Directors and with teams across AtkinsRéalis to shape and deliver digital transformation for our customers.
• Working in cross-functional teams to develop deep insight in specific market areas and the key drivers for change.
• Developing target architectures and operating models and detailing the complex changes of people, process, information, and technical landscape.
• Developing roadmaps enabling us to collaborate with project delivery and ensuring that the implementation reflects the strategic intent.
• Visualising complex business problems to enable leaders and stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions and drive change aligned with their requirements and business goals.
• Helping to research the key disruptive technologies of the future and how these will impact our customers, society, and the world we live in.
• Driving industry thought leadership and helping AtkinsRéalis to continuously develop its services and value propositions for customers.
• On a day-to-day basis, working on specific programmes and projects to deliver high quality value driven outcomes for our clients.
• Ensuring that the advice we give our customers reflects our principles for inclusion, diversity, equality, and sustainability and delivers social value as well as specific programme outcomes.

About you:

• Systems Thinking, a consultative mindset and an innate ability to address complex problems.
• Experience in Enterprise or Business Architecture methods (TOGAF, Agile Architecture, BIZBOK), languages (ArchiMate, BPMN and UML) and tools (BiZZdesign and Sparx).
• A consultative mindset, working collaboratively with senior stakeholders in technology-led transformation programmes, across strategy, business design and change management.
• Digital savvy, with a passion for innovative and quality digital products, and confident working in an agile environment.
• Analysing complex problems, designing innovative solutions, and communicating them effectively to a wide range of audiences.
• Exemplary stakeholder engagement, management and facilitation skills.
• Contributing to the sale of consulting work, including bid development and presentations.
• You will have experience in one or more of our key markets (Defence, Aerospace, Security, Energy, Utilities, Highways, Rail or the Public Sector).
• Taking a proactive role in our communities and the growth of our team to shape the AtkinsRéalis of the future.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.