Enterprise Architect - Standards, Process and Tooling in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job Description

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands.

The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market.

Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your Impact

Join Leonardo UK as an Enterprise Architect – Standards, Process and Tooling and play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity, usability and maturity of the organisation’s architecture capability.

The role sits at the intersection of technical architecture practice, tooling administration, and governance process design.

This is not a project delivery role in the first instance, rather, the post holder will provide the practice infrastructure that enables other architects and project teams to operate effectively.

The role carries significant responsibility for the quality and trustworthiness of architectural information across Leonardo UK.

The post holder will work closely with the Digital Solutions CTO UK, Digital Solutions CTO Italy, Head of Enterprise Architecture UK, Enterprise Architects, and Solution Architects, Domain Architects and Security Architects, as well as with technology governance bodies including the Global Architecture Board.

They will represent the EA practice on standards-related workstreams and will be a recognised authority on modelling convention, tooling capability and repository governance.

We believe that high-impact architecture is driven by outcomes.

This position operates on a highly flexible hybrid/remote working model.

You will have autonomy to work predominantly remotely, with occasional, purposeful travel to the office for collaborative workshops, team alignment days, or critical stakeholder meetings.

This role reports to the Head of Enterprise Architecture UK and sits within the core EA practice team.

In this role you will

Ensure that architecture standards are defined, communicated and enforced.

That the enterprise repository is governed and exploited to maximum effect, and that modelling practice using Archimate and Bizz Design Horizzon is consistent, high quality, and aligned to wider governance frameworks.

• Enterprise Architecture Standards and Principles
• Own and maintain Leonardo UKs EA standards and framework, including architecture principles, modelling conventions, pattern library, and governance ruleset.
• Develop publish and communicate architecture standards documentation, ensuring accessibility for both practitioner and non-practitioner audiences.
• Manage the lifecycle of architecture principles – creation, ratification, periodic review, amendment and retirement – through appropriate governance channels.
• Establish and enforce Leonardo UKs Archi Mate modelling conventions guide, covering maintaining Leonardo UKs metamodel, element usage, relationship types, naming conventions and viewpoint selection criteria.
• Develop and maintain an architecture pattern library within Bizz Design Horizzon, covering approved patterns across relevant domains (infrastructure, application, security, data, integration)
• Provide authoritative guidance to architects and project teams on the correct application of standards, resolving ambiguity and escalating gaps or conflicts as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of cross-cutting standards that align EA practice with other applicable frameworks.
• Enterprise Repository Management
• Act as system administrator and governance owner for the Bizz Design Horizzon enterprise architecture repository.
• Design, implement, and maintain the repository taxonomy, including model structure, element classification, relationship categorisation and view organisation.
• Establish and enforce repository governance policies covering naming conventions, version control, model ownership, access permissions, and archiving.
• Manage user access, roles and permissions within Horizzon, maintaining appropriate separation of duties between model contributors, reviewers, and consumers.
• Implement model quality assurance processes, including validation rules, completeness checks and periodic model health reviews.
• Maintain the currency and accuracy of baseline architecture content, co-ordinating with domain owners to ensure landscape models reflect the current state of the enterprise.
• Produce and distribute regular Management Information from the repository, including architecture landscape summaries, coverage metrics, and risk registers.
• Maintain integration between the Horizzon repository and related tooling, including ITSM linkage (Service Now), and reporting outputs.
• Archi Mate Modelling Framework
• Lead Leonardo UKs practice of Archi Mate modelling, acting as the primary subject matter expert for the modelling language and its application.
• Develop and maintain the Archi Mate modelling conventions guide, covering all three layers (Business, Application, Technology) and all five aspects (Active Structure, Passive Structure, Behaviour, Motivation, implementation & migration)
• Establish standard viewpoints for recurring architecture concerns, including capability maps, solution landscapes, application portfolio views, technology heat maps, and security overlay views.
• Conduct structured reviews of architecture models produced by project teams and peer architects, providing documented feedback and guidance on standards conformance.
• Develop and deliver modelling guidance, worked examples, and training materials to build Archi Mate capability across the architecture community.
• Maintain awareness of the Archi Mate specification and associated Open Group publications, incorporating updates and amendments into Leonardo Uks conventions as appropriate.
• Bizz Design Horizzon Tooling Exploitation
• Maximise the exploitation of Bizz Design Horizzon across all available functional areas, including modelling, road mapping, regulation traceability, portfolio management and reporting.
• Develop reusable Bizz Design templates, dashboards, custom views, and report configurations to support standard EA practice outputs and governance deliverables.
• Evaluate new Bizz Design produce releases, features and modules and make evidence-based recommendations to the Head o Enterprise Architecture regarding adoption.
• Manage the tooling roadmap for the EA practice toolset, identifying capability gaps, integration opportunities, and automation possibilities.
• Act as the primary point of contact with Bizz Design for licencing, support, and product engagement.
• Investigate, and where appropriate, implement integrations between Horizzon and related tooling, including Service Now and reporting platforms.
• Process Governance and continuous improvement
• Design, document and maintain the EA practice’s operating processes, including the SAF, SAB and GAB submission processes, demand intake, architecture review, and model governance workflows.
• Establish and track EA practice metrics, including model coverage, standards conformance rates, SAB and GAB throughput, and repository health indicators.
• Drive continuous improvement of EA standards and tooling based on operational evidence, stakeholder feedback and industry benchmarking.
• Maintain the EA Practice’s process documentation library, ensuring all process artefacts are current, version controlled and accessible.
• Support the Head of Enterprise Architecture UK in producing strategy and roadmap content for the EA capability.
• What You’ll Bring
• EA Tooling Deep, hands-on administrative and operational experience with Bizzdesign Horizzon (including Enterprise Studio, Horizzon portals, and scripting/querying features).

We are still keen to hear from you if you have hands‑on administrative and operational experience of alternative EA tooling such as Lean IX, Bizz Design Alfabet etc.

• Modelling Notations Advanced proficiency and certification in Archi Mate (experience with TOGAF is highly desirable)
• Metamodel Design Proven capability in creating and tailoring architecture metamodels to fit complex organisational structures without breaking standard compliance.
• Data Integration Experience linking EA repositories to CMDBs (e. g. Service Now) data catalogues, or API layers to drive data‑driven architecture.
• Experience Minimum of 5+ years working within an Enterprise Architecture function, with at least 2-3 years explicitly focused on EA tooling, repository management, and governance.

Experience working in highly regulated or defence/aerospace industries.

• Process Governance Strong track record of defining governance workflows, architecture boards, and compliance checkpoints that enable speed rather than causing bottlenecks.
• Communication Exceptional ability to translate technical architectures and modelling data into clean, business friendly viewpoints and reports.
• Influence & Coaching Strong peer‑leadership skills to guide and influence a diverse community of architects toward a unified way of modelling.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above.

The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

For more information and guidance please visit https //careers. uk. leonardo. com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance.

Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and Linked In Learning.
• Refer a friend Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security.

Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK.

Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.

We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers.

If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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• Primary Location
• GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
• Additional Locations

GB - Basildon, GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane, GB - Edinburgh, GB - London, GB - Newcastle, GB - Southampton, GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

• Contract Type
• Permanent
• Hybrid Working
• Hybrid
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