Army Business Architect

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

Step into the future of warfare with the Information Directorate, where data drives decisions and digital dominance defines victory. We lead in strategic data management, intelligence, and cutting-edge technology, delivering the tools that give the Army a decisive edge on the modern battlefield. As part of our civil servant team, you'll be at the forefront of information warfare, countering disinformation, safeguarding critical data, and ensuring information integrity in a rapidly evolving digital battlespace. You'll work with state-of-the-art tools, including AI, advanced analytics, and next-gen tech, helping the Army out think, outmanoeuvre, and outpace its adversaries.

In the Information Directorate, you'll turn that vision into reality. From strengthening cyber resilience to driving digital transformation on the front lines, your expertise will shape the Army's future. You'll collaborate with a diverse network of experts, deploying innovative strategies to maintain the Army's dominance in an increasingly contested information environment. This is more than a job - it's your chance to redefine digital defence, push the boundaries of innovation, and directly contribute to the Army's lethality and operational effectiveness. Join us. Shape the future. Strengthen the force.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

We are seeking a dedicated Business Architect to join our team, reporting directly to the Senior Executive Officer Business Architect within the Army Information Design Authority. In this role, you will be pivotal to the development and capture of business capabilities and aligning them to overall business strategy. Collaboration with senior business architects, business analysts and functional stakeholders is key, as you help integrate business architecture into the organisation in a standard, repeatable and reusable manner.

The Information Design Authority is the mechanism by which Director Information and the Army Chief Technology Officer can operate as the digital functional leader for the British Army. The organisation and information capability-portfolio requires a digital, data, information and architectural governance capability to support and control design operational outcomes and warfighting effectiveness future proofing the Army's processes, information and technology footprint for maximum operational effectiveness across organisational boundaries in a digital and data age.

As the Business Architect, you will be required to:

• Support senior business architects during workshops and meetings with senior stakeholders capturing business objectives and requirements
• Document current and target state processes accurately and to the level of detail required
• In conjunction with the Senior Business Architect develop policies and standards for Business Architecture
• Explain complex business problems using clear language and artefacts
• Develop your knowledge of frameworks, practice and principles of business architecture
• Assist with the maintenance of the enterprise architecture repository

This role serves as a foundational position for developing expertise in business architecture. The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development
• Access to on-site gym
• Free parking

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role. A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at childcarechoices.gov.uk.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

Essential:

• Being well versed in communication and confident in explaining complex concepts and technologies to others
• Awareness of business architectural frameworks, principles and techniques
• Evidence of listening to the needs of design and business stakeholders and interpret information

Desirable:

• Knowledge of ArchiMate and BPMN
• Experience of using SPARX EA, ARCHI and Prolaborate

At application you will be asked to provide a CV and personal statement of no more than 500 words demonstrating your suitability for the role against the essential criteria. You will also be assessed against the following behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture (Lead Behaviour).

Applications will be sifted using all elements listed above, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on personal statement and lead behaviour only: Seeing the Big Picture.

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours: Changing and Improving, Leadership, Making Effective Decisions.

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed but these will be held in person at Army Headquarters, Andover. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.