Solution Architect
BAE Systems
Date: 1 day ago
City: Frimley
Contract type: Full time
Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Frimley || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Great Baddow || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Leeds || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London
Job Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Frimley, London, Leeds, Gloucester, Gt Baddow – hybrid
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
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for assuring and owning the design and engineering methods of core internal systems, creating innovative solutions, and ensuring delivery using robust methods.
Key tasks include assuring and leading the development of solution architectures in alignment with business requirements, ensuring both functional and non-functional needs are met, and managing the transition into operation.
The role involves owning and mitigating technical risks, collaborating with quality and test management, and ensuring adherence to standards.
The Enterprise Architect also consults with stakeholders to evolve early solutions, works with the Chief Architect to mitigate obsolescence and maintain adherence to standards, and works with the Head of IT Strategy to shape initiatives for the Digital Intelligence roadmap.
Your Skills And Experiences
Key responsibilities include analysing and gathering requirements, advising on continual improvement, assessing risks, and considering all factors when making proposals. The individual shares knowledge, encourages growth, and provides guidance on standards, tools, and processes relevant to their specialisation. They assess the impact of new technologies and services, apply innovative thinking to find customer-centric solutions, and communicate complex ideas effectively. The role also involves proactive learning and development, as well as contributing to security, privacy, and ethical practices within the organisation.
This role requires a minimum clearance of SC and may require DV.
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive
IM&T Underpins Business Operations And Is Embedded In The Activities Of Every Function And Sector. Delivering Efficient And Effective IM&T Requires All Parts Of Our Organisation To Work Together
The vision of the IM&T Function is to actively drive to enable a world-class, resilient, digital infrastructure within BAE Systems. We will work across digital, data and cyber to create a secure, insight-led, digitally-enabled working world within BAE Systems to protect those that protect us.
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.
Job Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Frimley, London, Leeds, Gloucester, Gt Baddow – hybrid
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
The Enterprise Architect is responsible for assuring and owning the design and engineering methods of core internal systems, creating innovative solutions, and ensuring delivery using robust methods.
Key tasks include assuring and leading the development of solution architectures in alignment with business requirements, ensuring both functional and non-functional needs are met, and managing the transition into operation.
The role involves owning and mitigating technical risks, collaborating with quality and test management, and ensuring adherence to standards.
The Enterprise Architect also consults with stakeholders to evolve early solutions, works with the Chief Architect to mitigate obsolescence and maintain adherence to standards, and works with the Head of IT Strategy to shape initiatives for the Digital Intelligence roadmap.
Your Skills And Experiences
Key responsibilities include analysing and gathering requirements, advising on continual improvement, assessing risks, and considering all factors when making proposals. The individual shares knowledge, encourages growth, and provides guidance on standards, tools, and processes relevant to their specialisation. They assess the impact of new technologies and services, apply innovative thinking to find customer-centric solutions, and communicate complex ideas effectively. The role also involves proactive learning and development, as well as contributing to security, privacy, and ethical practices within the organisation.
This role requires a minimum clearance of SC and may require DV.
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive
IM&T Underpins Business Operations And Is Embedded In The Activities Of Every Function And Sector. Delivering Efficient And Effective IM&T Requires All Parts Of Our Organisation To Work Together
The vision of the IM&T Function is to actively drive to enable a world-class, resilient, digital infrastructure within BAE Systems. We will work across digital, data and cyber to create a secure, insight-led, digitally-enabled working world within BAE Systems to protect those that protect us.
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.
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