Enterprise Architect - Digital Engineering/Software Engineering

• Provide technical architecture leadership across people, process, and technology (Software Engineering)
• Integrate Software Factory capabilities into the broader Digital Engineering environment
• Support architecture governance, security, compliance and Secure by Design principles
• Translate enterprise policies/risk requirements into solution design standards, governance models, and compliance frameworks
• Lead/author RFIs and RFQs and support supplier engagement
• Drive reuse, best practice, innovation and continuous improvement across value streams
• Communicate architectural vision, progress, risks and obligations to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Active SC clearance (DV desirable)
• Strong background in Enterprise / Business Architecture (typically 5+ years)
• Defence / aerospace delivery experience (MOD, Defence Digital, primes, or regulated environments)
• Architecture framework exposure such as TOGAF / ArchiMate (and/or equivalent)
• Experience architecting software development environments across the system engineering lifecycle
• Strong stakeholder management with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Engineers, IT teams, end users, and suppliers
• Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computer Science / Engineering / IT / Maths)

Desirable experience

• Microsoft Azure (experience and/or certification)
• DevSecOps / CI/CD exposure
• Containerisation (e.g., Docker / Kubernetes)
• Agile delivery / SAFe
• Analytics tooling (e.g., Power BI), data warehousing concepts
• Security certs (e.g., CISSP) and/or professional recognition (e.g., Chartered Engineer)