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# Enterprise Architect (Security)

- **Company:** QINETIQ LIMITED
- **Location:** Farnborough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £77,850.0 - £86,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0c965a773a352dfa

## About the Role

Extensive experience in enterprise-scale architecture or senior business/technology roles
Deep understanding of security architecture
Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders
Good understanding of how to apply governance and work with stakeholders, TOGAF, ITIL v4 Foundation or other relevant qualifications
Degree in Computer Science/Systems Engineering/ Engineering/Maths or equivalent experience

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK sites with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

## Description

As an Enterprise Architect, you will provide strategic architectural leadership across the enterprise globally, ensuring business and technology alignment so that investments, roadmaps, and delivery outcomes coherently support the organisation's strategy and operation model.

Day-to-day, you'll own architecture standards, governance, and road mapping at an enterprise levels acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders orchestrating alignment across business domains and technology platforms. Enterprise Architects focus on strategy, alignment, and governance rather than deep technical design; specialist Enterprise Architects provide domain depth.

Your responsibilities will include:
Owning architecture principles, standards and reference designs; managing Architecture Review Boards and design authorities
Maintaining strong relationships with business representatives, finance and deliver leads whilst communicating clearly to exec/CxO and technical audiences providing compelling presentations, decision records and architecture narratives
Defining and maintaining multi-year domain roadmaps that align business capabilities, processes and technology outcomes across regions. This includes shaping and maintaining digital/data/business strategy alignment in partnership with business leaders, Product Owners, and specialist architects
Publishing EA knowledge products and maintain EA tooling/metamodel and defining metrics and value approach.
Supporting effective service transition by ensuring architecture intent and non-fuctional guardrails are embedded; agree runbook expectations with service owners
Mentoring architects/engineers and fostering a community of practice


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