Enterprise Data Architect

Job Title: Enterprise Data Architect

Location: Frimley, all other BAE UK sites can be considered. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £115,000+ dependent on skills and experiences plus executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

Developing, maintaining and communicating the Enterprise Data Architecture Strategy, together with the reference architecture and roadmaps for progression towards target state
Engaging with and influencing senior stakeholders to drive effective and coherent data-led operations across the company
Collaborating across Enterprise Architecture to ensure coherent strategy and delivery of solutions required to allow the business to meet its strategic and tactical goals
Managing the Head Office data architecture team and leading the data architecture community across the Company
Supporting data architecture implementation, assurance and compliance across the organisation, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders across the organisation
Authority and accountability for actions and decisions for data architecture, including technical and quality aspects
Collaborating with internal and external partners to facilitate effective evaluation of solutions to business needs, and working proactively and independently to articulating issues/challenges and supporting resolution

Your skills and experiences:

Essential skills:

Proven experience in data/information architecture or equivalent roles
Familiarity with industry-standard system integration and data modelling patterns, and frameworks such as ITIL, DAMA/DMBOK and TOGAF and familiarity with metadata management practices
Experience with cloud technologies, including multi-cloud and hybrid architectures
Experience of working in a multi-region highly regulated industry
Experience of leading through change, in a matrix/hub-and-spoke model, without direct line management control

Desirable skills:

Understanding of the defence landscape
Certified in appropriate ITIL, TOGAF and/or DAMA foundation and specialist knowledge areas (or equivalents)
Knowledge of working within a product-based delivery model
Relevant degree or equivalent experience (e.g. computer science, information systems, or a related study)

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Data and Analytics Group team:

Our Data and Analytics Group leads on best practice use of data and builds strategic technical capability for BAE Systems.

In this fantastic opportunity as Enterprise Data Architect, you’ll get to start within a business and shape and drive the data architecture strategy, creating, maintaining and promoting the data architecture strategy and roadmap for the organisation.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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.

Closing Date: 10th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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