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As a Senior Business Systems Architect within the UK Defence sector, you will play a crucial role in designing and implementing complex systems that align with the strategic goals of the organisation. 

Typically you will be responsible for:  

• Understanding the Client Organisation: Develop a deep understanding of the organisation’s structure, operations, and objectives. Analyze current business processes and systems to identify areas for improvement. 

• Strategic Alignment: Create cohesive frameworks that bridge business strategies and operational needs. Ensure that systems support the organisation’s objectives efficiently. 

• Security and Compliance: Architect solutions with high levels of security and compliance, given the context of the Defence sector. Robustness and scalability are critical. 

• Cloud Computing: In some cases, work on cloud computing solutions. 

• Applying a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views and needs of the organisation to capture, define, optimise and deploy as workflows the business processes; 

• Describing and capturing the management functions, capabilities, services, and processes to identify and describe systems and information that interact with the business, and describe which people, data and technology are involved in the processes; 

• Collecting, understanding, and documenting the functional and non-functional requirements for change initiatives and translating them into user stories, ensuring they are well defined and ready for development in line with sprint planning; 

• Supporting the analysis of new product developments with other architects; 

• Working in close collaboration with the relevant stakeholders to gain approval and prioritisation for identified initiatives and change proposals; 

• Identifying and communicating to relevant stakeholders the impact of planned initiatives on their processes, resources, technology, and governance structures; 

• Modelling the as-is and to-be management processes in an enterprise architecture toolset; 

• Analysing and interpreting data and information from several sources to support clients in decision making and unlocking the value in data; 

• Supporting the development of information systems and technology architecture.  

• Supporting business generation activity related to your discipline such as bid writing and pitches to clients. 

A relevant degree such as Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical, Science, Mathematics, Information Technology. 

Desirable: Seeking Certified Architect, or equivalent, Seeking Certified Project Manager, or equivalent, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent 

Clearance:  

All applicants must be willing and eligible to apply for and obtain UK security clearance to Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level, if not holding an existing clearance. 

Core Competencies: 

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to define and resolve problems methodically and logically. 

• The ability to visualise and create models that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture; 

• Strategic-level thinking, able to define and influence strategic decisions: 

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience of continuous stakeholder collaboration to gather and refine business requirements  

• Determine and develop user stories for services/systems in production to ensure maximum usability; 

• Experience in developing target operating models and identifying opportunities for development in current business models; 

• Be familiar with TOGAF and how general business architecture can drive and affect change with support of frameworks and models; 

• The ability to apply TOGAF or another enterprise architecture framework to business solutions; 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the business; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualisations; 

Desirable Competencies: 

• Intelligent Business Process Management tools, such as PEGA, Power Automate or similar; 

• Delivery with agile methods, such as SCRUM, and a DevOps environment; 

• Integration and/or business process management systems; 

• Knowledge of enterprise architecture toolsets, such as MooD, etc.; 

• Experience understanding and analysing information relating to complex programmes, such as risks, dependencies, issues, and benefits; 

• Carrying out training sessions and workshops to guide relevant teams 

Person Requirements:

• Good communicator; able to quickly build rapport with clients and explain both technical and non-technical concepts and approaches 

• Committed to the discovery and development of innovative solutions in an ever-changing digital landscape. 

• Influencing – establishes communication channels, actively listens, clarifies, gives/seeks feedback, clear and concise, persuasive/negotiates with others; 

• People management – fosters team/individual performance, achieves results, leads, motivates, and empowers others, deals with issues, coaches, and encourages others; 

• Organisational skills – plans well in advance, sets clear objectives, manages time/delegates, reviews progress against plan, ensures sufficient resources, encourages improvements; 

• Results oriented – satisfies internal/external customers, effective performance management, addresses cross-functional issues and technical issues, knowledge of systems and processes; 

• Interpersonal skills – builds positive relationships, demonstrate emotional stability, confident in own ability, approachable to all staff, shows respect and tolerance. 

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.