Job Vacancy Data Architect

Job Title: Data Architect

Location: Guildford, Preston, Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 depending on experience plus bonus scheme

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing the business process and data architectures providing support and guidance to the COO and wider Digital Intelligence


• Creating a Business Architecture framework which is suitable for a Data & Analytics Service to help articulate End to End business requirements and data flows across our Sector


• Creating functional business process and top-level data flows which depict how our Sector and Functions are meeting their Data & Analytical goals


• Development and ongoing maintenance of the DI COO business architecture framework including business requirements definitions and business process standards


• Defining Solution Options in line with customer requirements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience working within a business or solution architecture background


• Experience of working within a strategy role


• Good experience of architecting & governing enterprise-wide solutions


• Competent in identifying risks and opportunities

Desirable:

• Relevant IT degree or business degree, experience in consultancy or people management position

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 Digital Intelligence COO Data team:

Data lies at the core of our daily operations in Digital Intelligence. The COO data team has been established to enable the business to maximise the quality, availability, and use of trusted data assets to support business decisions. Our vision is to foster a data-driven culture that empowers people to connect with the right data at the right time, enabling informed decisions, innovation, and transformative impact.

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: 25th 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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