Business Architect
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This is a great opportunity for a Business Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture function of MBDA. Operating at the intersection of business strategy, transformation, innovation, solution development and governance this leadership role is a key partner to Business & Digital Excellence functions across the group.
Salary: Circa £75,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship .
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 30% of base salary
Monthly Car Allowance: £300 per calendar month
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefitThe opportunity:
The Enterprise Architecture team combines business and technical expertise with practical experience, positioning us as trusted advisors across the company. By maintaining close alignment with the business objectives, our architected approach ensures critical improvements, transformations and technology efforts are coordinated, effective and value driven: underpinning a strong, secure, scalable, and efficient foundation for the company.
The role works across the multi-national, European group of MBDA. It has a broad scope including -
Partnering with leaders amongst Business & Digital Excellence functions
Providing the data-driven foundation for prioritising decisions on areas that maximise business value
Ensuring key transformations, improvements and technology decisions directly support and enable the overarching goals and drivers of the business
Eliciting clear business needs and requirements from which data, application and technology architectural choices can follow and ultimately provide clear input to solution development activities
Supporting the development of solutions, their implementation and governanceWhat we're looking for from you:
Technical skills include
Business architecture modelling
Requirement's elicitation, prioritisation & trade-off
Familiarity with architecture frameworks
Relevant professional qualificationSoft skills include
Leadership
Strategic & analytical thinking
Stakeholder management
Communication skillsRecognising diverse routes into Business Architecture, desirable experiences include
A business analysis or architecture background
An enterprise or IT architecture background
Project Management
Experience working in an international settingOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
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This is a great opportunity for a Business Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture function of MBDA. Operating at the intersection of business strategy, transformation, innovation, solution development and governance this leadership role is a key partner to Business & Digital Excellence functions across the group.
Salary: Circa £75,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship .
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 30% of base salary
Monthly Car Allowance: £300 per calendar month
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefitThe opportunity:
The Enterprise Architecture team combines business and technical expertise with practical experience, positioning us as trusted advisors across the company. By maintaining close alignment with the business objectives, our architected approach ensures critical improvements, transformations and technology efforts are coordinated, effective and value driven: underpinning a strong, secure, scalable, and efficient foundation for the company.
The role works across the multi-national, European group of MBDA. It has a broad scope including -
Partnering with leaders amongst Business & Digital Excellence functions
Providing the data-driven foundation for prioritising decisions on areas that maximise business value
Ensuring key transformations, improvements and technology decisions directly support and enable the overarching goals and drivers of the business
Eliciting clear business needs and requirements from which data, application and technology architectural choices can follow and ultimately provide clear input to solution development activities
Supporting the development of solutions, their implementation and governanceWhat we're looking for from you:
Technical skills include
Business architecture modelling
Requirement's elicitation, prioritisation & trade-off
Familiarity with architecture frameworks
Relevant professional qualificationSoft skills include
Leadership
Strategic & analytical thinking
Stakeholder management
Communication skillsRecognising diverse routes into Business Architecture, desirable experiences include
A business analysis or architecture background
An enterprise or IT architecture background
Project Management
Experience working in an international settingOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
#LI-RM1