Enterprise Architect - MoD - SEO

Location

MOD Corsham

About the job

Job summary

The MOD's digital teams ensure we remain among the most technologically advanced Armed Forces in the world. We develop and lead in cutting-edge data science, automation, and cyber security solutions to protect the UK and its interests, at home and abroad.

Our mission also goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving innovation that impacts lives across the globe. 

Working at the MOD 

Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference? Your next career move could be here!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

We are seeking experienced Enterprise Architects to play a key leadership role within our organisation. As an Enterprise Architect, you will work across various levels to translate business strategy into actionable change and technical delivery. Senior Enterprise Architects will also support lead architects in shaping, aligning, and driving the organisation's strategic direction, ensuring it is effectively developed, agreed upon, and implemented.

Responsibilities

• Network and communicate with stakeholders across domains or enterprises
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Support a community or team
• Use emerging technologies and approaches
• Play an active part in the team and understand how to deliver the team’s objectives to meet organisational goals
• Identify influences or risks

For more information on the Enterprise Architect profession please see the Government Digital and Data Framework; 

Senior Enterprise Architect

Note this post requires infrequent travel to other UK sites and attendance at evening conference calls.

Person specification

As a successful Technical Architect, you will demonstrate:

• A proven track record of operating in highly secure environments, delivering positive business outcomes through effective technical collaboration.
• A strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, including the ability to document current state architectures, design future state architectures, and provide technical support to project solution architects to ensure consistency with the overarching strategy.
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks and methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and cloud migration strategies.
• Knowledge of implementing and managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) within interconnected system landscapes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.

Application 

When submitting your CV, please highlight your career history and experience relevant to this role.  Additionally, refer to the "Things You Need to Know" section of the advert and provide a personal statement (max.1250 words) demonstrating the Essential Criteria listed below:   

Essential Criteria 

• Describe your knowledge of working across other departments or internationally in a highly secure environment to delivery business benefit through technical engagement. 
• Detail your knowledge of enterprise architecture, such as capturing As-Is architectures, developing to-be architectures, and providing technical guidance to solution architects within projects to drive coherence and alignment to strategy. 
• Expand on your knowledge of protocols and standards for modelling and tooling. 
• Outline your knowledge of cloud computing and cloud adoption. 

Security Clearance 

To be appointed, successful candidates must meet the security requirements. Our thorough vetting process can take several months to complete. This vacancy is open exclusively to UK nationals, and the required security level is Developed Vetting. Additionally, candidates must pass STRAP clearance before starting the role. 

This role is restricted to candidates who hold sole UK national status

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Architect for the whole context
• Architecture communication.
• Making architectural decisions
• Enterprise Architecture