Enterprise Architect (Security)

Enterprise Architect (Security)

At QinetiQ, we are creating the future of defence technology and ground-breaking innovations. Join us as an Enterprise Architect (Security) at any of our main UK sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As an Enterprise Architect, you will provide strategic architectural leadership across the enterprise globally, ensuring business and technology alignment so that investments, roadmaps, and delivery outcomes coherently support the organisation’s strategy and operation model. You will own architecture standards, governance, and road mapping at an enterprise level, acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders. Enterprise Architects focus on strategy, alignment, and governance rather than deep technical design; specialist Enterprise Architects provide domain depth.

Responsibilities Include:

• Owning architecture principles, standards and reference designs; managing Architecture Review Boards and design authorities.
• Maintaining strong relationships with business representatives, finance and deliver leads whilst communicating clearly to executive and technical audiences.
• Defining and maintaining multi-year domain roadmaps that align business capabilities, processes and technology outcomes across regions.
• Shaping and maintaining digital/data/business strategy alignment in partnership with business leaders, Product Owners, and specialist architects.
• Publishing EA knowledge products, maintaining EA tooling/metamodel, and defining metrics and value approach.
• Supporting effective service transition by ensuring architecture intent and non-functional guardrails are embedded.
• Mentoring architects/engineers and fostering a community of practice.

Essential Experience:

• Extensive experience in enterprise-scale architecture or senior business/technology roles.
• Deep understanding of security architecture.
• Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders.
• Good understanding of how to apply governance and work with stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications:

• TOGAF, ITIL v4 Foundation or other relevant qualifications.
• Degree in Computer Science/Systems Engineering/ Engineering/Maths or equivalent experience.

We value difference and do not have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education. If you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK sites with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. Our formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly. Through effective teamwork, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture: www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community.
• Volunteering Opportunities.

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.