Job Description

Job Title: Data Architect - Cloud

Location: Farnborough or Preston, Warton, Portsmouth, Glascoed (Hybrid) - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: \xc2\xa365,000+ - Depending on experience

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing:

\xc2\xb7 Responsible for designing and analysing data & analytics (D&A) cloud-based architecture that ensures efficient data management

\xc2\xb7 Supports the cloud data strategy, considering people, product, partners, and processes, collaborating with senior stakeholders across the business to understand the evolving data needs of the organisation

\xc2\xb7 Liaises with the product suppliers, COTS component vendors and sub-contract development teams ensuring alignment to the Data Technology roadmap

\xc2\xb7 Works jointly across enterprise architecture to inform, develop, and design cloud data solutions that supports business strategy, requirements, and changes in capabilities

\xc2\xb7 Ensure strategy architectures are in alignment with data architecture, EA principles and target state

\xc2\xb7 Identifies conflicts and dependencies between initiatives and raising these with the relevant projects and stakeholders

\xc2\xb7 Contributes and supports appropriate governance for all key aspects of delivery and platforms; champions and encourages adherence to process

\xc2\xb7 Actively participates across the enterprise, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice

\xc2\xb7 Keep up to date with Microsoft Azure / AWS / GCP technologies and drive best practice and standards

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

\xc2\xb7 Proven knowledge and experience of working within architecture frameworks e.g., TOGAF

\xc2\xb7 Technical knowledge of a range of cloud data technologies across Azure, AWS, GCP

\xc2\xb7 Business and system requirements gathering / analysis

\xc2\xb7 Understanding of the service and software development lifecycles lifecycle (including methodologies e.g., Agile) and associated reviews, policies, standards, and governance processes

\xc2\xb7 Experience in cloud data technology or equivalent roles

\xc2\xb7 Data or Azure fundamentals qualifications

Benefits:

You\xe2\x80\x99ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You\xe2\x80\x99ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts \xe2\x80\x93 you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Enterprise Architecture team:

This role needs someone who has worked on developing cloud architectures for data and analytics, they should have experience in on-prem to cloud migration. The successful candidate will also need to have excellent stakeholder management capabilities. The role reports into the Enterprise Data Architect, sitting within the Head Office Group IM&T. Joining the team will provide you with an opportunity to work globally, gaining fantastic exposure across the company and be part of a highly visible data transformation program.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to make a real difference. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\xe2\x80\x99ll 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 5/09/2023

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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