Job Title: IT Leader - Solution Architect
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: from £70,000 dependant on experience, plus car allowance and bonus on top
What you'll be doing:
1. Optimise Architecture Solutions against Schedule, Scope, Sequence, Requirement, Strategic Objectives, Cost, Toolset Best-Practise and Supportability.
2. Influencing at all levels from Director to Subject Matter Experts, leveraging a team of experts and leading other Architects - to gain agreement to Architectures and Solutions.
3. Design and implement enterprise level solutions leveraging the latest SIEMENS CAD & PLM software.
4. Integrate into existing CAM, MES and ERP solutions supporting quality, testing, construction and manufacturing processes.
5. Evaluate and select appropriate technologies and vendors to meet BAES Submarine programme needs
6. Work with technology and software partners to resolve complex technical issues.
7. Develop and maintain and enterprise architecture framework aligning business demand and strategy to industry proven practise, solution components and decisions.
8. Manage governance processes to ensure Solution build matches architectures and design review quality criteria's.
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
9. Hold experience as a CAD and PLM Consultant/ Architect with broad understanding and experience of designing and implementing solutions to support large engineering programmes
10. Used an Architecture repository toolset such as Enterprise Architect and an Architecture modelling framework.
11. Ability to communicate at all levels and at business change communication events.
Desirable:
12. Have used JIRA and Confluence supporting agile delivery methodologies or similar collaboration technologies.
13. Experience of SAP and PE&O product suites or similar for use on large manufacturing projects
Benefits:
You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The IT Architecture Team:
By joining the team, you will have a fantastic opportunity to be heavily involved in our largest Submarine programme and work with our external partners to support in the invention/ creation of the submarine design and build. The shipyard has senior commitment and ambition to strengthen the submarine design discipline exploiting digital thread capabilities to improve business performance. The role will be part of the team inventing this future capability. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria
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.