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Location: MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR
Salary: £61,630
Reference number: 469310
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.
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This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
Enterprise Architects are leaders working across different levels within an organisation, to translate the business strategy into business change and technical delivery.
As a Lead Enterprise Architect for Command and Control (C2), you’ll support the Principal Architect for C2 to shape and influence command and control systems across the defence enterprise. You’ll help technologists align their efforts with the needs of the military and help the military digitise their C2 processes. Although this is a C2 role, the initial tasking is likely to be focussed on the military process of targeting, as part of the design authority for the Digital Targeting Web (DTW). The DTW is a high-profile Strategic Defence Review initiative.
Responsibilities
- Lead on the development of reference architectures for C2 and Targeting to support coherence across the organisation.
- Network and communicate with senior stakeholders and across enterprises and seek opportunities for improvement.
- Provide leadership to direct reports and across the enterprise.
- Horizon scan for influences or risks.
- Take a leading role in the overall direction of business and digital capabilities and support successful delivery of the long-term strategy.
Person specification
Please ensure that your application demonstrates the essential criteria below:
- Experience of delivering complex, end-to-end architectural projects, that align to enterprise-wide business strategies and of leading teams.
- Proficiency in tools, methodologies and frameworks to support architectural design, governance, strategic development and stakeholder communication, such as ArchiMate, Bizz Design Enterprise Studio and TOGAF.
- Experience in creating reference architectures for digital services, to help drive change across a complex organisation.
You’ll also need:
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders, providing direction and challenging when required.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Ability to influence and lead in a complex setting, and to manage and mentor colleagues.
- Great communication skills (written, verbal and presentational), able to articulate complex architectural concepts clearly to technical and non-technical users.
If not held already, opportunity may be provided to gain the following when in post:
- TOGAF certification
- Open Agile Architecture™ Practitioner Certification
- ArchiMate Training
- ITIL certification
Additional information
- This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £15,300 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.
- This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Please note that due to the classification of some IT systems needed in this role, site attendance will be required to complete some of the duties of this position.
- Dependent on the business need, there will be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK (or potentially occasional overseas visits).
- If not already held, successful candidates will be required to attain DV clearance.
- Please note, this position is open to sole UK nationals only.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Architecture Communication
- Architect for the whole context
- Making architectural decisions
- Enterprise Architecture
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £61,630, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,854 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
Our benefits include:
- Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years’ service
- Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year
- In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Parental and Adoption Leave
- Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service – Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, Company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
- In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes such as vouchers and gift cards
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail
Equality and Diversity
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.
Defence operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.
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Defence is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way it conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts are/will be subject to review and potential changes, as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout the transformation programme, Defence is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with personnel and Trade Unions.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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