Architecture Manager for Product Development

Job Title: Architecture Manager for Product Development

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: £75,000 plus dependent on skills and experience with executive benefits and car allowance on top

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the development of technical strategy, approach and standards
• Provide technical advice and guidance to business senior leadership
• Validate and manage the demand from functions and programmes into the Product Group
• Contribute to the overall development of future state architectures
• Develop, maintain and govern the solution development tools and processes
• Development of the solution configuration plan and reference models
• Oversee the assurance of designs against architectures and of the solution design, build and test
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• Provide functional leadership and representation of IT resources
• Be responsible for the alignment of technical approach within the wider Architecture Office IT technical strategy

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• You will need to have good Architecture experience with a focus in complex systems engineering
• Experience with Engineering Management and Design Systems (i.e Siemens)
• Experience of working within Architectural Frameworks (MODAF, TOGAF)

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of Product Management, Backlogs, Roadmaps and Prioritisation desirable
• Experience with Enterprise One, Sparks EA, or other architectural applications desirable

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 Product Development Architecture team:

This is an exciting time to join the team on our most complex programme yet. The Dreadnaught Programme is critical national programme, its big role. Lead define and improve engineering system on major national programme 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 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: 30th September 2024

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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