Data & Technology Lead

BAE Systems; Frimley; On-site; GBP 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the United Kingdom is seeking a professional to join their Security Function, focusing on technology and data. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders on functional requirements and proposing improvements for technology adoption. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data architecture, experience in business transformation, and the ability to work across various functions. Salary is up to £68,000 depending on skills and experience, with additional benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of data architecture principles and IM&T portfolio management.
• Experience in business transformation and managing the organisational impact of new technologies and digital services.
• Ability to capture and translate business requirements into functional and technical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to document and analyse functional requirements.
• Identifying inefficiencies in processes and proposing solutions for improvements.
• Acting as a liaison between functional stakeholders and technical teams.

Skills

Data architecture principles

Business transformation

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical translation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather, document, and analyse functional requirements for technology and data, providing specialist advice on technology and data exploitation
• Identifying inefficiencies in processes or systems and proposing solutions to improve enterprise technology adoption
• Acting as a liaison between functional stakeholders and technical SMEs (Group IM&T, SSvS EIT) ensuring the Security Function's requirements are fully understood
• Collaborating with Group IM&T Architecture and Data & Analytics teams to ensure the Security Function's data and systems architecture models are mapped
• Maintaining and developing the Function's technology roadmap and ensuring opportunities for standardisation and enterprise adoptions are raised to the SLT
• Working with key Functions to ensure appropriate coordination of the technology portfolio across Security, IM&T, Supply Chain, HR and Legal/Export Control
• Maintaining a Functional IM&T Roadmap and project portfolio, triaging inputs from all Security Capability Centres, and curating long-term adoption of enterprise technologies

Good knowledge of data architecture principles and IM&T portfolio management

• Experience in business transformation and managing the organisational impact of new technologies and digital services
• Ability to capture and translate business requirements into functional and technical outcomes, delivering value for the benefit of the customer/stakeholder

Desirable

• Awareness of Security domains including physical, personnel and cyber security

Important notices

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 at 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. There’s no limit to where your career at BAE Systems in the UK could take you.

When you join us you’ll be part of something bigger, a purpose that binds diverse minds and talents together – to serve, supply and protect those who serve and protect us. From day one, you can expect unique environments and boundary-breaking projects across air, land, sea, cyber and space. Be part of a team committed to excellence where you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds working towards a common vision – to be the premier international defence, aerospace and security company. Your contribution can make a real impact. It’s a place where your diversity of thought and experience is valued, and where you’ll have access to all the resources you need to grow – both professionally and personally. Whether that’s deepening your expertise, achieving further professional accreditation, getting involved in our community or enjoying varied projects and experiences – there’s no end to where your career and life at BAE Systems could take you. With flexible working patterns and great rewards and benefits, you can look forward to a secure and rewarding career in a stimulating, inclusive environment you can thrive in – now and in the future.

Whether you’re working on surface ships, submarines, aircraft, land vehicles and high-technology platforms or in cyber, digital, multi-domain integration or space; there are opportunities for engineers at all levels across a wide range of specialisms in which to develop. It’s challenging, fulfilling and meaningful work where our engineers are encouraged to push the boundaries of what’s possible and to think of innovative ways to solve some of our customers’ biggest challenges. All whilst ensuring we have a positive impact within the communities in which we operate. Our path ahead needs brilliant minds like yours.

Salary: Up to £68,000 depending on skills and experience. As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Security team: The Security Function's vision is to deliver world class security that is a true market differentiator. To achieve this we bring together individuals with a diverse mix of skills, experience and backgrounds who can innovate to assess threat, manage risks to our information and people, and help the company grow securely. The Security Function works alongside our Cyber Security colleagues to ensure we have the people, process and technologies to manage risk in an ever evolving threat landscape.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.