Enterprise Architect

Sanderson Government & Defence; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence seeks a qualified professional to assess how M&S, Synthetics and Test & Evaluation digital capabilities integrate with enterprise architecture and Digital Engineering across the lifecycle.

You will engage with multinational defence organisations and industry partners in complex, multi-stakeholder settings, assess current and target architectures, and help shape roadmaps for interoperable, credible solutions within a modern defence context.

Qualifications

• Digital Engineering: assess the application and maturity of Digital Engineering, Digital Thread and Digital Twin across complex lifecycles.
• Systems Engineering and MBSE: apply Principles when assessing architectures, models and processes.
• M&S, Synthetics and T&E: understand digital capabilities and their integration with enterprise and Digital Engineering.
• Technical Analysis: interpret complex technical information, identify inconsistencies, assess evidence and form robust conclusions.
• Technical Maturity Assessment: evaluate architectural credibility, feasibility, interoperability and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Apply sufficient understanding of M&S, Synthetics and Test & Evaluation digital capabilities to assess their integration with wider enterprise architecture, Digital Engineering and systems engineering environment.
• Engage effectively with multinational organisations, defence organisations, industry suppliers and stakeholder organisations in complex multi-stakeholder technical environments.
• Assess target enterprise and integration architectures aligned to organisational and programme objectives.
• Apply architectural principles, standards, patterns and reference architectures.
• Assess current-state enterprise, systems, integration and data architectures.
• Identify capability, integration, data, technology and interoperability gaps between current and target states.
• Evaluate transition architectures, roadmaps, sequencing and implementation strategies.
• Assess interface, information exchange and interoperability requirements.Identify and manage architectural dependencies across systems, data, technology, suppliers and programmes

Skills

Digital Engineering

Systems Engineering MBSE

M&S Synthetics T&E

Technical Analysis

Technical Maturity

Job description

The role will assess how capabilities, together with data architecture and governance, integrate to support a coherent, digitally enabled enterprise across the lifecycle.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Apply sufficient understanding of M&S, Synthetics and Test & Evaluation digital capabilities to assess their integration with wider enterprise architecture, Digital Engineering and systems engineering environment.
• Engage effectively with multinational organisations, defence organisations, industry suppliers and stakeholder organisations in complex multi-stakeholder technical environments.
• Assess target enterprise and integration architectures aligned to organisational and programme objectives.
• Apply architectural principles, standards, patterns and reference architectures.
• Assess current-state enterprise, systems, integration and data architectures.
• Identify capability, integration, data, technology and interoperability gaps between current and target states.
• Evaluate transition architectures, roadmaps, sequencing and implementation strategies.
• Assess interface, information exchange and interoperability requirements.Identify and manage architectural dependencies across systems, data, technology, suppliers and programmes

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Digital Engineering - ability to assess the application and maturity of Digital Engineering, Digital Thread and Digital Twin approaches across complex engineering lifecycles.
• Systems Engineering and MBSE - ability to apply Systems Engineering and MBSE principles when assessing architectures, models, processes and technical solutions.
• M&S, Synthetics and T&E - sufficient technical understanding to assess M&S, Synthetics and T&E digital capabilities and their integration with wider enterprise and Digital Engineering architectures.
• Technical Analysis - strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex technical information, identify inconsistencies, assess evidence and form robust conclusions.
• Technical Maturity Assessment - ability to evaluate architectural credibility, technical maturity, feasibility, interoperability and implementation readiness.

Technical Assurance -: ability to apply verification, validation, assurance and acceptance

Reasonable Adjustments:

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