Enterprise Architect - Digital Twin & Virtual Environments

Defence

Reading

On-site

GBP 76,000 - 127,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Defence is seeking an Enterprise Architect to lead Digital Engineering initiatives in Reading. You will shape virtual environment architectures, drive governance, and ensure secure-by-design practices across lifecycle.

The role covers digital twins, virtual testing, and integration across people, process, and technology. The candidate will bring MOD/Defence Digital experience, active SC clearance, and strong TOGAF/ArchiMate credentials, with a background in IT software development environments

Qualifications

Strong Enterprise / Business Architecture experience within MOD, Defence Digital, or UK aerospace/defence environments.
Active SC clearance is mandatory; DV preferred.
Experience across enterprise, system, data, and technical architecture.
Strong understanding of digital engineering concepts (digital twins, digital thread, virtual environments, simulation).
Experience architecting IT software development environments and working across the systems engineering lifecycle.
Degree in a relevant discipline plus architecture certifications such as TOGAF / ArchiMate / CISSP / cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD).
Provide architectural leadership across people, process, and technology for Virtual Environment / Digital Engineering.
Support delivery of Digital Twin / Digital Thread, virtual testing, qualification/certification, and training solutions.
Apply modelling & simulation principles including real-time/time-domain simulation and 'fail first' integration philosophy.
Translate architecture policies and risk requirements into actionable design standards, governance, and compliance frameworks
Support architectural governance, security, regulatory and audit requirements.
Write and manage RFI and RFQ, and contribute to tool/platform evaluations and proofs of concept.
Work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, engineering teams, IT, and suppliers-managing stakeholder expectations and delivery impacts.