Enterprise Architect (Security)

QinetiQ Limited; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking an Enterprise Architect (Security) to provide strategic architectural leadership across the organisation, aligning business and technology while guiding investments, roadmaps and delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities include governance, roadmapping, mentoring and developing architecture narratives for senior stakeholders across global sites. The role is based at UK sites with a 37-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise-scale architecture or senior roles.
• Deep understanding of security architecture and its role across the enterprise.
• Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Good governance practices and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Owning architecture principles, standards and reference designs; managing Architecture Review Boards.
• Maintaining relationships with business, finance and delivery leads; presenting to exec/CxO audiences.
• Defining multi-year domain roadmaps aligning business capabilities with tech outcomes.
• Publishing EA knowledge products and maintaining tooling, metamodels and metrics.
• Supporting service transition with guardrails and runbook expectations; mentoring teams.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Security architecture

Stakeholder communication

Governance

Education

TOGAF & ITIL v4

CS/SE/Engineering/Maths degree

Job description

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Job Title: Enterprise Architect (Security)

Location: Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Package: £77,850 – £86,500 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF20662

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Enterprise Architect (Security) at any of our main UK sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As an Enterprise Architect, you will provide strategic architectural leadership across the enterprise globally, ensuring business and technology alignment so that investments, roadmaps, and delivery outcomes coherently support the organisation’s strategy and operation model.

Day-to-day, you’ll own architecture standards, governance, and road mapping at an enterprise levels acting as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders orchestrating alignment across business domains and technology platforms. Enterprise Architects focus on strategy, alignment, and governance rather than deep technical design; specialist Enterprise Architects provide domain depth.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning architecture principles, standards and reference designs; managing Architecture Review Boards and design authorities
• Maintaining strong relationships with business representatives, finance and deliver leads whilst communicating clearly to exec/CxO and technical audiences providing compelling presentations, decision records and architecture narratives
• Defining and maintaining multi-year domain roadmaps that align business capabilities, processes and technology outcomes across regions. This includes shaping and maintaining digital/data/business strategy alignment in partnership with business leaders, Product Owners, and specialist architects
• Publishing EA knowledge products and maintain EA tooling/metamodel and defining metrics and value approach.
• Supporting effective service transition by ensuring architecture intent and non-fuctional guardrails are embedded; agree runbook expectations with service owners
• Mentoring architects/engineers and fostering a community of practice

Essential experience of the Enterprise Architect (Security):

• Extensive experience in enterprise-scale architecture or senior business/technology roles
• Deep understanding of security architecture
• Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders
• Good understanding of how to apply governance and work with stakeholders

Essential qualifications for the Enterprise Architect (Security):

• TOGAF, ITIL v4 Foundation or other relevant qualifications
• Degree in Computer Science/Systems Engineering/ Engineering/Maths or equivalent experience

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at any of our main UK sites with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Multi-Site

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture . www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.