Security Enterprise Architect - Strategy & Governance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health/Medical/Dental insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ in the United Kingdom is seeking an Enterprise Architect (Security) to provide strategic architectural leadership across the global enterprise, ensuring business and technology alignment so investments, roadmaps and delivery align with the company’s strategy.

You’ll own architecture standards, governance and roadmapping at an enterprise level, acting as trusted advisor to business and technology leaders.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise-scale architecture.
• Deep understanding of security architecture.
• Strong ability to communicate with stakeholders.
• Good understanding of governance and working with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Security architecture

Stakeholder communication

Governance

Education

TOGAF

ITIL v4 Foundation

Degree in Computer Science/Systems Engineering/Engineering/Maths or equivalent

Job description

QinetiQ in the United Kingdom is seeking an Enterprise Architect (Security) to provide strategic architectural leadership across the global enterprise, ensuring business and technology alignment so investments, roadmaps and delivery align with the company’s strategy.

You’ll own architecture standards, governance and roadmapping at an enterprise level, acting as trusted advisor to business and technology leaders.