Technical Specialist - Business Architecture

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Derby are seeking a Technical Specialist - Business Architecture to drive the enterprise business capability and operating model design within the Enterprise Systems & Digital Strategy team.

You will bridge business strategy and digital delivery, shaping future-state processes, data models and governance across transformation programmes, while ensuring alignment with WS1 and other digital initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Transformation, Process Architecture or Operating Model Design.
• Ability to link business strategy to technology delivery.
• Experience leading complex process or business transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of business capability modelling and process architecture.
• Experience working with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Facilitation and influencing skills across transformation programmes.
• Translating business needs into actionable requirements for architecture and delivery teams.
• Analytical, problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise business capability models and future-state operating models.
• Lead current-state and future-state process design, including value streams and workflows.
• Drive process simplification, standardisation and optimisation.
• Own the relationship between business process architecture and WS1 digital solutions.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between objectives, capabilities, processes and data.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Product Owners and Delivery Teams.
• Define business information requirements and data models to support decision-making.
• Assess impact of transformation initiatives on organisation and operations.
• Support business case development, investment decisions and benefits realisation.
• Apply governance standards and provide architectural assurance across programmes.
• Contribute to development of business architecture methods and practices.

Skills

Business Architecture

Enterprise Transformation

Process Architecture

Operating Model

Stakeholder Engagement

Requirements Elaboration

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Thinking

Education

Degree in related field (Business/Engineering/Technology/IS)

Job description

Technical Specialist - Business Architecture

Derby - Hybrid Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Specialist - Business Architecture to join the Enterprise Systems & Digital Strategy team. In this role, you will help define, govern and evolve the business capabilities, processes, information models and operating frameworks required to deliver our strategic transformation agenda. You will act as a key bridge between business strategy, operational delivery and digital transformation, ensuring future-state business processes, organisational structures, data requirements and technology solutions remain aligned throughout the lifecycle of change. A key focus will be owning the relationship between business process architecture and the digital solutions delivered through Workstream1 (WS1), ensuring technology investments support defined business capabilities, processes and strategic outcomes.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and maintain enterprise business capability models and define future-state operating models aligned to strategic outcomes.
• Lead current-state and future-state process design, including value streams, process hierarchies and business workflows.
• Drive process simplification, standardisation and optimisation, ensuring designs are scalable, compliant and measurable.
• Own the relationship between business process architecture and digital solutions delivered through Workstream1 (WS1).
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between strategic objectives, business capabilities, processes, information requirements and delivered digital capabilities.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, Product Owners and Delivery Teams to ensure business intent is maintained throughout solution delivery.
• Define business information requirements and business data models, supporting effective decision-making and operational processes.
• Support the design of future organisational and operating models and assess the impact of transformation initiatives.
• Conduct business change and capability assessments, identifying process, organisational and operational impacts.
• Support business case development, investment decisions and benefits realisation activities.
• Apply business and enterprise architecture governance standards and provide architectural assurance and challenge across transformation programmes.
• Support the continued development and improvement of business architecture methods, standards and practices.

Position Qualifications:

• Significant experience in Business Architecture, Enterprise Transformation, Process Architecture or Operating Model Design.
• Demonstrable experience linking business strategy and operational requirements to technology delivery.
• Experience leading complex process or business transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of business capability modelling and process architecture.
• Experience working across both business and technical stakeholder communities.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively across complex transformation programmes.
• Experience translating business needs into actionable requirements for architecture and delivery teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Degree or equivalent practical experience in Business, Engineering, Technology, Information Systems or a related discipline.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience within Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace or Defence environments.
• Experience supporting Digital Thread, PLM, ERP, MBSE, AI, Data or Enterprise Transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of relevant architecture and improvement methodologies, such as TOGAF, BIZBOK, Lean Enterprise, Value Stream Management or Business Process Management.
• Experience working within regulated environments.
• Relevant professional certification or qualification, such as TOGAF, BIZBOK, BCS Business Analysis, Lean Six Sigma or Change Management.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

Grade: LevelC

Closing Date: 24th September 2026

People Leader: Jonathan Cooper

For further information, please contact: Jaspreet Bagga

Job Category Mechanical Systems

Rolls‑Royce pioneers cutting‑edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet's vital power needs.