Technical Specialist - Business Architecture

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Derby is seeking a Technical Specialist - Business Architecture to shape the enterprise capability models and operating frameworks for our transformation agenda. You will bridge business strategy, operations and digital delivery, ensuring alignment across change programs and WS1 digital solutions.

You will define future-state models, govern data requirements, and collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Product Owners and Delivery Teams to realise strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience linking business strategy to technology delivery.
• Experience leading complex process or business transformation initiatives.
• Strong capability in business process modelling and operating models.
• Experience working with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into architectural requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise business capability models and future-state operating models aligned to strategy.
• Lead current-state and future-state process design, including value streams and workflows.
• Drive process simplification, standardisation and measurable designs.
• Own the link between business process architecture and digital solutions in WS1.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability between objectives, capabilities, processes and data.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects, Product Owners and Delivery Teams.
• Define business information requirements and data models to aid decision-making.
• Support transformation initiative impact assessments and business case development.
• Apply governance standards and provide architectural assurance across programmes.

Skills

Business Architecture

Enterprise Transformation

Process Architecture

Operating Model Design

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Requirements translation

Education

Degree or equivalent in Business, Engineering, Technology, Information Systems

Tools

TOGAF

BIZBOK

Lean Enterprise

Value Stream Management

Business Process Management

Job description

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 Workstream 1 (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 Workstream 1 (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.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Grade: Level C Closing Date: 24th September 2026

People Leader: Jonathan Cooper

For further information, please contact: Jaspreet Bagga

Job Category

Mechanical Systems