Business Architect

Amentum; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Business Architect to support the HPC Construction Project. You will work with the Business Architecture Lead and Senior Managers to shape the operating model, manage requirements, and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

They will engage stakeholders, evaluate options with third parties, and develop investment cases to maximise project value while applying best practice and IT infrastructure insights.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications and experience in business architecture disciplines.
• ONR licence conditions and CNS requirements implications for IT services.
• Experience delivering architecture solutions that improve efficiency.
• Experience with Prince2 project management and related tools/processes.
• Experience with RFI/ITT activities and evaluation scoring; ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to develop project concepts, clarify scope and risks.
• Capture and prioritise business requirements and success measures.
• Collaborate with third-party delivery partners to evaluate options.
• Develop mandates and investment cases, translating benefits into tangible value.
• Act as custodian of requirements through the project lifecycle and ensure alignment.
• Apply current trends and best practices to enable continuous improvement.

Skills

Business Architecture

Process management

Business analysis

Data & management information

IT systems development

Stakeholder management

Education

Business Architecture qualifications

Prince2 certified

Tools

RFI/ITT evaluation scorecard

Job description

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes , plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish.

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects ‘clean energy’ benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

The Business Architect is responsible for supporting the Business Architecture Lead in formulating, directing, and the delivery of Business Architecture projects undertaken by the HPC Construction Project. They work in partnership with Senior Managers deploying expert business analysis skill, broad business knowledge and specialist expertise to create solutions that deliver an effective and efficient business operating model. They remain engaged throughout development and implementation to manage requirements change, validate the solution, and prepare the business for implementation. For this role, knowledge and experience of IT Infrastructure projects will be preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with relevant stakeholders as the key contact to develop the initial project concept, elaborating the primary business objectives, clarifying the scope and impacts of the proposed change and identifying the initial risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies that affect the successful outcome of the project
• Consult with senior management and other key stakeholders to capture, evaluate, challenge and prioritise business requirements and success measures
• Collaborate with 3rd party delivery partners to identify the best solution options including structured evaluation and appraisal of options that ensure user-friendly and efficient solutions
• Develop robust mandates and investment cases for business architecture projects. Challenge suggested benefits, translate intangible benefits into tangible benefits and identify additional benefits to maximise the extracted value of the proposed change
• Act as custodian for the business requirements through the project lifecycle to ensure consistency with the defined solution and delivery of the identified business outcomes
• Use knowledge of current and emerging trends to enable continuous business improvement that employ the latest best practice methods and best in breed technical solutions

Education, Skills & Experience

• Relevant qualifications and experience in one or more of the Business Architecture disciplines of process management, business analysis, data and management information or IT system development.
• ONR licence conditions, ONR (CNS) requirements and implications for Business Architecture IT Services.
• Experience delivering Business Architecture solutions that eliminate duplication and improve efficiency of business operations.
• Experience of formal project management techniques, such as Prince2 (EDF Energy Project Way), plus associated tools and processes, including planning and estimating.
• Experience of Request For Information (RFI) and Invitation To Tender (ITT) activities, including the creation and use of an evaluation score card. Excellent communication, presentation, and written skills, with relevant experience of influencing decision making of senior executives, business managers and third parties at a strategic level.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

We partner with VERCIDA, for greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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