Integration Architect

Job title: Integration Architect

Location: Frimley or Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £82,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Specifying, designing and assuring business information systems and their integration into the Enterprise that support core organisational functions across Shared Services
• Working within Shared Services EIT Architecture Group to define robust and cost-effective solution architectures and designs to meet the business objectives and requirements of the customer, with accountability for delivery of fit for purpose solutions within a domain
• Working closely with service and product teams and be responsible for technology roadmaps, architectural standards, compliance with legal / security requirements, design patterns, design reviews, and ongoing technical support for the service is maintained
• Collaborating with IM&T, business functions, and key stakeholders to ensure architectural alignment with strategic objectives and drive cross-functional capability development.
• Developing future-state architectures and technology roadmaps, reducing technical debt and informing functional roadmaps for product and service evolution
• Providing technical leadership, subject matter expertise, and support across project lifecycles and service operations

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive experience architecting complex solutions and desirable to have several years of experience working with integrations
• Deep understanding of integration services, integration standards, and future-proof design patterns
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across all business levels.
• Demonstrate authoritative expertise in integration technologies, providing guidance, oversight and assurance

Desirable:

• Knowledge of WebMethods and Axway architecture
• TOGAF certification and degree-level qualification

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Enterprise IT Architecture Team:

In the architecture team, we are experiencing high-growth and are working across a breadth of initiatives – including several hundred apps and projects, supplier refreshes and the design and implementation of new architecture.

The Architecture team are committed team of professionals who are focused on delivering against our company strategy, as we invest in the modernisation of our people and our IT environment across a global landscape.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28th April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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