Senior Enterprise Data Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Enterprise Data Architect

Location: Frimley, Preston or Glasgow plus other locations will be considered. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £70,000 plus benefits

What you’ll be doing:

• Leads development of data architecture patterns for reuse throughout the enterprise
• Leads activities to improve the use of data architecture to drive improvements to availability, quality and governance
• Influences organisation, customers, suppliers, partners and peers on the contribution of own specialism. Makes decisions which impact the success of assigned work, i.e. results and deadlines. Leads on user/customer and group collaboration throughout all stages of work. Ensures users’ needs are met consistently through each work stage. Builds appropriate and effective business relationships across the organisation and with customers, suppliers and partners. Creates and supports collaborative ways of working across group/area of responsibility. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who have diverse objectives
• Develop Enterprise and programme level data models and views across the full range of business functions using industry and organisational standards e.g. UML
• Uses models and views to support a range of endeavor’s including projects, transformations and functional support e.g. Sparx – EA
• Puts data into context. Contributes to conversations championing data and data models including the cross over with data processes, data storage, and machine learning technology
• Summarise and present data architecture outputs in the most appropriate format for users
• Design, develop and construct data architecture products , and integrate them into systems and business architectures

Your skills and experiences:

• A good level of experience in enterprise data modelling working within a complex environment
• Proven experience of Data Modelling Tooling expertise
• Advises on available standards, methods, tools, applications and processes relevant to group specialism(s) and can make appropriate choices from alternatives
• Understands and evaluates the organisational impact of new technologies and Data Architecture services
• Clearly demonstrates impactful communication skills (oral, written and presentation) in both formal and informal settings, articulating complex ideas to broad audiences
• Learning and professional development — takes action to advance own skills and identify and manage development opportunities in area of responsibility

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 Data Architect Enterprise team:

This exciting new role sits in the Data COE Data Architecture Team, which forms part of the Head Office Information Management and Technology Team under the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The profile and requirements of the Team have recently significantly increased due to multiple enterprise-wide transformation programmes, including OneDDC which aims to restructure digital, data and cyber across the enterprise. Reporting into the Principle Enterprise Data Architect, the role creates a good opportunity for an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to drive strategic output on large scale programmes and projects, through understanding business needs and data modelling across the enterprise.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 12th March 2026

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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