Systems Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Systems Architect

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

Salary: Circa £80k depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

· Direct, lead and participate in Combat System architecting activities including workshops and formal meetings as required by the customer

· Take ownership of architectural; solution, guidance, specification and standards provision, lead others when allocated as Task/Team lead

· Engage and manage stakeholders, lead and participate in systems analysis, production of conceptual and logical architecture models, reference architectures, specifications and standards

· Keep up to date with latest systems architecture patterns, techniques, and associated industry technologies (including Combat Systems)

· Proactively define architecture policies and apply best practice, help grow architectural team maturity over time, maintain and manage architectural models and documents

· Deliver high quality outputs to time and budget

· Motivate and inspire colleagues – creating architecture where purpose, and the mechanism for adherence by others is clearly understood and realised

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

· Experienced architect, familiar with leading as required and providing architecture solutions in complex system domains

· Experienced in the creation and application of effective use of systems thinking and architecture principles and definition to understand, analyse and describe a System-of-Interest (SoI) in its context, and to define the behaviour, structure, and interfaces of a System-of-Interest

· Experienced in architecting at the system level, underpinned using a suitable framework, (e.g. NAF, UAF), selected modelling language (e.g. SySML, Archimate) and selected tools (e.g. Cameo, Enterprise Architect)

· Experienced in running workshops as required, and working at System-of-Systems (SoS) and Enterprise level

Desirable:

· Experience of delivering systems analysis and simulation for the MOD, Naval Ships, and / or security classification contexts

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 NCSISS (Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Service) Team:

As part of this role, you will provide strategic direction and alignment for all NCSISS related architecting tasking streams, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team.

The MISC located on Portsdown Hill, is a specialist facility providing vital support for Royal Navy warships whilst researching future Combat Systems and Technologies. Shaped like a Type 45 destroyer, the MISC is a unique building that now benefits from new facilities including a state-of-the-art visualisation suite. The site offers a range of staff amenities, including a modern canteen with outdoor seating that offers spectacular views across Hampshire’s rolling countryside, a pool table and a gym.

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: 28th May 2025 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 9th June

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.