Systems Architect

Job Title: Systems Architect

Location: Hillend (with remote working on Christchurch projects). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £45,000 depending on experience

Referral Scheme Bonus: £2000

Grade: 16

What you'll be doing:

• Analyse, define, evaluate, plan, and deliver systems to meet programme, business and customer requirements
• Apply engineering and architecture expertise to complex problems, products, and systems including process development
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and other functions to help shape their thinking
• Maintain a good understanding of competitors and suppliers' products and services
• Thorough knowledge of latest technologies and how they can be applied to help solve problems
• Facilitate the evolution of innovation ideas, prototyping, development, productionising, delivery, support, and decommissioning

Your skills and experiences:

Competence in:

• Use of NCSC secure design principles and industry best practice in the design of system and security architectures
• Strong knowledge and understanding of IT and how it can address customer requirements
• Design, development and delivery of plans, processes, products, systems and services
• Cost/benefits analysis for appropriate technologies in areas such as compute, storage, and networking including security aspects

Understanding of:

• MoD or Industry IT projects and programmes
• Information Assurance (IA) and cyber security
• Security architectures, COTS integration and virtualisation
• Enterprise level designs and cloud-based solutions
• Current and emerging technologies and roadmaps

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Systems Architect team:

Our Systems Architects provide the technical lead in the design, development and delivery of Assured Information Systems, Services and Products using the latest technologies. They are instrumental in developing new technology roadmaps, architectures and designs required to not only sustain an existing portfolio of IT cyber products, systems and services but to innovate and develop new products for the future.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.