Enterprise Architect - SC Cleared at Ministry of Defence, Bristol, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

As an Enterprise Architect, you will support the Corporate Services Modernisation programme through hands on ownership, development and maintenance of the enterprise architecture repository. Working primarily in BizzDesign, you will create and maintain ArchiMate models, BPMN process views and architecture artefacts that support decision making across business, application, data and technology domains.

As an Enterprise Architect, your main responsibilities will be:

• Own the day-to-day development and maintenance of the CSM architecture repository in BizzDesign.
• Create and maintain ArchiMate models, viewpoints, diagrams, catalogues and traceability links.
• Produce and align BPMN process models with wider enterprise architecture content.
• Perform repository quality assurance, housekeeping and version management activities.
• Work with architects and stakeholders to gather, validate and align architecture information.
• Support architecture governance through reporting, artefact management and design review outputs.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with BizzDesign.
• Practical experience using ArchiMate to develop enterprise architecture models.
• Experience creating and maintaining BPMN process models.
• Knowledge of business, application, data, technology and integration architecture domains.
• Strong analytical, organisational and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience maintaining data quality, standards and repository governance.

Desirable:

• ArchiMate certification (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting architecture governance or design assurance.
• Knowledge of Government Digital/Data standards or secure-by-design principles.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.