Business Architect

CACI Network Services is a rapidly expanding specialist IT and Networks consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within challenging and exciting environments with our major clients in Global Media, Banking, Government, Telecoms & Utilities.

Role: Business Architect

Job Purpose/Overview (Briefly state the Job's overall mission)

The Business Architect is responsible for supporting the Business Architecture Lead in formulating, directing, and the delivery of Business Architecture projects undertaken by the EPR Programme across the Nuclear New Builds in the UK. They work in partnership with Senior Managers deploying expert business analysis skill, broad business knowledge and specialist expertise to create solutions that deliver an effective and efficient business operating model. They remain engaged throughout development and implementation to manage requirements change, validate the solution, and prepare the business for implementation.

Principal Accountabilities

Engage with relevant stakeholders as the key contact to develop the initial project concept, elaborating the primary business objectives, clarifying the scope and impacts of the proposed change and identifying the initial risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies that affect the successful outcome of the project

• Consult with senior management and other key stakeholders to capture, evaluate, challenge and prioritise business requirements and success measures
• Collaborate with 3rd party delivery partners to identify the best solution options including structured evaluation and appraisal of options that ensure user-friendly and efficient solutions
• Develop robust mandates and investment cases for business architecture projects. Challenge suggested benefits, translate intangible benefits into tangible benefits and identify additional benefits to maximise the extracted value of the proposed change
• Act as custodian for the business requirements through the project life cycle to ensure consistency with the defined solution and delivery of the identified business outcomes
• Use knowledge of current and emerging trends to enable continuous business improvement that employ the latest best practice methods and best in breed technical solutions
• Support business acceptance of developed solutions, including process and system walkthrough and business acceptance testing
• Manage the projects adherence to core delivery assurance principles

Dimensions

• The Business Architect is reporting into one of the Business Architecture Lead and collaborating with the wider Business Architects network of circa 12 Architects.
• They will work aligned to projects within a delivery function (eg, Engineering, Construction, Project Delivery and Business Services), led by a Business Architecture Lead who holds accountability for the entire pipeline of work within the function

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Knowledge of successful business architecture change in complex and evolving environment.
• In depth knowledge of business process analysis and design techniques, including the use of modelling and collaborative tools.
• Strong workshop facilitation and interview skills, including negotiation, influence, mediation, and conflict management skills.

Desirable

• Extensive knowledge of standard methods and techniques, with the ability to select the appropriate approach for a particular assignment.
• Strong proven strategic investigative and analytical skills using a variety of analysis techniques.
• Qualifications & Experience Essential
• Relevant qualifications and experience in one or more of the Business Architecture disciplines of process management, business analysis, data and management information or IT system development.
• ONR licence conditions, ONR (CNS) requirements and implications for Business Architecture IT Services.
• Experience delivering Business Architecture solutions that eliminate duplication and improve efficiency of business operations.
• Experience of formal project management techniques, such as Prince2
• Experience of Request For Information (RFI) and Invitation To Tender (ITT) activities, including the creation and use of an evaluation score card. Excellent communication, presentation, and written skills, with relevant experience of influencing decision making of senior executives, business managers and third parties at a strategic level.
• Experience of developing business cases for large complex business change programmes, including financial and numerical modelling and appraisal skills.

Training

CACI Network Services develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development options such as certified training courses, workshops, technical conferences, boot camps, on-line training and much more. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most advanced networking hardware in the industry as well as development of your abilities and talents to become one of the best in the field.

Rewards and Benefits

In return you will be awarded with a competitive salary, excellent benefits and the opportunity to develop your career and skills within a growing company