Stoke Gifford, South West England, BS34 8JH
Do you want to join Defence and play your part in supporting our armed forces to operate effectively?
Each year a third of the Defence budget is spent on Support. The Defence Support Organisation is at the heart of Support provision to UK Armed Forces. We have a broad remit spanning from planning to operational delivery and provide logistic, equipment and engineering services in the home base and on operations.
Defence Support encourages an inclusive and supportive working environment, providing opportunities for you to thrive in your role and progress your career. Our core values are Respect, Trust, Understanding and Kindness and we passionately believe these values enable a diverse and workforce and high performing workforce.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated professionals who will embrace these values and proactively demonstrate the principles of inclusion within the organisation.
This SEO role is eligible for the MOD Digital Skills Allowance (DSA). The successful candidate can apply for the DSA, which provides an annual non-pensionable pay increment. Skills will be assessed by an annual MOD moderation panel against the Senior Data Architect role described in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework. DDAT Capability Framework.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Welcome Message from Richard Puttick, CIO of Defence Support.
Would you like to be an integral part of one of the largest digital transformations in UK Government, and play a leading role in modernising our Defence Support processes and systems to face a rapidly changing world?
We aim to transform service delivery through the provision of cutting-edge enterprise solutions with improved outcomes for users and the MOD. We architect, design, integrate and govern coherent digital capabilities for the Support function, which accounts for up to £16 bn of MOD annual expenditure. We are looking for people who can help change the Defence Support enterprise for all Defence users, from industry partners to front line operations globally. If you are capable, curious and experienced, have experience with enterprise architecture, and a digital, data, technical or cyber background, and you want to make a difference to Defence, this is your opportunity to grasp an exceptional challenge.
Responsibilities
There is a requirement to maintain and develop design strategies, principles, policy and standards, and authoring related artefacts.
You will maintain and develop good working relationships between the Defence Support CIO Architects and the relevant internal and external key stakeholders, including commercial partners. Working with the other Support CIO teams to ensure all aspects of design, governance and assurance, data and information management, ownership, security and monitoring are all reflected in the future architectures and delivered by projects, programmes and change initiatives.
The successful applicant will need to quickly gain a knowledge of the Defence Support context and working practices, and provide a significant contribution to the digital community within MOD.
Essential Criteria
Desirable Criteria
Enterprise Architect - Key Skills that the role requires can be found in the below framework, please ensure you align any relevant experience in your CV.
Enterprise architect - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk)
Although you may not currently have all the technical skills, we are able to provide appropriate training.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
As a unique business, we offer in-house training as well as external development opportunities towards industry recognised qualifications.
We offer a flexible, inclusive work package which takes into consideration differing life circumstances and is crafted to support you through the lifetime of your employment and beyond.
In addition to a generous salary, market-leading pension and holiday entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, we regularly reward our staff with financial In Year Rewards and Thank You Vouchers to recognise high standards of work and outcomes.
We offer learning and development tailored to your role, a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity and a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
OUR ON-SITE FACILITIES INCLUDE:
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this levelence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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