Business Architect

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Business Architect

Job Purpose/Overview

The Business Architect is responsible for supporting the Business Architecture Lead in formulating, directing, and the delivery of Business Architecture projects undertaken by the CLIENT Construction Project. 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. For this role, knowledge and experience of IT Infrastructure projects will be preferred.

Operating Environment

The Business Architecture function is one of the 6 functions reporting into the CIO and is delivering a range of architecture services to both CLIENT and CLIENT. Within this context, the Business Architect will focus on diagnosing, scoping, delivering the pipeline of work in their assigned area, keeping the Business Architecture Lead aware of progress and activities.

Framework & Boundaries

The Business Architect is given Business Architecture delivery services ownership by the Business Architecture Lead. They may work autonomously or as part of a team on projects.

They may have a particular specialism either in Process, IT or Management Information. However, they will be expected to have a good awareness and working knowledge of the other disciplines to be able to identify interdependencies between activities and to be able to seek out the relevant expertise from within the team to support a piece of work within their area of responsibility.

The Business Architect will develop Investment Cases and lead the initial phase of projects working closely with NNB Architects and 3rd party delivery partners to identify potential solutions to business problems and opportunities. As part of this phase the Business Architect will structure and plan the work, manage its execution, and lead presentation of proposals to project boards. Towards the end of this phase the Business Architect will work with the CLIENT Digital Portfolio Delivery teams to plan the next phase of the project in detail based on the agreed scope. Through the project life cycle they will oversee the activities of 3rd party Business Architects, quality assuring relevant deliverables.

The boundaries of the role are typically defined by the CLIENT Project's governance structure including policies and procedures related to data management, technology procurement, and project management. The Business Architect operates within these boundaries to ensure that their function aligns with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

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.

Flexibility

The key to our success is our teamwork and collaboration. We take a hybrid approach - working remotely and coming into the office depending on the business demand and collaboration required as part of the delivery process.

Equal opportunities

CACI is proud to be an equal employer. Embracing the diversity of our people, we are on a journey to build a truly inclusive work environment where no one is treated less favorably due to ethnic origin, age, gender, veteran status, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, and disability or health condition, actively working to prevent discrimination.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will:

• Provide reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process where requested (contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss individual requirements further).
• Offer people with health conditions and disabilities, meeting the minimum criteria for a role, an interview.

Our people are unique, and we encourage, and support them, to be confident in contributing to our inclusion journey.