Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. An opportunity has arisen for a Business Systems Architect to join a small, dedicated IT capability within the UK that leverages the extensive IT resources of the worldwide Boeing Company to deliver complex solutions to the business and its clients. The Business Systems Architect bridges business strategy and technology by translating high-level goals into technical requirements, creating capability maps, value streams, and roadmaps, ensuring systems and capabilities align with organisational objectives and enterprise strategy. They focus on improving efficiency, security, and performance while collaborating with stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors. Key duties include developing business system architecture, supporting governance, and advising on strategic improvements to deliver business value. The successful candidate must gain the confidence of both business and technical staff, acting as a conduit between these groups at national and international levels. They will be a strong communicator, able to present ideas, facilitate workshops, and elicit needs from the business. The candidate should be a self-starter with experience working in a matrix organisation and the ability to discuss ideas and concepts with staff at all levels. Stakeholder engagement is a critical aspect of this role. This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team's discretion and could potentially change in the future Position Responsibilities: Strategic Alignment: Align technology roadmaps with business strategy ensuring IT delivers measurable outcomes. Architecture Creation: Develop enterprise architecture artefacts (capability maps, value streams, information and organisational models) and align them to long-term business and funding plans. Requirements Translation: Convert complex business needs into implementation artifacts (system integration and data models, non-functional requirements, and migration plans). Improvement & Innovation: Assess systems to quantify technical debt and risk, and produce prioritised modernisation, consolidation or decommissioning roadmaps. Delivery oversight: Oversee design through to successful delivery - guide implementation, actively support delivery teams to resolve design and integration issues. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with executives, business leaders, IT Business Partners, technical architects, and vendors. Governance & Standards: Support IT governance frameworks and ensure adherence to architecture, security and compliance standards (MOD, DEFSTAN/JSP, ITAR, EAR). Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience) : Proven record of delivering business value from technology. Senior architecture leadership experience (Enterprise, Business Systems, or Solution Architect). Experience evaluating systems to quantify technical debt, integration risk and producing prioritised modernisation or consolidation roadmaps. Skilled in designing applications and platforms: defining system boundaries, data flows, APIs, integration points, and information models. Able to produce core architecture artifacts: solution diagrams, data models, API contracts, non-functional requirements, and migration plans. Track record of guiding technical design through delivery: authoring design/deployment guidance and collaborating with delivery teams to ensure successful outcomes. Strong communicator and self-starter with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills; able to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Comfortable with multiple delivery methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps) and experienced operating in large, international, matrixed environments. Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): Defence sector experience. Knowledge of MOD maintenance, equipment, engineering and supply-chain processes, and relevant standards/compliance (MOD O/S, DEFSTAN/JSP, ITAR, EAR). Experience designing, implementing or enhancing SAP ERP, MRO, and PLM systems. Experience with cloud architectures (AWS and/or Azure) Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tenant governance and application integrations. Degree-level education Security Clearance This position requires the ability to acquire a UK security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to acquire, Security Clearance (SC). Work Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the United Kingdom. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll. Conflict of Interest Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process. The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here's a snapshot of what we offer: Competitive salary and annual incentive plans Continuous learning - you'll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next Success as defined by you - we'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way An inclusive culture - you'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution Company paid BUPA Medical Plan Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week 6x annual salary life insurance Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development Access to Boeing's Well Being Programs, tool and incentives Applications for this position will be accepted until Feb. 11, 2026 Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position. Relocation Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Security Clearance This position requires the ability to obtain United Kingdom Security Check. Visa Sponsorship Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. Shift Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom) Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law. We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world's most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews. Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.