SC Cleared Digital Architect (Defence)

Company Description

Every day we help our global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 130 countries worldwide. If you’re looking to take your career to the next level, there’s room for you to grow at Turner & Townsend. 

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. 

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. As part of our 2025 Vision, we are putting Digital at the heart of our business. https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/solutions/digital/     

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

The position of SC Cleared Architect (Defence) involves contributing to national defence programmes by shaping and delivering digital and information-enabled transformation within secure and complex environments.

This role requires the application of architectural thinking within one or more domains (business, enterprise, data, application or solution architecture), Rather than operating within a single architectural specialism, the successful candidate will work across disciplines to develop coherent, pragmatic and delivery-focused architectural outputs.

You will support transformation from early concept and discovery through to delivery and assurance, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to ensure alignment between strategy, design and implementation.

Key responsibilities:

• Align digital and information architecture with client strategy and operational objectives.
• Apply architectural thinking across business, data, application and enterprise domains as required by programme needs.
• Develop proportionate architectural artefacts using recognised frameworks such as TOGAF and NAF.
• Translate complex operational and business requirements into structured architectural designs.
• Support governance, assurance and design review processes.
• Identify architectural risks and propose practical mitigations.
• Collaborate with delivery teams, technical specialists and stakeholders to ensure coherent solution development.
• Facilitate workshops to define future state architectures, operating models and transformation roadmaps.
• Analyse systems interactions, information flows and data structures to support informed decision-making.
• Contribute to bid and proposal development by articulating architectural credibility and value.
• Represent Turner & Townsend as a trusted digital advisor within defence environments.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach, with a proactive and inquisitive mindset.
• Experience applying architectural thinking across one or more domains (business, enterprise, data or solution architecture).
• Ability to translate business needs into structured architectural outputs.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and facilitating structured discussions.
• Experience operating within secure or complex environments.
• SC clearance or above.

Desirable

• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and NAF.
• Understanding of modelling languages such as ArchiMate.
• Experience using modelling tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect or equivalent.
• Awareness of systems integration, data management or software delivery concepts.
• Experience supporting bid development or business growth activities.
• Previous experience within defence or government environments.

Working in Teams/Office & Site attendance:

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time which may include travel, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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