Job Description
Enterprise Architect Test & Experimental Engineering
Derby/Hybrid
Full time
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Position Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Enterprise Architect for Test & Experimental Engineering to join the Strategy & Enterprise Architecture team within Digital & IT.
Reporting to the Lead Enterprise Architect, you will play a key role in defining, maintaining, and supporting delivery of the Digital & IT strategy across Rolls-Royce. As a member of the Strategy & Enterprise Architecture team, you will help ensure strategic direction is clearly documented, aligned to business outcomes and responsive to both long-term enterprise priorities and near-term value opportunities.
You will analyse complex situations, identify common themes across varied contexts, and translate findings into clear, practical recommendations. Working across technology, business process and financial domains, you will engage with senior leaders, technical specialists, and operational teams to support informed decision-making and the adoption of effective solutions.
You will work closely with Digital & IT teams and business leaders within Test & Experimental Engineering to support the organisational change required to realise the benefits of new capability. The role will also involve preparing and presenting materials for the IT Strategic Leadership Team, with outputs that may be escalated to the Executive Team.
What you will be doing:
- Maintaining the integrity of the Test & Experimental Engineering architecture, ensuring it remains aligned with enterprise strategy, business priorities, and Digital & IT standards.
- Providing strategic direction to solution delivery teams, supporting effective architectural decision-making, and ensuring delivery activity remains aligned to agreed outcomes.
- Linking investment and financial approvals to business outcomes, ensuring the size, scale and scope of initiatives are clearly understood and benefits can be realised.
- Ensuring changes to strategy and architecture are traceable over time, supported by clear rationale, decision records, and appropriate evidence.
- Coordinating engagement across Digital & IT, business and delivery teams, clearly articulating requirements, managing follow-up activity and supporting delivery of agreed commitments.
- Preparing and presenting clear, structured materials for governance forums.
- Acting as a trusted advisor within the Strategy & Enterprise Architecture team, supporting transformation across Test & Experimental Engineering and promoting consistent application of enterprise architecture principles.
Position qualifications:
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, including experience in Enterprise Architecture within complex organisational environment.
- Demonstrable experience defining, developing and maintaining enterprise architecture, translating business strategy and requirements into architectural direction and practical solutions.
- Experience of working in highly regulated environments.
- Experience in risk management.
- Strong stakeholder management capability, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence across business, technical and operational communities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to investigate root causes, test assumptions and develop practical recommendations.
- Degree in Engineering, IT, Computing or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Hold, or be able to obtain, UK Security Check clearance or above.
- Be a national of a Five Eyes country: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
Preferred requirements:
- Experience in strategic portfolio management and dependency management, ideally using BizzDesign Alfabet or comparable tools such as LeanIX.
- Knowledge and experience of working within an engineering environment.
- Knowledge of process design and modelling.
- Knowledge of major enterprise systems, such as PLM, ERP, MES, CRM and HCM.
- Knowledge of core IT principles, including operating systems, databases, cloud technology and security.
- Ability to communicate complex issues clearly, translating technical, process and business considerations for senior and non-specialist audiences.
- Ability to translate business-led solution proposals into clearly defined outcomes, capabilities and delivery implications.
- Experience of preparing and delivering clear, structured materials that support governance, decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
- Sound understanding of Digital & IT in a business context, with a focus on simplification, efficiency and continuous improvement.
Regional Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave
- Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
- Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
- Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
- Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free! Rolls-Royce | Your Shares: Matched
- Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Closing Date:10.11.2026
As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.
Job Category
Information Technology
Posting Date
27 Oct 2026; 00:10
Posting End Date
10 Nov 2026
