Business Systems Architect
GKN Aerospace
Overview
In this role you shape how manufacturing IT systems support daily operations at the East Cowes site. You will analyse business needs and design scalable, best-practice solutions within the global Centre of Excellence, balancing delivery with continuous improvement. You’ll work with stakeholders to align applications with business strategy and drive reliable, secure systems across projects and upgrades. This is a hands-on position that partners with IT and business teams to translate challenges into workable capabilities, offering opportunity to influence the lifecycle of manufacturing solutions.
Pay / Benefits- Relocation assistance
- Deliver IT support within SLAs as part of a global team of SMEs
- Collaborate with IT functions to implement the IT strategy and operating model
- Promote standard application practices and awareness of new capabilities
- Incorporate IT security requirements into future demand and designs
- Provide structured training for business functions to maximise effectiveness
- Support global IT standards implementation
- Manage application lifecycle and ensure fit-for-purpose solutions
- Liaise with external vendors, consultants, and auditors as needed
- Gather functional and non-functional requirements and define target landscape
- Communicate global standards to specialists and developers
- Assist with upgrades and new solutions and assess change impacts
- Contribute to cost and time estimates for projects
- Act as trusted business partner translating challenges into practical IT solutions
- Experience in technical project management within IT
- Experience in manufacturing and/or business systems
- Stakeholder management
- Effective communication
- Collaborative mindset
- Manufacturing systems knowledge
- Application lifecycle management
- Requirements gathering and analysis
Reference: WJ-747_30174257