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Job Title: Application Architect Location: Warton ideally, other sites can be considered – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £74,000 + executive benefits What you’ll be doing: • Lead application domain strategy for the Air Sector, setting the vision and roadmap for application solutions within a specific business domain or area, • Oversee the Application Portfolio Management (APM) activities to manage obsolescence, and rationalisation of the applications used in the Sector, • Define and design application architecture blueprints and ensure alignment with business goals and technical standards, • Collaborate with functional application business owners and technical owners to deliver a consistent and coherent set of application roadmaps, • Ensure application specific data is owned, managed and curated within the Sector Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB) repository, • Ensure application integration through designing and enforce standards for integrating applications with existing systems and platforms, • Evaluate and recommend technologies – Research, select, and justify technology stacks, frameworks, and tools to support application development. – Define standards and best practices, • Establish coding standards, design principles, and governance to maintain consistency and quality, • Oversee solution delivery – Provide architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure compliance with design, • Identify application architectural risks and ensure solutions meet security, regulatory, and performance requirements, • Support and train technical teams on architectural decisions and best practices Essential: • Experience in the delivery of application architecture standards and governance in a complex business environment, • Familiarity with IT governance frameworks, • A good communicator with the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders, • Relevant Architecture or IT qualifications such as STEM degree, TOGAF or ITIL As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Group IM&T team Working with Group IM&T to design an overall structure for the applications used by the sector, setting standards and overseeing their implementation. Our goal is to ensure functional application roadmaps are agreed and recorded in the architecture repository and that they work together evaluating technology and managing risk to optimise performance, security and efficiency across the sector Maintaining the architecture components of the Sector Business Capability model and proposed updates/changes to it. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 3rd March 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. #LI-AB1 #LI-hybrid

Job title: Product Strategy Engineering Lead Location: Warton We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £56,766+ dependant on experience What you’ll be doing: • Act as the primary integration engineering point of contact for Typhoon Product Strategy development, meeting requirements for quality, timeliness, and performance aspects, • Manage the upkeep of the Typhoon Product Strategy roadmap through inputs from stakeholders, • Support the development of the Typhoon Product Strategy through regular engagement with stakeholders, • Support the development of specific reports and white papers documenting strategies around key strategic focus points identified by the SLT, • Manage and develop the Typhoon Product Strategy engineering team, • Reviewing and agreeing the Typhoon Product Routemap and ensuring the routemap is accurate and meets requirements for quality, timeliness and performance Essential: • Systems and Software architecting, • Practical application of good Systems Engineering practices across the entire lifecycle with a particular focus on early concept development, architecture development and integration, • Requirements capture and management within ill-defined and rapidly changing environments, • Managing people through rapid change and nurturing teams for growth, • Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, • Engineering Management and Technical Artefacts Development, • Knowledge of Aircraft systems As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Typhoon Product Strategy Team An opportunity has arisen in Typhoon Product Strategy to lead the development, management, and integration of the Typhoon Product Strategy. This includes documenting the roadmap for the development of Typhoon, alongside identifying the key activities required to develop the platform and make it fit to fight now and in the future. Core to this role, you will manage a team of engineers who document and maintain the company’s approach to Typhoon strategic development. You will also play a key role in defining and managing the product strategy and product technical management activities that wrap around the concept development and demonstration lifecycle. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 6th March 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. ##LI-NB1 #LI-Hybrid

Senior CRM Coordinator Salary: £30,000–£33,000 Location: Blackpool (hybrid – 3 days onsite) A well-established UK retail business is looking to hire a Senior CRM Coordinator to support and develop its CRM activity across email, SMS, and direct mail. This role is hands-on and suited to someone looking to take the next step in their CRM career, with responsibility for day-to-day execution as well as contributing to CRM strategy. You’ll work closely with CRM and marketing stakeholders, focusing particularly on lifecycle and automated campaigns. Key Responsibilities • Deliver and optimise CRM campaigns across email, SMS, and direct mail, • Support the build and ongoing optimisation of lifecycle and automated journeys, • Own CRM campaign planning and execution from brief to delivery, • Produce reporting and analysis to track performance and inform decisions, • Work closely with wider marketing and digital teams Experience Required • Minimum 2 years’ experience in a CRM or lifecycle marketing role, • Hands-on experience with CRM or ESP platforms (e.g. Bloomreach or similar), • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with campaign data, • Experience using analytics tools such as Google Analytics, • Background in retail, ecommerce, or multi-channel environments preferred Apply via the link if interested!

Customer Data & Insight Manager Salary: Up to £45,000 Location: Blackpool (hybrid – 3 days onsite) A UK-based retail organisation is seeking a Customer Data & Insight Manager to support customer analytics, insight delivery, and CRM decision-making across the business. This is a hands-on analytics role focused on customer data rather than a people-management position. The successful candidate will sit between data and marketing teams, helping shape customer insight, segmentation, and reporting while ensuring data quality and compliance. Key Responsibilities • Analyse and report on customer data to support CRM and marketing strategy, • Build and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI, • Use SQL to query and explore customer databases, • Support segmentation, targeting, and campaign insight, • Improve data quality through cleansing and de-duplication, • Ensure GDPR and customer data compliance, • Contribute to customer data transformation initiatives, including building a single customer view Experience Required • Hands-on experience in data analysis or customer insight roles, • Strong SQL skills and experience working with customer databases, • Power BI and Excel experience, • Exposure to CRM platforms such as Bloomreach, Salesforce, or similar, • Comfortable working with incomplete or evolving data environments, • Minimum 2+ years’ experience in a data-driven role (around 5 years ideal, but flexible) Apply via the link or contact Lauren McAlister at Harnham for more info.

Job title: Systems Engineer Location: Warton We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £49,400 + dependant on experience What you’ll be doing: • Supporting and enhancing the functions governance framework and peoples capability agenda, ensuring alignment with Function strategy, • Driving actions from senior leadership meetings through to delivery and measurable outcomes, • Coordinating functional improvement initiatives working closely with Heads of Security to ensure objectives are tracked and achieved, • Analysing training needs across the function and Developing comprehensive training matrix, helping shape learning pathways, • Supporting the execution of the function’s communications strategy, creating communication bulletins for cross functional awareness, • Coordinating and maintaining the Business Management System (BMS) ensuring documentation are current and auditable Essential • Experience of qualification and acceptance of an integrated system, • Relevant Mission Systems lifecycle experience gained on an engineering project, • An ability to develop and present a range of complex data to a variety of stakeholders, • A degree level / HNC/HND STEM Subject or equivalent experience to offset, • Knowledge or experience of IT Networks and associated hardware systems (highly desirable) As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. Localized Typhoon Electronic Warfare programme Team An excellent opportunity has become available for an experienced Systems Engineer to join the Localising Typhoon Electronic Warfare Programming (LTEWP) Project. You will gain exposure to a large number of internal and external stakeholders at various levels, as well as the opportunity to work alongside subject matter experts across the Air Service and Mission Systems areas within industry, the UK MoD (RAF) and the RSAF. This role will offer a range of Qualification, Certification and Acceptance activities within the Electronic Warfare (EW) Mission Data domain for our Saudi customer. It will develop or build upon an existing understanding of the Typhoon Mission Data Generation Lifecycle, Typhoon (EW) Operational Support (EWOS) products and capability. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 6th February 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. ##LI-NB1 #LI-Hybrid

Are you an experienced Marketing Manager who thrives on creating high-impact, insight-driven campaigns? Our client is growing fast and is looking for a talented UK Marketing Manager to take charge of delivering standout marketing activity across print, events, and offline channels. This is a pivotal hire within the UK Marketing team. Reporting into the Head of Marketing, you'll be responsible for executing the national marketing strategy, collaborating with internal teams, and ensuring the brand continues to lead in its sector. Data sits at the heart of their decision-making, so you'll need to be confident interpreting sales trends and turning insight into action. The role is heavily offline-focused and includes regular UK travel—around eight days per month spent in the field. If you're a people-person who communicates clearly, loves bringing ideas to life, and has hands-on offline marketing experience, this could be your next move. What You'll Be Doing Supporting the development and delivery of the UK marketing plan Conducting quarterly competitor analysis Providing monthly market updates and trend insights Interpreting sales data to inform marketing actions Acting as the main point of contact for UK marketing enquiries Supporting planning and execution of UK exhibitions and conferences Coordinating meetings, events, and logistics for internal and external stakeholders Keeping marketing documentation up to date and ensuring SOP compliance Contributing to annual business planning Visiting customers across the UK, with regular nationwide travel About You You'll be a great fit if you're: A data-driven marketer confident analysing trends A strong communicator, both written and verbal Organised with excellent time-management skills A proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment Detail-oriented with a creative mindset Proficient in Microsoft Excel and core marketing tools As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency. TPBN1_UKTJ