Description
Location: Andover/ Bristol
Rate: £500-£525/ day Outside IR35
Contract Duration: 3-6 months rolling Contract
Overview:
We are seeking an SC-cleared Project Lead System Engineer for a hybrid contract role. The position requires occasional visits to both the Andover and Bristol sites, approximately 1-2 days per week. Start ASAP, ideally in February 2025.
Opportunity:
A chance to work with a leading digital transformation business delivering large-scale, long-term IT projects for the public sector.
Key Experience + Tasks:
- Support the Programme Chief Engineer in developing and establishing the necessary standards and governance for the programme.
- Provide engineering leadership and oversight across the engineering disciplines delivered by an external supplier.
- In-depth experience of systems engineering, software development, hardware integration + testing methodologies.
- Proficient in cloud architectures, cybersecurity, software development methodologies, system integration, and engineering tools for Defence Digital projects.
- Lead engineering teams in Defence or similar environments, delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems in secure settings.
- Familiar with defence-specific standards (e.g., DEF STAN, MIL-STD, NATO) and deployed Defence technologies including secure communications, data analytics, and mission-critical applications.
- Expertise in systems engineering, software development, hardware integration testing and both on-premises and deployable technologies.
- Knowledge of ISR/ISTAR capabilities integrated sensor architecture (ISA), MongoDB VMware API integration KAFKA and Systematic applications.