Description
Location: Bristol (Hybrid)
Rate: £500-£525/day Outside IR35
Contract Duration: 3-6 months rolling
Overview:
We are seeking an SC-cleared Project Lead 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 and 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.
- 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; both on-premise and deployable technologies.
- Knowledge of ISR/ISTAR capabilities; integrated sensor architecture (ISA); MongoDB; VMware; API integration; KAFKA; Systematic applications.