SC
Syntax Consultancy Limited
Chief Systems Engineer - SC Cleared
Description
Contract Duration: 3 - 6 Month Rolling Contract
Location: Bristol + Andover (Hybrid)
Rate: £600-650/day (Outside IR35)
Security Clearance: Active SC Security Clearance required
Domain Experience: Defence / MOD
Start Date: ASAP in February/March 2025
Working Arrangement:
- Hybrid Working: 3-4 days/week remote (WFH) and 1-2 days/week travel to sites based in Bristol and Andover.
Job Responsibilities:
- Providing technical leadership across systems engineering disciplines being delivered by external suppliers.
- Leading the design, testing + integration of programme solutions ensuring reliability, security and scalability.
- Acting as the primary technical interface between the supplier, internal Defence Digital teams and key stakeholders.
- Owning the software factory roadmap + development requirements for current and future contracts.
Required Experience:
- In-depth experience of systems engineering leadership roles within complex Defence / MOD project environments.
- Experience of delivering large-scale Defence Digital technology solutions -eg- secure communications, mission-critical applications, data analytics.
- Experience of cloud architectures, on-premise, cyber security, software development methods, system integration + deployable technologies.
- In-depth experience of systems engineering, software development, hardware integration + testing methodologies.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Defining programme strategy, standards, governance structures + ensuring integrated solutions are fit for purpose.
Familiarity with Standards/Frameworks:
- Familiar with defence standards / frameworks -eg- DEF STAN, MIL-STD, NATO.
Advantageous Skills/Experience:
ISR
ISTAR
Integrated Sensor Architecture (ISA)
ILS
Defence Support Models
MongoDB
VMware
Kafka
APIs