Chief Systems Engineer - SC Cleared

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3 - 6 Month Rolling Contract

Bristol + Andover (Hybrid)

£(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35)

Chief Systems Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and experience of working in the Defence / MOD domain.

3 - 6 Month Rolling Contract with a strong probability of extensions and potential for long-term work. Start ASAP in February/March 2025.

Hybrid Working: 3-4 days/week remote (WFH) and 1-2 days/week travel to sites based in Bristol and Andover.

A chance to work with a leading digital transformation business on large-scale Defence / MOD projects:

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.

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.

Defining programme strategy, standards, governance structures + ensuring integrated solutions are fit for purpose.

Familiar with defence standards / frameworks -eg- DEF STAN, MIL-STD, NATO.

Advantageous: ISR, ISTAR, Integrated Sensor Architecture (ISA), ILS, Defence Support Models, MongoDB, VMware, Kafka, APIs

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