Chief Systems Engineer - SC Cleared

Chief Systems Engineer 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

Location: UK, GB

Posted Date: 2/23/2025