Title:  Technical Leader and Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability - Principal

Job Title:      Technical Leader & Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability - Principal

Location:      Bristol or Farnborough

Package:      Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:    Full-time / Permanent
Role ID:        SF16867

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Technical Leader & Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability Principal at out Bristol site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Technical Leader & Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability Principal, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be providing Technical Leadership and IT Systems Integration expertise to enable the project to meet its business objectives working in a partnership with the Deputy Chief Engineer Digital, Project and Programme Management.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Work in conjunction with the Chief Digital Engineer, provide day to day leadership and the management of the Project and Programme engineering and technical teams with a focus on the overall IT Systems Solution
• Delegate tasks accordingly to suitable qualified personnel and acting as a Technical Leader delivering high quality technical outputs
• Embed Systems Engineering methodologies in programme technical delivery and ensure consistency of technical processes, methods and tools to meet project requirements
• Make key decisions of the selection and advice on technical solutions especially in respect to IT Systems
• Deal within a complex stakeholder environment ensuring integrated technical solutions meet the customers’ needs and requirements
• Ensure the integrated technical output from the delivery team and compliance with relevant regulations
• Manage customer requirements and system requirements, production and the update of the Technical Delivery Plan and management of associated artefacts throughout the engineering project lifecycle

This role is a full-time position based at our Bristol or Farnborough site with a hybrid working arrangement.

Essential experience of the Technical Leader & Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability Principal:

• Extensive IT Systems design, development, integration and verification/validation experience
• Proven experience of strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to make decisions
• Experience of Cloud computing concepts and system engineering toolsets
• The ability to be able to efficiently manage people, resources and workflows
• A strong knowledge of engineering governance and the ability to articulate the technical scope of the project to stakeholders

Qualifications for the Technical Leader & Systems Integrator Digital Engineering Evaluation Capability Principal:

• Degree level qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Please note that all applicants must hold, or be able to achieve Security Clearance as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal
• Holiday Trading
• Support for the Armed Forces community
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.