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Responsibilities
Provide engineeringleadership and oversight across engineering disciplines being delivered by another supplier.
Support the programme Chief Engineer in developing the required standards and governance for the programme
- Work closely with the programme integration office Chief Architect and Engineer to support the creation of standards and governance structures for the ISTAR portfolio and the programme.
- Support andleadthe design, integration, and testing of the programmes solution ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
- Ensure all engineering designs meet operational, technical, and regulatory requirements.
- Act as the working level technical interface between the supplier and internal Defence Digital and Army teams, senior stakeholders, and external partners.
- Support the development of the software factory roadmap and development requirements for current and future contracts, and integration into other DD Service Executive capabilities
- Provide Governance by ensuring all engineering activities comply with programme and including safety, security, and quality requirements.
- Oversee the documentation of engineering processes, designs, and outcomes for audit and review purposes.
- Manage Risk byidentifying and mitigating engineering risks, ensuring the resilience and reliability of deployed systems.
- Ensure robust contingency plans are in place for technology solution.
- Support the development of current and future requirements for the capability through existing and future contracts.
- Support the production of outline and full business cases through contribution and architectural artefacts
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance project outcomes.
- Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the supplier engineering teams.
- Ability to travel to customer sites 1-2 days per week
Experience
- Experience inleadengineer roles within, Aerospace, or similarly complex environments.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems in secure environments.
- Familiarity with frameworks, such as DEF STAN, MIL-STD, or NATO standards.
- Proficiency in cloud architectures, cybersecurity, software development methodologies, and system integration.
- Understanding of on-premise and deployable technologies.
- Deep knowledge of systems engineering, software development, hardware integration, and testing methodologies.
- Understanding of ISR or ISTAR capabilities advantageous
- Proficiency in engineering tools and technologies relevant to Digital projects.
- Understanding of integrated sensor architecture (ISA) advantageous
- Deep Understanding of MongoDB, VMWare technologies, API integration, KAFKA, and Systematic applications desirable
Qualifications
- Educated to degree or equivalent standard.
Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, SABSA, CISSP) is desirable.
