Product Engineer in Preston

Location: Preston or Frimley - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on skills and experience.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide operational support for both Archer and the AACS products.
• Manage and resolve incidents efficiently, ensuring minimal disruption to GRC and security operations.
• Create and maintain user accounts and access permissions across the supported applications.
• Maintain the supporting infrastructure, including licensing, SSL certificate management, patching, upgrades and obsolescence planning.
• Monitor system performance and proactively identify areas for improvement or risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure service quality and alignment with business needs.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and to the enhancement of GRC and building security processes.
• Work effectively within a dynamic, fast paced environment, demonstrating adaptability and positive solution focused approach.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of working in an IT Function (Preferably Technical Support or Software Development).
• Understanding of APIs.
• Experience working with Agile software development methods.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.

Desirable:

• Certification in ITIL v3/v4.
• Relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. HNC / Diploma / Degree) in a relevant IT field.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The GRC Product team:

The GRC Product Team sits within EIT as part of the Shared Services function and comprises a Product Owner, Senior Product Engineer, two Product Engineers, and a Consultant. Together, we support and manage a suite of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) services across BAE Systems, covering key platforms including Archer, TeamMate, MetricStream, and AACS.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 13th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.