Configuration and Data Engineer in Essex

hackajob is partnering directly with Raytheon UK to hire for this role. Date Posted: 2026-06-19 Country: United Kingdom Location: Harlow, Essex Position Role Type: Hybrid Configuration and Data Engineer Harlow Benefits: £:Competitive salary Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution) 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr) Car/Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role) Company bonus scheme (discretionary) Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including HealthCashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others Enhanced sick pay Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity we'rebuilding a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world. Our Business As a leading defence and aerospace companyoperatingacross the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers. With circa 2000 employees and major facilitiesoperatingthroughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development. Weapons Our Weapons business works ethically, to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system. Main Duties Apply and administer Configuration Management and Data Management (CMDM) processes across the business area to ensure compliance with Raytheon, Customer and industry requirements. This includes the configuration planning, identification, control, status accounting and auditing for development and operational systems. Construct Configuration Management Plans, integrating Subcontractor plans and integrating with Customer plans as required. Administer configuration control systems and processes, including collaboration with Subcontractor configuration management. Manage configuration control boards, including the production of agendas, facilitation of internal and external meetings, and documenting outcomes and actions. Perform data management oversight, including the maintenance and administration of data repositories and libraries generated by programmes. Auditing of programme and product data for compliance with customer, security, and programme standards. Perform configuration status accounting and reporting. Prepare for and participate in programme and technical gate reviews and prepare configuration baseline audits as required by the programme (e.g., FCA, PCA). Act as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for CMDM resources and activities and Compile Basis of Estimate (BOE). Participate in Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews for existing and new programmes. Take part in Risk Management reviews as required and report to function. Advise project staff on configuration management policies and standards and apply these pragmatically to solve business requirements efficiently and effectively. Participate in CMDM training and coaching of Raytheon staff with the desired skills necessary to support the business. Collaborate with other Raytheon sites and businesses to implement new configuration management tools and develop common process, skills, working practices and methodologies. Participate as a subject matter expert in external company certification audits (ISO, DAOS) and internal quality audits, participate in the review and update of existing Raytheon processes and creation of new processes where necessary which support the business. Candidate Requirements Essential You will be conversant with Military and Commercial CM standards. You will be able to implement CMDM planning to manage Project and Product related Data, Controlled