Senior IT Engineer in Farnborough

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior IT Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership for programme, project and bidding activities. Day-to-day, you’ll lead project teams to deliver solutions using best practice, acting as a subject matter expert developing creative, yet practical solutions to customer problems. Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide effective technical leadership and support to the business both in delivery or programmes and bidding activities
• Provide technical assurance by understanding and interpreting the appropriate technical standards that comply with statutory, regulatory, company and project specific processes and procedures
• To understand the market requirements and future technology developments and apply them to technical solutions
• To support the development of network and IT staff in the Technical Disciplines and support resourcing decisions
• Responsible for the development of Design Certifications, Technical Delivery Plans, High Level Documentation, Detailed Design Documentation and Testing schedules at component, system and user levels

Essential experience of the Senior IT Engineer:

• Proven interpersonal/communication skills
• A scientist/engineer/leader with a background of working on a range of project types
• Possess the leadership skills required to lead the technical team to contribute to the growth and success of the business
• Experience of delivering technical contributions in IT, network, cloud and/or High Performance Computing with a broad experience of Windows Client/Server Infrastructure, Networking, Virtualisation (VMWare), Cisco UCS and VDI (VMware Horizon)
• Stimulates creative ideas and integrates their contributions into attractive solutions
• A technical leader who can perform complex engineering/technical assignments developing creative, yet practical solutions to customer problems, challenging conventional or traditional methods or procedures where required

Essential qualifications for the Senior IT Engineer:

• Holds a degree in a relevant Science or Engineering subject, or an equivalent, nationally recognised, professional qualification

This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected. At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation.

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. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences 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.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in. Please note that all applicants for this role must be willing to go through DV Clearance.