Engineering Skills Lead in Belfast

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems, Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security, and Space.

Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

PROFILE:

• You graduated with a Master of Engineering, Computer Science or any related field in University, and you have significant experience within Agile teams.
• You want to foster more effective, transparent, autonomous, and cohesive teams, and to enable better outcomes, solutions, and products/services for customers.
• You are an effective communicator (especially in case of conflict).
• You are recognised as a team player and enjoy collaborative work.
• You have a good technological culture.
• You are convincing and persuasive.
• You are resourceful and structured.
• You are dynamic and meticulous.

COMPETENCIES:

• You are a trainer, the one who knows how to deliver proper training sessions on principles, practices or tools.
• You are a consultant, the one who knows how to provide a turnkey solution to a problem.
• You know the following tools and methods: XP, Scrum, Kanban, Software Craftsmanship, change management, management 3.0 or even coaching and systemic analysis.
• You have in-depth knowledge in Agile practices, Lean methodologies, project management and associated tools.
• You are able to animate meetings, workshops and training sessions both in French and in English.
• You have the ability to share with people from different jobs and backgrounds.
• You have knowledge in software development and digital transformation.
• You are able to move forward in changing environments.

LIFE AS A THALES ENGINEERING COACHING ROLE:

• Define the scope and goals of coaching with managers and teams.
• Train teams in Agile methodologies according to their context.
• Introduce Agile to new teams, facilitating practices that are context relevant and situation specific.
• Drive teams process by facilitating events/ceremonies and Agile workshops to become self-organised teams.
• Set up an environment where trust and transparency are key pillars.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES:

• Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites.
• You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas.
• Room and attention to personal development.
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new countries or go to a more complex Solution.
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path.
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group.

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries, our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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