At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape large-scale systems in defence and national security projects.
- Company: Join a leading Defence consultancy with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid work flexibility, competitive salary, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on complex digital programmes that protect the UK.
- Qualifications: Active Enhanced DV clearance and experience in systems engineering.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Location
United Kingdom (Hybrid - flexibility)
Employment Type
Permanent
Start Date
Immediate
Clearance Level Required
Enhanced Developed Vetting (e DV)
One of our Defence consultancy clients are looking for experienced Systems Engineers with active
Enhanced DV (e DV) clearance to join a growing National Security engineering team delivering some of the UK's most complex digital programmes.
Working across secure cloud, AI, defence and mission‑critical environments, you'll help shape large‑scale systems from concept through delivery, collaborating with architects, software teams and customer stakeholders.
- Capture, analyse and manage complex system requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
- Apply Systems Engineering principles across the full V‑Model lifecycle.
- Produce and maintain systems documentation, requirements and technical artefacts.
- Support solution architecture, integration and verification activities.
- Work closely with customers, architects and engineering teams to deliver secure technical solutions.
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Contribute to systems design reviews and engineering governance.
- Ensure compliance with Defence standards, engineering frameworks and security requirements.
- Support transition from legacy environments to modern cloud‑based solutions.
- Must have current, active and transferable Enhanced DV (e DV)
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Systems Engineer – Technical Skills Required
- Requirements Management
- Systems Integration
- Systems Thinking
- Defence or National Security programmes
- Agile and Waterfall delivery
- Technical stakeholder management
- Nice to have
- TOGAF
- MODAF
- Dev Sec Ops
- Defence Standards
- JSPs
- #J-18808-Ljbffr
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