Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber

Babcock International Group; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Chief Technologist in ISTAR and Cyber, where your expertise will shape cutting-edge technology strategies. This role offers you the chance to lead technology initiatives, mentor engineering teams, and contribute to business development activities. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, working closely with government agencies and internal teams to drive technological advancements. With a focus on creating a secure world, this position is perfect for those who thrive in dynamic environments and seek to make a meaningful impact. Embrace excellent development opportunities and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in injecting new technologies into customer solutions.
• Strong background in SATCOM and RF Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation of technology strategies for Skynet Satcom service.
• Conduct technology horizon scanning to identify emerging trends.

Skills

Horizon Scanning

SATCOM Engineering

RF Engineering

Technical Leadership

Education

Relevant Technical Degree

Job description

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Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber

Location:

Gloucester, GB, GL20 8LZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber
Location: Ashchurch, Gloucestershire
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63481

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber at our Ashchurch site.

The role
As a Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The primary purpose of this role is to provide advanced technical thought leadership across all delivery areas and campaigns within the business – ensuring that we inject the most appropriate technologies to solve our customers’ challenges.

Day-to-day, you’ll Oversee and ensure the implementation of cutting-edge technology strategies for the Skynet Satcom service. The role will be dual focused, in one direction being the lead, Technology Advisor to the Space System Design Authority and with a second focus as being the lead Technology Advisor for activities across various Government agencies.

• Draw upon experience delivering in our customer domains to provide deep technical guidance and mentorship to assist our engineering teams with implementation of the most appropriate solutions in design and support.
• Conduct Technology Horizon Scanning activities to identify emerging ideas, technologies and trends that could be beneficial to Babcock investigating further.
• Establish a pipeline for new technology adoption that allows new technology opportunities to be briefed to the appropriate stakeholders such that a defined route to market can be identified and prosecuted.
• Identify and participate in technical working groups internally and externally on behalf of Babcock that enhance our external technical presence and reputation as a technology thought leader.
• Contribute to Business Winning activities in support of new opportunities and bidding where required – help to secure our position by offering a robust technical solution and proposal in our tender responses, including via ACNs and CCPs.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch site.

Essential experience of the Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber

• The ability to inject new technologies into the customer
• Strong experience within horizon scanning and identifying new technologies
• Strong experience within SATCOM and RF Engineering.
• Strong experience with end to end (ground segment to space segment communication systems

Qualifications for the Chief Technologist ISTAR and Cyber
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available atUnited Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date 19/06/2025

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