Senior IT Data Systems Engineer & AI-Driven Lead

QinetiQ; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking a Principal IT Data Systems Engineer to provide Digital Engineering leadership and IT data systems integration expertise to enable projects to meet objectives, working with Project and Programme Management and acting as a Product Owner. Based at Bristol, Amesbury, Farnborough or Malvern, the role is 37 hours per week with three site visits weekly.

You will lead technical delivery across Waterfall and Agile, translate requirements into technical solutions, manage risks and

Qualifications

• Experience of IT systems integration, data management and cloud environments.
• Knowledge and application of AI technologies within complex technical solutions.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, toolsets and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Proven track record of delivering IT and digital engineering projects to successful outcomes.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across Waterfall and Agile projects, assigning work to engineers and supporting solution development.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality outputs to agreed time, cost and quality objectives.
• Maintain consistency of engineering processes and governance compliance.
• Translate customer and system requirements into technical solutions, Agile features and user stories.
• Identify and manage technical risks, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and contractor contributions.
• Drive delivery of IT, data management and AI solutions meeting customer requirements.

Skills

IT systems integration

AI technologies

Systems engineering

Agile delivery

Leadership

Tools

Cloud computing

Job description

QinetiQ is seeking a Principal IT Data Systems Engineer to provide Digital Engineering leadership and IT data systems integration expertise to enable projects to meet objectives, working with Project and Programme Management and acting as a Product Owner. Based at Bristol, Amesbury, Farnborough or Malvern, the role is 37 hours per week with three site visits weekly.

You will lead technical delivery across Waterfall and Agile, translate requirements into technical solutions, manage risks and