Technical Authority - Shared Infrastructure

baesystems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in New Malden is recruiting for a Technical Authority - Shared Infrastructure to lead the technical design of SI on the Type 26 Frigate under the Systems Design Authority. You will manage the technical elements of change requests and support acceptance testing with cross-team collaboration.

The Shared Infrastructure team provides network and IT services for Royal Navy warships, with a focus on the Type 26 class and move toward a Hybrid Navy.

Qualifications

• Experience of systems design, integration and test in defence environments.
• Ability to review requirements, design and test documentation for quality.
• Understanding of networking and virtualisation in complex platforms.

Responsibilities

• Be the technical point of contact for the customer's technical lead and platform integration teams.
• Provide technical direction to the SI engineering team for the project, maintaining an overall SI product approach.
• Review requirements, design and test documentation and provide comments ensuring quality and accuracy of information.
• Support acceptance events.

Skills

Systems design

Integration & test

Networking

Compute/IT services

Defence domain experience

Education

Degree in engineering or science

Chartered or working towards

Job description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Technical Authority - Shared Infrastructure

As Technical Authority you will take the lead on the technical design of Shared Infrastructure (SI) on the Type 26 Frigate under the guidance of the Systems Design Authority. Shared Infrastructure provides the network, shared IT services and hosting/computing environment for the ship's Combat System. A key part of this role is communicating with the customer to manage the technical elements of change requests, observations raised and deliveries, and taking the system through acceptance testing. You will also work closely with other technical leads within the team to resolve any observations raised by platform or integration teams.

Core duties:

• Be the technical point of contact for the customer's technical lead and platform integration teams
• Provide technical direction to the SI engineering team for the project, maintaining an overall SI product approach
• Review requirements, design and test documentation and provide comments ensuring quality and accuracy of information
• Support acceptance events

Essential Skills:

• Experience of systems design, integration & test, ideally in computing/electronic systems in Defence domain
• Practical experience across significant stages of the software/systems lifecycle, such as requirements, design, implementation, integration and verification
• Awareness of networking and virtualisation
• Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline such as Software or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics. You should also be Chartered or working towards

Location: New Malden. Hybrid 3 days/week on site. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Grade: GG12

Closing Date: 15th October

The Shared Infrastructure Product Team:

The SI team provides the network and computing infrastructure solution (on COTS hardware) for Royal Navy (RN) warships across the Fleet, supporting Ship's Mission Systems. This role specifically looks after the Type 26 class, working to bring first of class into service.

This is part of the Combat Systems group which provide diverse Mission systems to every ship in the RN Fleet. This role interacts with these system providers as well as external system providers.

The Combat Systems SI team are currently developing the next generation of Infrastructure for all classes which will support the RNs move to a Hybrid Navy.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. For more information on our Inclusion work, please click here.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.