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Systems Engineering Lead - Digital Defence Services
Job summary
A technology consultancy is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager for hybrid work in the UK. The role involves designing resilient systems for operational environments, mentoring teams, and overseeing solution delivery. Candidates should have a strong background in systems engineering, experience in defence settings, and familiarity with modern tools such as Kubernetes and Python. Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits offered.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong background in systems and software engineering.
- Experience delivering operationally ready systems in complex environments.
- Experience of building systems in a Naval environment.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain robust system architectures.
- Mentor engineering teams and provide technical direction.
- Oversee build and deployment of operational solutions.
Skills
Tools
Title: Systems Engineering Manager - Digital Defence Services
Location: Hybrid (London / Portsmouth / Bristol - 2 days on site)
Type: Permanent / Full Time
Package: ~£100k - £110k + bonus + benefits
SFIA Level: 5
We're seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Lead to design, guide, and deliver complex systems into operational environments. You'll shape solution architecture, mentor engineering teams, and ensure that systems are resilient, secure, and built to perform in demanding conditions. You'll take end-to-end ownership of system design, integration, and delivery across high-impact digital or defence‑grade programmes.
- Architecture & Design: Define and maintain robust, scalable system architectures aligned to mission and security requirements.
- Technical Leadership: Mentor engineering teams, promote best practice, and provide technical direction.
- Integration & Delivery: Oversee build, deployment, and assurance of operational solutions across distributed or disconnected environments.
- Collaboration: Work closely with client architects and delivery teams to co‑design and evolve complex multi‑supplier systems.
- Governance & Assurance: Lead design reviews, manage risk, and uphold engineering standards.
- Innovation: Prototype, test, and validate new approaches that enhance system performance and delivery efficiency.
- Strong background in systems and software engineering with hands‑on architectural leadership.
- Experience delivering operationally ready systems in complex or secure environments.
- Defence experience: Experience of building complex systems in a Naval environment.
- Disconnected Environments: Understanding of how systems need to be built and run within a disconnected environment.
- Knowledge of MBSE / EA tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Cameo).
- Understanding of cloud, containerisation, and microservices (e.g. Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with Python, C/C++, and modern integration practices (APIs, data pipelines).
- Proven collaboration skills and the ability to mentor multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Competitive base salary + bonus
- 25 days holiday (+ service increase)
- Pension + private healthcare
- Flexible / hybrid working
- Training and certification support
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.