Job Title: Test and Integration Lead
Location: Flexible multi-site Hawthorne, Corsham, Oakhangar, Bristol
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Test and Integration Lead at our Various sites.
The role
As a Test and Integration Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Providing Test and Integration Engineering expertise across the Skynet programme reporting to the Project Engineering Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage ITEA governance, test facilities, and test engineering team in liaison with the Requirements and Acceptance Lead and Service Assurance Manager.
* Lead on all activities to achieve the Integration Verification and Validation (IV&V) Strategy in accordance with the Customer Integration, Test, Evaluate, Acceptance Plan (ITEAP), and associated Engineering Process, tailored to the needs of the Contract and associated Replenish work packages.
* Represent the Programme at the Test and Evaluation Working Group (TEWG) and lead and advise Test and Compliance activities including the generation of test documentation, schedule, and reporting for Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), Installation Inspections (II), IT and Security Health Checks (ITSHC) in liaison with the Information Assurance Lead, MCTA Harbour Acceptance Trials (HAT) and Sea Acceptance Trials (SAT), Customer led Acceptance Events for Commissioning.
* Ensure test activities are coherent with other project deliverables and that relevant measures of performance are applied and ensure quality and integrity of ITEA evidence in support of compliance to the Contract Requirements in liaison with the Requirements and Acceptance Lead.
This role is full time and requires regular travel to Hawthorne, Corsham, Oakhangar, alongside home working arrangements.
Essential Experience:
* Extensive and demonstrable systems engineering experience with specialism in Integration, Verification, Validation (IV&V) and Transition to Operation at Lead Practitioner/Expert Level.
* Knowledge of UK MoD practices and ways of working.
* Conversant with accreditation standards for bringing into service telecommunications systems including bespoke and COTS software applications.
* Experience in delivery in a SOSA environment.
* Test Team leadership experience.
Qualifications:
* Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent in Telecommunications or another engineering discipline. Applications are also welcomed from individuals with significant demonstrable experience who don’t hold formal qualifications.
Security Clearance:
* The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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.
What We Offer:
* Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance.
* Employee share scheme.
* Employee shopping savings portal.
* Payment of Professional Fees.
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
* Holiday Trading 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.
* Flexible working options to better integrate work and personal life, while ensuring business needs are met.
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