Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17309
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an IT Principal Engineer- Modern Workplace at our Farnborough or Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As an IT Principal Engineer- Modern Workplace you be the technical leader of a Digital Enterprise Services Product Team supporting the Product Owner by providing experience, capability, optimisation, maintenance and the retiring of technologies that provide high quality services to our customers within Modern Workplace focusing on M365.
Day-to-day, you’ll be working on a strategically important global programme of work, taking a leading role in the development and implementation of novel IT solutions.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Lead the development and maintenance of standard for the platforms and services we use
* Design and maintain system security at all times applying an approach of automate first when developing, implementing or supporting IT solutions
* Act as the lead engineer for systems and services taking accountability for service cost, value, availability, lifecycle and the development of suitable roadmaps
* Provide technical leadership and act as a principal source of technical knowledge and expertise
* Liaise with vendors that provide widely used enterprise software and small development teams within the business complying with configuration control requirements
Essential experience of the IT Principal Engineer- Modern Workplace:
* Extensive experience with Cloud services within an enterprise level IT environment with the main focus being M365.
* The ability to work in and lead Scrum teams in an agile environment and engage with cross-section stakeholders of both technical and non-technical audiences
* Proven experience designing, building and operating large scale distributed IT systems
* Extensive experience working with M365, Infrastructure as Code (IAC), Bicep, PowerShell, CI/CD pipelines, Json, ADO, DSC, Confluence and code repos
Essential qualifications for the IT Principal Engineer- Modern Workplace:
* A Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent) or relevant technical experience
This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough or Malvern. Hybrid working patterns available.
QinetiQ operates state of the art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that both support military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Our Benefits
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
* Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
* Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
* We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
* Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
For further information on National Security Vetting please see link below
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)