Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17244
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 at our Farnborough, Malvern or Bristol 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 you will be the technical leader of a Digital Enterprise Services InfoSec 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.
Day-to-day, you’ll will 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:
* Enhance and maintain the Identity & Infosec components as an Enterprise Platform
* Lead the development and maintenance of standards for the platforms and services we use globally
* 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 InfoSec & Identity Product Owner:
* Extensive experience in designing, developing, deploying and operating enterprise level Identity & Information Security services, M365 & Azure
* Ability to lead and guide technical teams adopting an Agile approach to Product led deliveries
* The ability to engage with cross-section stakeholders of both technical and non-technical audiences
* Extensive experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IAC), Bicep, PowerShell, CI/CD pipelines, Json, ADO, DSC, Confluence and code repos
Essential qualifications for the InfoSec & Identity Product Owner:
* A Technical Degree (Computer Science, Maths, Engineering or equivalent) or relevant technical experience
This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough, Malvern or Bristol. 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)