Lead Technical Engineer

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK :
Guildford || UK, Europe & Africa : UK :
Frimley BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Job Title:

Lead Technical Engineer

Location:

Guildford, Frimley – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Who we are Join BAE Systems and you'll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most.

You'll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space – there's no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description BAE Systems have been contracted to undertake the design and build of a dedicated Security Operations Centre (SOC) to support the cyber defence of a major international defence programme. The information, systems and networks to be protected will be a mix of Microsoft Cloud services and on-premises data centres straddling multiple regions and classification levels. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual with excellent technical and client-facing skills, to act as Lead Technical Engineer to lead high and low level design work for Security Operations Centre solutions delivered to customers.

This is a mid level role and the individual will be expected to lead technology designs utilising small teams. Leading the design of a range of security and security related solutions across High level designs, Low level design and Deployment Level Designs, including specification of interfaces between solution components. Support the design and configuration of a range of security tools, such as:
Splunk and Sentinel SIEM, Nessus Vulnerability management, Microsoft XDR and other as appropriate Specify infrastructure requirements (RAM, Disk, CPU, Network bandwidth) for security tools. Support the creation and establishment of both cloud hosting and containers, and OnPrem hosted VM's and containers, apply security controls and compliance frameworks. Support the design and configuration of network security devices, network routers and switches, establishment of VLANs, DNS and identity management capability Support deployment of security tools to both cloud hosting and containers, and OnPrem hosted VM's and containers Develop test procedures to test solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements Support creation and maintenance of requirements and user stories and ensuring that all user stories and requirements are tracked and traceable to solution components.

Oversee deployment / implementation activities ensuring that entry criteria are met, all planned activities are completed and that rollback plans are initiated where required. Review and approve all required documentation as part of a release or change including design, deployment, configuration and administration guides. The role is a cyber technical specialist with knowledge of the Cyber Monitoring technologies and cyber threat tools, tactics, techniques and procedures.

Develop test procedures to test solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements Generalist Technical SME to support deployment and configuration of various tools including Jira and Cribl Core Duties…