Technical Lead, Engineering, Systems Engineer

Technical Lead

Location: Farnborough or Whiteley, with flexibility to work from home dependent on business demands.

• Delivery and technical assurance of the solution within quality, cost and schedule constraints;
• Achieving acceptance of the solution by the customer;
• Providing technical leadership and mentorship across the workstream team;
• Ensuring engineering processes comply with contracted standards and Leidos corporate governance;
• Identifying the skills and staff required to deliver the engineering solution;
• Defining engineering practices and resources required to deliver the project and services within the constraints of the company engineering policies;
• Leading and managing effective engineering activities across the project;
• Preparing project‑specific technical documentation in collaboration with project discipline SMEs for PDR, CDR, SRR and SPR reviews and other technical sessions as required;
• Leading and updating baseline HLD/LLD documentation as required by the project;
• In collaboration with project PMs preparing technical WBS, PBS and resource BoEs against overall solution proposals for change proposals and on‑contract growth.

Required:

• Complex systems integration projects involving IT systems;
• Technical management of subcontractors;
• Systems engineering and understanding of the principles behind each of the main processes;
• Technical team management including planning of work packages, allocation to team members and reporting;
• Technical team leadership providing technical direction to team members;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment;
• Ability to clearly articulate and communicate design and technical concepts in written and verbal forms;
• Intellectual calibre and confidence to conduct complex discussions with civilian and service customers and suppliers;
• Commercial awareness sufficient to support discussions with customers and suppliers.

Preferred:

• Experience with public sector and sensitive projects;
• Background in software engineering or IT systems integration;
• Knowledge of government or MOD organisation, processes and procedures.

The successful applicant will be required to hold and maintain UK security clearance.

• Contributory pension scheme;
• Private medical insurance;
• 33 days annual leave (including public and privilege holidays);
• Access to flexible benefits (life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, cycle to work scheme);
• Flexi‑time working.

£61,500.00 - £78,800.00 (£61,500.00-£78,800.00)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.