Configuration Practitioner

Configuration Practitioner

Raytheon UK is searching for a Configuration Practitioner to join our OMNIA® Training team.

As a Configuration Practitioner, you will be critical to the successful delivery of the programme, collaborating within a matrix organisation with multi-disciplinary teams within Engineering. OMNIA are redefining the British Army’s collective training. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK, backed by British innovation and powered by world‑class experts—like you.

We are looking for individuals who want to serve. You’ll have a mission focus and the enthusiasm and drive to deliver. You must be eligible and willing to obtain SC clearance and will be based at Warminster
, working in a hybrid style.

The role is more than a job—it’s a mission. You will be part of a high‑impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA’s vision of designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win.

You’ll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Configuration & Release Manager. Ultimately, you’ll work for the British Army, championing innovation and shaping the future of military collective training.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the programme Configuration Management (CM) processes across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Maintain configuration control of programme artefacts including documentation, software, hardware, models, and data.
• Manage configuration baselines, ensuring that configuration items are accurately recorded and controlled.
• Maintain and administer the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and associated configuration registers.
• Ensure configuration items are uniquely identified, version controlled, and traceable throughout their lifecycle.
• Support the configuration change management process, including raising, tracking, and implementing change requests.
• Prepare and maintain configuration status accounting reports to support programme governance and decision-making.
• Support configuration audits and reviews to verify compliance with programme configuration management plans and policies.
• Ensure configuration management activities align with programme standards, policies, and engineering governance processes.
• Work with engineering, project management, and supply chain teams to ensure accurate configuration information is maintained.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and related procedures.
• Maintain configuration records within programme tools and repositories, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Support system integration, testing, and deployment activities by ensuring correct configuration baselines are applied.
• Provide configuration management guidance to project teams and ensure adherence to approved CM processes.
• Support in Release Management, working closely with the Release Practitioner.
• Assist in the preparation of configuration documentation required for programme reviews and audits.

You’ll have a mission focus, enthusiasm, and drive to get things done. You’ll want to work in collaboration with other defence training organisations and the British Army. You won’t let bureaucracy get in the way of what needs to be done; you’ll learn lessons and share them across the team. You’ll understand what it means to put the mission first.

• Experience supporting configuration management activities within engineering, IT, or technical programmes, including managing technical standards and policies.
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles, including configuration identification, control, status accounting, and audit.
• Experience working with engineering teams to maintain accurate configuration records, baselines, and documentation within configuration management tools or databases.
• Experience supporting change management processes and maintaining configuration…