Configuration Management Administrator

Configuration Management Administrator

Templecombe - Hybrid (Minimum 3 days onsite)

Are you an inquisitive individual that has a passion for configuration management and integration? Do you have an interest in System Engineering and Analytics? Are you looking for your next challenge with the opportunity to work within a highly regarded team that will support your learning and development? Then look no further.

• Room and attention to personal development
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

We have a great opportunity for a Configuration Management Administrator to join the Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) engineering team.

• Be responsible for the registration and release of data managed in configuration
• Verify the integrity, validity and maintenance of records relating to the data, including traceability and history over the entire life cycle
• Take in charge the verification of the completeness of technical and non-technical data (whether internally and externally)
• Ensure the provision of up-to-date data to the relevant functions
• Record configuration baselines and provide status on identified gaps or omissions
• Translate the decisions of the Configuration Manager into the tool as required
• Be a configuration management tool (PLM) expert and provide support to the project/product team
• Archive obsolete data

• You graduated with a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or a Higher National Diploma (HND) and have experience in configuration management processes
• You are a communicator and a team player: you are willing to help and establish strong relationships with the rest of the team
• You are methodical and meticulous, with a keen eye for details and advanced organizational skills
• You are proactive

• You are able to understand configuration management processes and tools through the prism of contractual requirements and stakeholders needs
• You foster continuous improvement and encourage a culture of feedback
• You are able to multi-task and prioritise without requiring regular direct supervision
• You can support the team with your good knowledge of configuration management tools & practices, as well as that of the Product Lifecycle Management domain (tools, technical data, reporting)
• You have the ability to establish and meet deadlines
• You understand the importance of data integrity

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting –

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