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Infrastructure & Systems Engineering Lead

QinetiQ
Farnborough Full-time
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Job Title:

Infrastructure \& Systems Engineering Lead

Location:

Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:

Permanent – Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary \+ Benefits

Role ID: SF20117

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 Infrastructure \& Systems Engineering Lead at our Farnborough 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 Infrastructure \& Systems Engineering Lead, you will play a key role in delivering and evolving a secure, high\-availability data and infrastructure service that supports critical operational decision\-making.

Day\-to\-day, you’ll provide technical leadership across a live service environment, working closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure system performance, resilience, and continuous improvement. You will deputise for the Technical Lead when required and support the coordination of technical activities across service delivery, infrastructure, and change programmes.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading and coordinating technical delivery across infrastructure, networking, and systems engineering teams

Supporting the definition and delivery of technical work plans, ensuring alignment to programme priorities

Providing technical oversight across live services, ensuring performance, availability, and security standards are met

Driving continuous improvement through system upgrades, infrastructure changes, and service enhancements

Producing and reviewing technical documentation, designs, and assurance artefacts

Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to communicate technical solutions and resolve complex issues

Essential experience of the Infrastructure \& Systems Engineering Lead:

Experience applying systems engineering principles across the full delivery lifecycle

Strong background in secure IT systems, including design, integration, and validation

Experience working with infrastructure, networking, and enterprise IT environments

Knowledge of cyber security principles and secure\-by\-design approaches

Experience operating within a secure or high\-assurance environment

Ability to lead technical teams and manage competing priorities across a complex programme

Essential qualifications for the Infrastructure \& Systems Engineering Lead:

Relevant degree or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, IT, Networking, or a related discipline

Willingness and eligibility to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance

Professional certifications such as ITIL, Security\+, Network\+, or similar (or working towards)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Farnborough

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state\-of\-the\-art facility, with high\-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT \& Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

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 experiences 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 . www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life\-at\-qinetiq

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 valued, 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 means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be willing to go through DV Clearance.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants \- GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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