Project Lead Engineer - Bristol/Andover - SC Cleared

Cloud Consulting have an urgent requirement for a Lead Engineer to join a high-profile project for a leading government agency.

The role is a hybrid one - 2 days p/week on-site in Bristol or Andover, and 3 days remote, and you should hold active SC Clearance to be suitable.

The project is outside of IR35.

Deliverables:

• Provide engineering leadership and oversight across engineering disciplines being delivered by another supplier.
• Support the programme Chief Engineer in developing the required standards and governance for the programme
• Work closely with the programme integration office Chief Architect and Engineer to support the creation of standards and governance structures for the ISTAR portfolio and the programme.
• Support and lead the design, integration, and testing of the programme's solution ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Ensure all engineering designs meet operational, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the working level technical interface between the supplier and internal Defence Digital and Army teams, senior stakeholders, and external partners.
• Support the development of the software factory roadmap and development requirements for current and future contracts, and integration into other DD Service Executive capabilities
• Oversee the documentation of engineering processes, designs, and outcomes for audit and review purposes.
• Manage Risk by identifying and mitigating engineering risks, ensuring the resilience and reliability of deployed systems.

Scope of role:

• Experience in lead engineer roles within Defence, Aerospace, or similarly complex environments.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems in secure environments.
• Familiarity with defence-specific standards and frameworks, such as DEF STAN, MIL-STD, or NATO standards.
• Deep understanding of Defence deployed technologies, including secure communications, data analytics, mission-critical applications and integrations
• Proficiency in cloud architectures, cybersecurity, software development methodologies, and system integration.
• Understanding of on-premise and deployable technologies.
• Deep knowledge of systems engineering, software development, hardware integration, and testing methodologies.
• Understanding of ISR or ISTAR capabilities advantageous
• Proficiency in engineering tools and technologies relevant to Defence Digital projects.
• Understanding of integrated sensor architecture (ISA) advantageous
• Deep Understanding of MongoDB, VMWare technologies, API integration, KAFKA, and Systematic applications desirable
• Experience of applications built with Java/JRE/Maven/SpringBoot frameworks.
• Develop robust, secure and efficient CI pipelines - GitLab/GitHub Actions to enable rapid and reliable software delivery
• Manage and scale containerized environments using Kubernetes (RH OpenShift)
• Maintain integration with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

If you are interested, then please forward a copy of your C.V in the first instance.