Job Description

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The opportunity:

You will work alongside and deliver support to a specialised engineering team that is responsible for the ongoing system support of a major Home Office contract.

The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all recommendations for design changes to the Home Office system proposed by Leonardo or its sub-contractors are compliant to the relevant standards and meet all operational requirements.

The Home Office (HO) retains the position of overall Service Integration and Design Authority, but relies on the Leonardo to act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the individual sub-systems.

In order to fulfil the SME commitments, the Leonardo maintains direct links into the technical design authorities of all key sub-contractors.

The Leonardo Senior Design Engineer also provides the technical link between Leonardo and the Home Office and Leonardo and the HO Technical Authority (R/N), Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE).

In addition to the above, the Leonardo Senior Design Engineer is responsible for supplying technical and commercial responses to change requests from the HO and assists the system support engineering teams with investigations into problems arising at operational sites.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do as a Principal Systems Engineer:

The Principal Systems Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all recommendations for design changes to the Home Office system proposed by Leonardo or its sub-contractors are compliant to the relevant standards and meet all operational requirements.

You will work alongside and deliver support to a specialised engineering team that is responsible for the ongoing system support of a major Home Office contract.

The role will require you to occasionally work outside normal office hours and attend site visits at various locations around the UK.

What we need from you:

You really must have:

The successful candidate will have an excellent range of knowledge and experience in the integration of systems containing electronic, electrical and mechanical components and sub-systems, ideally with a good working knowledge of the principles of radiation detection.

Specific knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage.

• IT Networking
• Windows 2016 Management and support skills
• Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
• Audit Collection Services (ACS)
• Microsoft System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH)
• SQL servers and clustering
• Windows Failover Cluster Administration
• iSCSI SAN Storage in Windows Failover Clusters
• Server build and configuration
• Firewall and Network Switches
• Familiarity with software based SAN , HPE VSA Appliance
• Radiation detection

In addition, experience with MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, Project etc is essential.

It would be nice if you had:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under broad direction, with minimal supervision, in challenging technical environments
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Personable and flexible, willing to work in a highly focused and demanding environment

Security Clearance

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Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (\xc2\xa3500 annual allowance)
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people\xe2\x80\x99s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo\xe2\x80\x99s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

Primary Location: GB - Rollestone

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid

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