Description
Role: Deputy Chief Engineer
Duration: 6 months
Rate: Negotiable
Security Clearance: SC or DV
We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Engineering professional to join our client during a time of significant period of growth. As we continue to expand our footprint within existing defence clients and increase our footprint into new public sector and commercial sectors, we are looking to speak with technical and strategic leaders, able to take a central role within a number of complex cutting edge projects.
In this role, you will shape the engineering delivery strategy and engineering vision for next generation technical solutions, with oversight for the delivery/architecture of the projects and leading customer relationships with senior stakeholders & partner organisations, as well as work with wider business areas to assist in the development of new capabilities.
Key responsibilities will Include:
- Effectively communicating Programme and Solution Objectives, Delivery requirements to all engineering teams
- Providing Engineering direction by defining and delivering a progressive roadmap of engineering activities.
- Working with Programme and Project Management Teams to ensure that engineering deliverables are achieved on time, to budget and are of acceptable functionality and quality, aligned to the VVRM.
- Coordinating all Engineering Initiatives captured through Programme Engineering Planning, using the appropriate Product Management and Engineering delivery teams, as organisationally assigned
- Provision of line management, resource management, and technical leadership for large group of multi-disciplinary engineers to ensure that suitably skilled capabilities are effectively assigned to all development activities.
- Support and advice to continuous improvement in engineering capability; people, processes, practices, tools and technology.
The Fit:
We are interested in speaking with Engineering Leaders, able to demonstrate successful delivery on complex, large scale secure IT Hardware and Software programmes, utilising emerging technologies where possible. You will have strong management skills, able to oversee large multidisciplinary teams and be able to engage senior stakeholders up to board level.
Above all you will have a passion for technology and delivery world class solutions to clients, able to produce technical roadmaps that deliver on price, quality and expectations.
Knowledge required:
- VMware ESXi 6.5, vCentre 6.5, vSAN 6.5
- Experience with the Atlassian Toolset - JIRA, Confluence and BitBucket.
To apply please send your CV's in the first instance.