Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18982

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 Senior Principal Engineering Lead at one of our customer sites in Corsham, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role:
As a Senior Principal Engineering Lead you will be a respected leader and senior technical expert ensuring delivery of complex solutions in order to meet business objectives and deliver growth.

Day-to-day, you will be a respected leader supporting technical strategy using both skills and vision to positively influence the technical direction benefiting both QinetiQ and their customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading project teams to deliver complex solutions using best practices with the ability to technically lead and integrate outputs delivered by third parties
• Being responsible for providing technical leadership for programme, project, and bidding activities
• Leading the development of the company and customers strategic intent around IT infrastructure
• Providing technical assurance by leading the development of appropriate technical standards that comply with statutory, regulatory, company and project specific processes and procedures
• Supporting the development of IT specialism in the Technical Disciplines and supporting resourcing decision including both long term/short term planning
• Collaborating extensively across businesses and functions and utilising all relevant staff and resources

Essential experience of the Senior Principal Engineering Lead:

• Proven leadership experience leading both technical teams and delivery of complex IT projects
• A strong understanding of IT Infrastructure which includes Software Defined datacentres, Windows and Linux based environments, infrastructure design, software design, and automation design
• The ability to influence, shape, describe and deliver whole or parts of projects and exercise practical solutions to customer problems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to present completed technical material to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Essential qualifications for the Senior Principal Engineering Lead:

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 customer site in Corsham with hybrid working patterns available.

Multi-Site

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.