Senior Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United Kingdom

Location:

Malvern, Worcestershire

Position Role Type:
Onsite

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world while helping to define the technical direction we take.

Our customers depend on us to help them understand and keep up to date about the world. We help them to collect huge volumes of imagery and turn that into information and Intelligence. Intelligence informs the key decisions of governments and businesses alike.

Delivering geospatial intelligence capabilities leans on our abilities to leverage Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber-security, Dev Sec Ops  and traditional IT integration skills. All whilst collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure systems using the latest technologies and innovations.

We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

• You will build, integrate and test our systems, under the supervision of the lead engineer.
• You will liaise with Operations staff to ensure efficient delivery of the systems.
• You will coordinate with the software & Dev Ops teams to solve integration issues during system build.
• You will automate system testing in collaboration with the Dev Sec Ops  team.
• You will ensure that systems are secured in accordance with the Dev Sec Ops  guidance.
• You will support the lead engineers and take on appropriate self-managed tasks that support system delivery, for example, completing test documentation.
• You will display strong communication and collaboration skills.

• You will gain exposure to a range of approaches and technologies for building, deploying, testing and securing our Geospatial Intelligence Systems.
• You will work with, and be supported by, a team of experienced people to broaden your knowledge and accelerate your professional development.
• You will access worldwide professional development and cross-functional collaboration tools.
• You will have opportunities to expand and grow your role within the team, including leadership of technical tasks.
• You will have opportunities to grow your technical acumen, including tech tracks and chartership programs that enable you to be recognised as an expert in your field OR even take a role in leadership. Depending on your desire.

• Experience of building, integrating and testing IT systems, involving a range of hardware and software.
• Experience of commercial operating systems, either Windows or Linux (RHEL and Ubuntu)
• Experience delivering IT systems to internal or external customers.

• Experience of defining and integrating standard COTS server and workstations, alongside network storage.
• Experience of configuring networks.
• Experience of Active Directory, authentication and file shares.
• Experience and knowledge of Dev Ops (OCI container implementation including Docker, Podman or Kubernetes)
• Experience of securing systems using Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) process
• Experience of secure Windows Server lockdown with DISA STIG protocols.
• Experience of managing and documenting system delivery e.g. formalising test procedures and results, establishing part specifications.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, the following elements of our existing technology stack, would be advantageous:
• Atlassian Bitbucket and Jira
• JUnit and the Serenity BDD framework
• JFrog Artifactory and X-Ray
• CMake, Gradle and npm.
• Jenkins, Sonarqube, Docker, Podman
• Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Terraform
• Git Labs
• Prometheus/Grafana

This is a full-time role (38 hours per week) based in Malvern. Since March 2020, we have adopted a flexible hybrid working approach. In this role you will be expected to be in the Malvern office 3 days a week and more often when required (which is typically during the system integration phase of a programme).

The role can involve regular international travel to commission and upgrade systems. During high intensity years this can be up to 8 working weeks a year, typically to America,…