Lead Verification and Validation Engineer in Hampshire

Lead Verification and Validation Engineer

The Opportunity

You will be working with a forward-thinking company based in Hampshire that provides technology innovation and consultancy to a variety of Defence clients, as such they need a Lead Verification and Validation Engineer to drive forwards some of their key Information Advantage offers.

Along with Technical & Leadership credentials, you'll need a solid understanding of Commercial and P3M activities on major defence delivery programmes to be successful as the Lead Verification and Validation Engineer

Your Areas of Responsibility / Tasks will include:

• Working with senior client stakeholders to understand required technical capabilities and timelines across related sets of large scale Information Systems delivery programmes.
• Provide a leadership role within our V&V team. Drive forward delivery activity championing systems engineering best practice throughout.
• Build strong relationships with our customer base
• Identify required skills to deliver over subsequent programme phases. Support recruitment as necessary.
• Identify appropriate test strategy & methodology for a range of programmes & projects advising on industry partnering approach as required.
• Champion improvements and efficiency initiatives, use industry knowledge
• Support effective technical decision making as required and present clear ways ahead for stakeholders. Seek to empower others and upskill wherever possible.

Your Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience of planning & leading Enterprise-scale V&V activity on a large scale defence programme
• Understanding of V&V in the wider systems engineering lifecycle.
• Ability to influence a diverse set of technical and non-technical stakeholders both face to face and in hybrid working scenarios.
• Experience of being an advocate for both V&V and change activity.
• Knowledge of V&V methodologies, standards, frameworks and tools
• Experience in test automation
• Experience in the application of ITIL in the MoD domain
• Good awareness of Safety and Security Management practices in the MoD domain.
• Hands on experience of configuration management & baseline development through lifecycle on complex programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of Military Communications and Information Systems and or ISTAR
• Understanding of both the military customer and defence procurement.
• Project and Programme management skills.
• Domain relevant commercial awareness.
• Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) (Desirable)

Qualifications

Ideally you will be degree qualified in a related subject or have the equivalent experience in relevant engineering, scientific or technical-based discipline.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.