Principal Solution Engineer

All the mandatory requirements have to be met in order to apply.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
• Proven experience of managing teams of technical personnel.
• Knowledge of current and future Mobile Infrastructure (Deployable, Dispersible, Highly mobile CIS) technologies and trends.
• Experience with design and systems integration (e.g. AC Power distribution equipment, emergency AC Power generation and associated fuel storage, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)).
• Good understanding of current and future Wireless technologies and trends (to include SATCOM).
• Experience with Architecture modelling language(s) (UML, SysML, ArchiMate, etc.), preferably in the context of an Architecture Framework (NAFv4, TOGAF, DODAF, Zachman, etc.) and Models Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience in applying quality assurance practices.
• Sound experience in development, implementation, fielding, testing and maintenance of modern communications equipment.
• ITIL Foundation.
• PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent Project Management Framework (e.g. PMP) certification.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Knowledge and experience in applying the "NATO Architecture Framework,version 4".
• Knowledge and experience in the application of Federated Mission Networking (FMN) in service design.
• Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.
• Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including ACO and ACT.
• ArchiMate or TOGAF or equivalent certification.

Duties and Role

• Solution architecture
  • Leads the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements.
  • Establishes policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components.
  • Manages trade-offs and balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation.
  • Communicates proposed decisions to stakeholders.
  • Coordinates and manages the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives.
  • Maintains a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives.
• Requirements definition and management
  • Plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives.
  • Selects, adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques.
  • Contributes to the development of organisational methods and standards for requirements management.
  • Obtains input from, and agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.
  • Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
  • Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
• Systems development management
  • Sets policy and drives adherence to standards for systems development.
  • Leads activities to make security and privacy integral to systems development.
  • Identifies and manages the resources necessary for all stages of systems development projects.
  • Ensures that technical, financial and quality targets are met.
  • Produces, or approves network providers, network architectures, topologies and configuration databases for own area of responsibility.
  • Specifies design parameters for network connectivity, capacity, speed, interfacing, security and access, in line with business requirements.
  • Assesses network-related risks and specifies recovery routines and contingency procedures.
  • Creates multiple design views to address the different stakeholders' concerns and to handle both functional and non-functional requirements.