Principal IT Data Systems Engineer

Overview

As Principal IT Data Systems Engineer, you provide technical leadership in Digital Engineering, focusing on IT data systems integration and AI-enabled solutions. You will partner with Project Management and act as a Product Owner to align technical delivery with business objectives. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams across Waterfall and Agile projects, delivering high-quality IT, data management, and AI outputs. This role offers the chance to shape sophisticated digital engineering programs within a mission-driven defence tech company.

Pay / Benefits

• matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• generous holiday allowance with optional extra days
• Health Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal
• volunteering opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across Waterfall and Agile projects, assigning work to engineers and supporting solution development
• Ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality-compliant delivery of technical outputs
• Maintain consistent engineering processes, tools, and governance adherence
• Translate customer/system requirements into technical solutions, Agile features and user stories
• Identify and manage technical risks, provide leadership, and coordinate teams and contractor contributions
• Drive innovative digital engineering solutions spanning IT systems, data management, and AI applications while meeting requirements and governance

Key requirements

• IT systems integration experience
• data management experience
• cloud computing environments
• AI technologies in complex solutions
• systems engineering principles
• knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies
• proven IT and digital engineering project delivery
• leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• strong technical decision-making and governance/compliance understanding

• leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• communication
• IT systems integration
• data management
• cloud computing

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