Experience And Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior engineering, technical leadership, solution architecture, cyber security or IT delivery role.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex IT, cyber, infrastructure, cloud, network or secure systems programmes.
• Experience of technical governance, design assurance, engineering lifecycle management and customer acceptance.
• Relevant degree, equivalent professional experience or recognised technical accreditation.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEng, CITP, TOGAF, SABSA, ITIL, ISO 27001, NCSC-aligned training or vendor security certifications would be advantageous.
• Experience working in regulated, government, defence, critical national infrastructure or other high-assurance environments would be desirable.

Leadership behaviours

• Acts as a trusted deputy to the Chief Engineer, providing calm, evidence-based leadership.
• Creates clarity for teams by translating strategy, risk and customer needs into practical engineering direction.
• Builds collaborative relationships across engineering, cyber, service, programme and customer communities.
• Challenges constructively to protect technical integrity, security posture and delivery quality.
• Develops others through coaching, mentoring and setting high professional standards.

Measures of success

• Engineering workstreams are delivered to agreed scope, quality, cost and schedule commitments.
• Solutions achieve customer acceptance with clear evidence of technical and security compliance.
• Technical risks are visible, actively managed and escalated with credible mitigation plans.
• Engineering teams are well-led, appropriately resourced and clear on priorities.
• Cyber security requirements are embedded in design, delivery, transition and operational support.
• Hands-on technical contributions are delivered when required and align with agile SAFe team commitments, priorities and acceptance criteria.
• Technical governance is effective, proportionate and consistently applied.

Security Clearance/Travel

• Ability to gain and hold DV Clearence and pass other checks is essential. Only sole UK nationals need apply.
• Work will predominantly be conducted on the customer’s primary site. 4-5 days per week.
• Infrequent travel to other customer locations around the UK.
• Infrequent travel to the Leidos site at Farnborough.

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What We Do For You

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexi-TIme

Commitment To Diversity

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different

Purpose:

You can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration:

Having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People:

Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

£61,500.00-£78,800.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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