Copello Global
System Engineer
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I am currently looking for a Systems Engineer for a contract role in Cheltenham.
Please note: Suitable candidates must have current, transferable eDV Clearance. This role will also require 3-4 days onsite in Cheltenham.
Job Details
Job title: Systems Engineer
Pay: £840 per day Inside IR35
Location: Cheltenham
Start Date: ASAP
End date: 12 months +
Hours per week: 37.5
Qualification required for this role: SFIA 4-5
Clearance: Suitable candidates must hold current, transferrable eDV Clearance.
Job Description
As a Systems Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering complex, high-impact solutions across multidisciplinary teams, supporting projects that matter — from nationally significant programmes to cutting-edge digital and systems-led transformations. You’ll work in a collaborative, inclusive environment where your expertise helps shape resilient, secure and future-ready systems, while being supported to grow your career in a business committed to engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
Key Responsibilities
System Design & Delivery
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- Design and engineer system solutions that meet functional, non-functional, and operational requirements
- Produce and maintain system designs, technical documentation, and interface definitions
- Support system build, configuration, integration, testing, and deployment activities
Integration & Assurance
- Integrate components across infrastructure, applications, networks, and services
- Ensure systems meet security, resilience, and compliance standards
- Identify and manage technical risks, issues, and dependencies
Operations & Support
- Support systems through transition to service and live operation
- Diagnose and resolve system issues and performance problems
- Provide technical input to change, incident, and problem management
Stakeholder & Team Working
- Translate business needs into clear technical requirements
- Work collaboratively with architects, developers, delivery managers, and suppliers
- Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience working as a Systems Engineer or in a similar technical role
- Strong understanding of system lifecycle delivery (requirements through to operations)
- Experience of system integration in complex or multi-technology environments
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
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Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience in cloud, hybrid, or distributed systems
- Exposure to secure, regulated, or mission-critical environments
- Familiarity with systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or service management frameworks
- Experience working in Agile, DevOps, or iterative delivery models
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- Relevant technical or professional certifications (desirable)
Working Style
- Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented
- Collaborative, delivery-focused, and proactive
- Comfortable balancing engineering quality with delivery pace
If this is of interest, please send an updated CV to grainne@copello.co.uk and I can call you to discuss further.
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