X4 Technology
Systems Engineer
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Job Title: Systems Engineer
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid - flexibility)
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 + benefits
Start Date: Immediate
Industry: Defence
Clearance Level Required: Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV)
One of our Defence consultancy clients are looking for experienced Systems Engineers with active Enhanced DV (eDV) clearance to join a growing National Security engineering team delivering some of the UK's most complex digital programmes.
Working across secure cloud, AI, defence and mission-critical environments, you'll help shape large-scale systems from concept through delivery, collaborating with architects, software teams and customer stakeholders.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Systems Engineer – Key Responsibilities
- Capture, analyse and manage complex system requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
- Apply Systems Engineering principles across the full V-Model lifecycle.
- Produce and maintain systems documentation, requirements and technical artefacts.
- Support solution architecture, integration and verification activities.
- Work closely with customers, architects and engineering teams to deliver secure technical solutions.
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Contribute to systems design reviews and engineering governance.
- Ensure compliance with Defence standards, engineering frameworks and security requirements.
- Support transition from legacy environments to modern cloud-based solutions.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Systems Engineer – Key Skills Required
- Must have current, active and transferable Enhanced DV (eDV)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience delivering complex secure programmes
Systems Engineer – Technical Skills Required
- Systems Engineering
- Requirements Management
- Systems Integration
- V-Model / CADMID
- Systems Thinking
- Defence or National Security programmes
- Agile and Waterfall delivery
- Technical stakeholder management
Nice to have
- TOGAF
- MODAF
- AWS / Azure / GCP
- AI / Machine Learning
- DevSecOps
- Defence Standards
- JSPs
- Cloud Architecture
Please apply now if this role is of interest.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location