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Systems Engineer

Forward Role
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Today
£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
2 Jun 2026 (Today)

Benefits

DV Bonus
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Our client, a leading organisation within the national security sector, is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to play a key role across the Systems Development Lifecycle. This is a unique opportunity to work on highly impactful, mission-critical programmes that contribute directly to national security outcomes.You'll join a collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment where innovation, quality, and continuous improvement are at the core of everything they do.

Systems Engineer
Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 + DV Bonus
Clearance Required: eDV
Location: Cheltenham (Hybrid Working)

What You'll Be Doing

  • Driving Systems Engineering activities across the full V Lifecycle
  • Providing architectural oversight, ensuring robust integration and test strategies
  • Championing engineering best practices and process rigour to improve quality and delivery
  • Applying systems thinking to shape and influence complex customer challenges
  • Supporting delivery across a range of methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
  • Working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-assurance solutions

Your Skills & Experience

  • Strong understanding of theV Lifecycle
  • Proven experience in architectural design oversight, integration, and testing
  • Ability to implement engineering governance and improve quality standards
  • Systems thinking mindset with the ability to solve complex problems
  • Experience across multiple delivery methodologies
  • Exposure to diverse client domains and relevant standards

Key Requirements

  • Ability to manage and influence multiple, challenging stakeholders
  • Confidence engaging with C-suite, business, and technical audiences
  • Strong working knowledge ofISO 15288 andIEC 61508
  • Experience within high-security or safety-critical environments

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

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