Principal IVVQ Systems Engineer

Copello have partnered with an established Intelligence and Communications business in the recruitment of a Principal Systems IVVQ Engineer/IVVQ Systems Engineer Lead. This role will be based in Maidenhead and offers a competitive package, including a company bonus, private medical care and a DV Clearance Bonus. Please note that all candidates must be eligible for DV Clearance (British Passport Holder). Role Responsibilities: * Responsible for the full life cycle verification and validation activities required to formally evidence complex solutions as part of a system engineering approach. * Create and maintain Systems V&V artefacts such as Strategies, Plans, Procedures, Matrices and Reports, to result in progressively assuring desired outcomes. * Carry out Systems V&V activities in accordance with Systems V&V artefacts, so that internal, qualification and acceptance events are completed successfully. * Responsible for managing the use of any external V&V facilities/test houses, i.e. organising EMC and TEMPEST qualification, collaboratively develop test harnesses with test houses. * Attains and maintains technical knowledge, attending applicable training courses * Actively contributes to improving processes, tools and techniques that to increase the quality and efficiency of engineering. * Provides specialist knowledge and support to the wider engineering team. * Exemplifies, leads, mentors and coaches V&V to engineers and non-technical resources; sharing knowledge willingly and constructively. Essential Experience: * Knowledge of Systems Engineering/V&V experience of solutions formed of Hardware, Software and Firmware components. * Demonstrable experience of INCOSE/ISO 15288 Systems Engineering of complex solutions. * Technical and Line management experience of a team of systems engineers * Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material Desired Experience: * INCOSE recognition ASEP or CSEP * Experience working as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and developing new areas of expertise as and when required * ISTQB attained * Experienced in test automation, frameworks and marriage with manual testing for an overall test campaign. * Scripting languages: JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Rest, MySQL