Systems Engineer

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 title: System Engineer
Pay: £840 per day Inside IR35
Location: Cheltenham, 3-4 days a week on site required
Start Date: ASAP
End date: 12 months +
Hours per week: 37.5
Qualification required for this role: SFIA 4-5
Clearance: Suitable candidates must have current, transferable eDV Clearance.

Job Description
As a System 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

• 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 System 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

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