Specialisms

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Frimley as a Principal Infrastructure Engineer.

The role will be an initial 12 month contract and will provide you with apply subject matter expertise and domain experience to good systems engineering practices, to support the Engineering Manager and Delegated Technical Authority.

Key Responsibilities

• Captured and agreed technical requirements in accordance with company and programme processes.
• Compliant technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations.
• Design documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes.
• Design change requirements and documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes.
• Engineering LCM adherence for all deliverables, Sub Contract Design Reviews and relevant input to project LCM activities.
• Engineering Lifecycle Management (LCM) adherence for all deliverables, Sub Contract Design Reviews and relevant input to project LCM activities.
• Captured and agreed input to appropriate Verification Cross-Reference Index (VCRI), Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAP) and Qualification Plans.
• Specialist advice and contribution to other project documentation, such as Training Needs Analysis (TNA), Technical Publications, and Operating Instructions (list is not exhaustive).

Key skills & qualifications

• Knowledge of IT systems in the defence, maritime or closely linked domain and have a comprehensive understanding of how their own systems and activities interact with the overall platform.

• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle with some experience of operating in a number of phases.

• Have a strong awareness of Product Safety and SHE.

• Good communication skills and ability to interact with stakeholders.

What we’re looking for in you

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.

Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholder management skills.

Location: Frimley

Rate: £66.00 per hour (INSIDE IR35)

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Supply Chain Advisor

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Portsmouth as a Supply Chain Advisor.

The role will be an initial 6 month contract and will provide you with day to day support within the SDIM (Supplier declaration Information Management) Project, interacting with the Supply Chain community and external Suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to the SDIM Supply Chain Lead.

• On-boarding of Maritime Services Suppliers into the new SDIM capabilities, including Exostar registration.

• Reporting Supplier onboarding progress to the SDIM Supply Chain Lead & requesting support where applicable.

• Working to a project leadtime and progressing activities effectively.

• Communication to the Internal and External stakeholders

Key skills & qualifications

• Experience in delivering an end to end Project and ability to show results.

• Good communciaiton skills with all levels.

• Knowledge of export control, specifically supplier declarations

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Supply Chain principles and processes.

• Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively.

What we’re looking for in you

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.

Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholder management skills.

Location: Portsmouth

Rate: £22.44 per hour (INSIDE IR35)

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Hunt Senior Project Scheduler

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Portsmouth as a Hunt Senior Project Scheduler.

The role will be an initial 6 month contract and will provide you with being responsible for building, maintaining, updating and reporting the schedule using MSP and SAP, generate and manage critical path activities and present to PM.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain schedule, identify and present CP activities

• Link and manage NWAs/WBS including re-scheduling and aligning activities

• Performs the full range of project control activity for activities that have limited complexity.

• Understands and is able to use all common project management tools sets, e.g. Risk register, change control, etc.

• Requires a good understanding of the structure of information for the service area or project, is able to monitor progress using BAE Systems processes and methods of control and reporting.

• Capable of performing detailed performance analysis using a range of PM toolsets and techniques ie: MSP and SAP.

Key skills & qualifications

• Be aware of and adhere to BAE Systems Maritime Services policies and procedures and maintain compliance with statutory regulations (including those of Information Systems, Safety Health & Environment and Security Requirements).

• Knowledge and experience in the Maritime Sector and/or in dealing with Ministry of Defence / Military Customer base.

• Knowledge and application of BAE Systems Lifecycle Management Framework.

• Knowledge and experience of core Project Management capabilities (i.e. Planning & Scheduling, Risk & Opportunity Management, Performance Management, Lifecycle Management and Stakeholder Management).

• Extensive skill and significant experience of defining the scope of the project and of breaking this into manageable units; work breakdown structures, control accounts and work packages

• Extensive skill and significant experience in identifying, assessing, allocating and managing project risks and project opportunities

• Familiar with and some practical experience with a structured approach to planning, cost collection, and performance measurement

• Degree/ honours degree or equivalent in a PM/ business qualification and/ or equivalent business experience.

What we’re looking for in you

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.

Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholder management skills.

Location: Portsmouth

Rate: £28.43 per hour (INSIDE IR35)

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Other aspects of the role include:

• The provision of IT and Network technical solutions and support to project requirements
• Continuous improvement of network engineering capabilities, maintaining a leading edge capability
• Leading the planning, delivery and assurance of customer and in house work packages
• Management, oversight, direction and guidance to allocated project team members, through the planning and delivery of projects
• The production of all essential project documents and internal work instructions.
• The production of network engineering technical input into bid preparation and contracts
• The development and implementation of policies, standards and procedures for network engineering activities
• Customer liaison on all network engineering risks and issues
• Remaining available, on occasions, for the provision of an on-call, out of hours support service for urgent operational requirements.

You’ll be a part of a successful business where working as ‘one’ counts for everything. The role will ensure that you are fully supported and receive the ongoing training and development you require to be the very best you can be in the role.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for the following in you:

• The ability to gain SC clearance (essential security requirement)
• A willingness to gain DV clearance to allow you to work on a wider range of projects in the role
• Cisco CCNA/CCNP or CompTIA level certification or equivalent industry experience
• Proven and demonstrable network engineering experience, operating at a senior level, preferably in the government/defence sector
• Experience in network design, LAN/WAN technologies, routing, switching, firewalls, secure tunneling, WIFI, WAN optimization, IP schema design, VOIP/VTC, network management & monitoring, protective monitoring etc.
• Experience of the full engineering lifecycle; design/development, test & acceptance, configuration management, in service support
• The ability to meet with customers and build relationships, and to travel to customers sites when required
• Holder of a full UK driving licence, with the ability to travel, when required

Desirable Requirements:

• Management and configuration of crypto in government/defence environment
• Understanding of good security practices in the government/defence environment
• A credible level of experience of Network engineering, preferably gained in the government / defence sector.
• Cyber and Security experience.
• Server storage configuration
• Linux administration and configuration
• Web programming skills; Apache, IIS, HTML, JavaScript, stylesheets and PHP

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Principal Engineer – Software – Networks

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in New Malden as a Principal Engineer – Software – Networks.

The role will be an initial 12 month contract and will provide you with the opportunity to work with all phases of the software lifecycle but with particular experience in Integration & Acceptance and ideally knowledge in one or more of the following- Windows Server 2008 & 2016,Other operating systems including Linux (Ubuntu).

Key Responsibilities

• Experience of network test equipment e.g. IXIA/Xena

• Creating and running test plans from customer requirements

• Experience with troubleshooting network issues

• An understanding of how to configure and setup Juniper, Dell network devices

• Experience with configuring and installing client and server network software

Key skills & qualifications

• Knowledge of Local Area Networking (LAN) and/or Wide Area Networking (WAN) technologies

• An understanding of the technology behind a switched architecture and its workings (DNS, DHCP, Security, IP Switching/Routing, HTTP, VPN, etc.)

• Preferably current Juniper JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP or CCNA/CCNP and/or CCDA certification

• Experience of working with Switches, Routers, Servers, Cables (Cat 5-6), Fibre Optics, Racks LAN, WAN, TCP/IP (Ethernet)

• Network Management & Monitoring Systems e.g. PRTG and Solarwinds

What we’re looking for in you

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.

Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholder management skills.

Location: New Malden

Rate: £48.58 per hour (INSIDE IR35)

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

IT Service Analyst

Role Summary

We have an exciting new contract opportunity based in Preston as a IT Service Analyst.

The role will be an initial 5 month contract and will provide you with the opportunity to manage the delivery of aspects of IT Service Delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver ITIL aligned operational processes and integrates suppliers that do so.
• Conduct data analysis techniques ranging from data aggregation and Management Information reporting (MI), to statistical-based analytics in order to identify patterns of activity and conduct root cause analysis
• Integrate and Co-ordinates internal and external suppliers to achieve agreed service levels and quality standards
• Develop and Co-ordinate plans across multiple suppliers and deliver and communicate those plans.
• Carry out technical delivery and operational activities associated with a technology or group of technologies.
• Problem solve using standard analysis techniques (e.g. the 5 Whys) to get to root cause and is developing diagnostic skills and experience.

Key skills & qualifications

• An experienced Service Analyst that has worked in one or more in-scope capability area for at least three years
• Be trained at least to ITIL foundation and either appropriate ITIL Intermediate or other appropriate capability training
• Knowledge of working within a SIAM operating model would be beneficial
• Must be self motivated and be capable of managing suppliers and other stakeholders to deliver quality output on time.
• Has a solid understanding of their capability and is considered professionally competent in discharging the role without significant supervision
• Uses more advanced analysis and diagnostic techniques to get to root cause
• Supervision is generally associated with work allocation and objective achieving rather than work quality and task level
• Has a wide experience in diagnosing and resolving incidents and problems and their trends
• Will carry out communication to senior stakeholders and suppliers

What we’re looking for in you

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Well-developed analytical/ problem solving/ decision making skills.

Strong organisational skills who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Stakeholder management skills.

Location: Preston

Rate: £355.38 per day (INSIDE IR35)

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

The IT Systems Infrastructure Principal Engineer will have a good understanding of the principles of the science and technology of computing and will be able to reference the relevant maritime legislation, industry & defence standards. They will have an understanding of the customer and user needs of the product system and how this will influence and impact design activities, technical and operational performance.

The IT Systems Infrastructure Principal Engineer will be able to understand and report the programme status for engineering activities, identify problem areas and implement recovery plans. This will include the management of any consequent change embodiment activities.

The IT systems Infrastructure Principal Engineer will have a working knowledge of theIT marketplace, including products and suppliers and will have an understanding of the direction of potential future technologies.

Responsibilities

The IT Systems Infrastructure Principal Engineer will be responsible for, or provide input to the following typical key deliverables, dependent on the role and the place the project is in the engineering lifecycle:

• Captured and agreed technical requirements in accordance with company and programme processes.
• Compliant technical solutions against contractual requirements and regulations.
• Design documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes.
• Design change requirements and documentation generated, captured, configured and controlled in accordance with company processes.
• Engineering LCM adherence for all deliverables, Sub Contract Design Reviews and relevant input to project LCM activities.
• Engineering Lifecycle Management (LCM) adherence for all deliverables, Sub Contract Design Reviews and relevant input to project LCM activities.
• Captured and agreed input to appropriate Verification Cross-Reference Index (VCRI), Integration, Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans (ITEAP) and Qualification Plans.
• Specialist advice and contribution to other project documentation, such as Training Needs Analysis (TNA), Technical Publications, and Operating Instructions (list is not exhaustive).

Skills/Qualifications

• Professional Registered (CEng or CITP) through a recognised engineering institution such as the BCS or IET (or working towards).

• Knowledge of ITsystems in the defence, maritime or closely linked domain and have a comprehensive understanding of how their own systems and activities interact with the overall platform.
• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle with some experience of operating in a number of phases.
• Have a strong awareness of Product Safety and SHE.
• Good communication skills and ability to interact with stakeholders.

PLEASE NOTE: This role has been confirm as being INSIDE IR35.

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support production of design document for console solutions on new projects (Low Level Design)
• Bug fixing and problem resolution on existing projects (prior to Factory Acceptance)
• Resolving problems raised ‘in the field’ across multiple projects
• Occasional travel to other sites/platform to support issue resolution
• Liaising with and being able to hold technical conversations with SMEs in other domains (e.g. Networking)
• Carry out systems testing/supporting the activity

Key attributes/skills required:

• VMware Desktop Mobility expert. Potentially VCAP / VCP certified
• VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure experience
• Horizon View / Horizon 7.x + SME
• vSphere exposure

Likely to have qualifications such as:

• VCP-DTM / VCP7-DTM / VCP6-DTM
• VCAP-DTM / VCAP7-DTM / VCAP6-DTM
• VCDX-DTM / VCDX7-DTM / VCDX6-DTM

Location: New Malden

Rate: £47.00 per hour

PLEASE NOTE – This role is inside of IR35

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

The job:

• Deliver assurance services to the business, EITS, IM&T Sector, Group Function and covering CPE (Customer Premises Equipment).
• Identification of risk and appropriate mitigation requirements, development & analysis of secure solutions (covering technical / physical / procedural / personnel controls) and assessment of compliance with internal and external standards and regulations.
• Deliver documentation to demonstrate compliance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Assessment and provision of control effectiveness in managing information security risk
• Provide security architecture / technical input into the development of secure solutions
• Support development of strategy and continual service improvement for the assurance function
• Act as a subject matter expert regarding assurance activities for the wider organisation

Responsibilities:

Delivery of IT Security assurance activities to ensure ‘secure by design’ and ‘effective in operation’ for systems and services in scope:

• IT Security risk assessment of systems and services.
• Assess Architectural designs and identify proportionate IT Security controls aligned with business objectives.
• Assessment of systems, services and IT Security controls, to provide an independent analysis of compliance with BAE Systems Security Policy, standards and external regulatory requirements. Lead Assessment of IT Security controls to ascertain effectiveness in reducing risk, including any vulnerability components.
• Analysis, creation and compilation of relevant documentation determining the compliance level of systems and services, technical security controls with applicable certification, accreditation, and internal policy requirements.

IT Security Control Monitoring and Reporting:

• Delivery of control monitoring and reporting to provide visibility of critical controls and their status and effectiveness in managing the information security risk.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with stakeholders to promote a mind-set of developing secure systems and transfer knowledge of security standards and processes.
• Development, delivery & maintenance of Business reporting and assurance documentation
• Support stakeholders in resolving IT Security issues and act as a subject matter expert regarding assurance activities for the wider organisation

Skills/Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of IT Security assurance experience, dealing with security risk, requirements, technologies and architectures.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) preferably in a related discipline (ICT/Computing, Information assurance, risk management, vulnerability/threat assessment).
• In-depth knowledge of industry standard security policy, standards and good practice guidance and their application to a variety of IT solutions processing protectively marked information.
• In-depth knowledge of threats, risks, vulnerabilities and risk mitigations strategies and techniques
• Broad experience in risk management and the application of risk management methodologies.
• Extensive experience of Accreditation and producing RMADS.
• Wide ranging knowledge of application, infrastructure and security technologies and in-depth knowledge of implementing them in a secure configuration within CPE
• Experience of working in a project environment and awareness of system development lifecycle methodologies.

PLEASE NOTE: This position has been assessed as INSIDE IR35

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

This exciting systems & software programme covers many disciplines including design, development, installation, implementation, integration, acceptance, training and logistics support.

To fulfil this practical and ‘hands on’ role, the candidate should ideally be qualified to diploma or degree level in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related discipline.

The candidate should also have an existing knowledge, a general interest or a willingness to learn the following. External or on the job training can be provided where required in most areas.

• Military communications systems including an understanding of radio and cryptographic equipment
• Systems design and systems interfacing
• Serial communications including communication standards, serial and bespoke cabling techniques
• Network communications including networking equipment, WAN techniques, Ethernet categories and associated techniques
• Technical and physical impact of implementing a new system with an existing system
• Estimation and the associated activities for systems and installation proposals
• System setting to work and system transition
• Report writing to provide input for proposals, site surveying and setting to work
• Should be familiar with test methods, scheduling, requirements and the use of of integration rigs in the development of a complex systems
• Interfacing with sub-contractors

Your skills as a Foundation Engineer should ideally include experience of:

• PowerShell
• Windows Operating system deployment and configuration (Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and later)
• Windows Security and Group Policies
• Automated software deployment using MDT or similar technologies
• Network security
• Active directory
• Oracle database configuration and management
• COTS software configuration and integration – backup, Anti-Virus, monitoring tools
• VMWare ESXi & vCenter configuration and management

PLEASE NOTE: This position has been assessed as INSIDE IR35

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.