Specific Job Title: Engineering Lead
Target Start Date: asap
Target End Date: six month initial contract
Recruitment Type (contractor or temp): Contractor
Location: full time onsite in Basingstoke

Mandatory Skills (Candidate must have all):
*As part of the customers Design Authority, take responsibility for all aspects of engineering process, governance, technology and strategy
*Define engineering processes, standards and guidance covering the end-to-end lifecycle of a variety of components (software, infrastructure, service management etc.), enabling the repeatable delivery of governed and assured products
*Enable engineering governance, working across multiple suppliers to ensure quality artefacts are produced to standards consistently
*Define engineering and automation tooling requirements and architecture, and support teams in the delivery of this technology and the supporting processes
*Deliver a vision and strategy around engineering, supporting the customers medium to long term business strategy
*Ensure the engineering function is delivering value to the customers business, achieving their strategic goals through delivery of engineering concepts, guidance and artefacts
*Attend Design Authority meetings, supporting the delivery of customer strategy and positioning client in the correct way
*Manage the Engineering Community of Practise, leading a team of engineering focussed people to deliver the wider engineering function
*Utilise the opportunities presented on the programme to ensure client can grow and develop a strong automation capability, reusing lessons learnt on the programme and sharing knowledge with the wider business
*Deliver an engineering function that enables client to deliver to its cost and time commitments
*Support teams on the programme to adopt engineering processes and tooling


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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