Cross Domain - Lead

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

The Digital Intelligence division of BAE Systems specialises in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence. We use this capability to help government and commercial clients reveal intelligence, maintain security and strengthen resilience in today’s complex operating environment. We also use our skills to assist clients with other information-intensive problems such as achieving regulatory compliance and understanding customer behaviour.

We help nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cybercrime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We do this using our unique set of solutions, systems, experience and processes - often collecting and analysing huge volumes of data.

We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA.

This role is to support sales and delivery of BAE Systems Cross Domain technologies and products including (but not limited to) the design, build, operation and support of IT infrastructures with a primary focus on customer support (upgrades) as well as project based work.

A PV Australian security clearance is required, or the ability to acquire one.

This role reports into the Chief Engineer (INT GOV – Australia) and will be the local Cross Domain SME.

The Cross Domain Infrastructure Design Engineer will ensure the Cross Domain infrastructure delivers continuous business value for our customers through the design, implementation, availability and capability of various components to ensure services are available as required to carry out business tasks.

Delivery

• Contributes to the build and implementation of projects following detailed architectural designs, contributing to the test and transition to the target solution
• Works with Systems Architects and local Cross Domain SME to design and develop the infrastructure component of delivered systems
• Assists in the preparation, management and execution of detailed technical delivery plans
• Contributes to the identification and management of risks and issues for the delivery of the proposed solution

Product

• Represents the engineering function in technical discussions with senior stakeholders, both internal and external
• Coordinates with the Chief Engineer to ensure regional Cross Domain strategy is appropriately reflected in operational planning and delivery
• Responsible for execution of Cross Domain plans endorsed by the Chief Architect
• Represents day to day technical liaison with the UK Cross Domain team (supporting the strategy alignment owned by the UK Chief Architect) ensuring the Australian team is briefed on product updates, roadmaps, incidents, risks, issues, architectures and solutions
• Support the development and maintenance of the Australian Cross Domain lab and has primary responsibility for conducting demonstrations to customers either using Lab or Proof of Concept (PoC) capabilities on customer sites
• Develops and builds strong relationships with key Cross Domain technical stakeholders in Defence and NS customers

• Develops relationships with key suppliers to enhance the effectiveness of the BAES AI market offerings
• Contributes to the creation, improvement and maintenance of process documentation

Team

• Supports continuous improvement through feedback on existing processes, and proactively proposing process and template improvements
• Mentors junior engineers, developing them by providing guidance and support in Cross Domain technologies and estimation activities
• Provide software support knowledge in conjunction with a CDS Software SME – focus on Java technologies
• Fulfils support obligations with a level of autonomy to ensure customer ongoing missions are
• Supports knowledge share amongst team members

Support

• Contributes to the planning and implementation of maintenance and installation work including building and management of systems and components
• Takes responsibility for agreed support and maintenance procedures at customer sites
• Provides technical expertise to enable the correct application of operational procedures
• Ensures the resolution of operational problems and incidents in line with Service Level Agreements
• Identifies operational problems and contributes to their resolution

Pre-Sales

• Participates in customer workshops and meetings for identification and/or elaboration of scope and requirements
• Contributes to proposed designs for Cross Domain solutions addressing customer scope and requirements
• Contributes estimates for design, build and testing activities to support project delivery planning and costing

Successful Applicants must have

• PV Australian security clearance is required, or the ability to acquire one
• Qualifications in Computer Systems Engineering or a similar level of demonstrated infrastructure engineering competence is highly desired.
• Robust understanding of networks, coupled with a strong background in Linux systems administration, ensuring proficiency in configuring, optimizing, troubleshooting expecially in Linux-based environments and experience in VoIP solutions

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.

By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

Division overview: Capabilities

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.